The Do's and Taboos of Hosting International Visitors
Author: Roger E. Axtell
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ISBN: 0471515701
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (March, 1990)
Sales Rank: 75,519
Average Customer Rating: 4 out of 5
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Rating: 3 out of 5
Needs to be updated
The book gives you some really good advise but it needs to be updated to today's needs. It presents anecdotes from different people but within the same companies(ex: Johnson Wax)Needs to have more zest on it.
Rating: 5 out of 5
A bit dated; however, still very useful!
All right so countries like West Germany does not exist anymore. However, if one is able to overlook small dated items of this nature; then one has to come to the conclusion that this, i.e., Do's and Taboos of Hosting International Visitors by Roger E. Axtell is an indispensable book. Here one can read about cultural gaffes such as an American businessman giving his Japanese counterparts penknives. Giving a knife to Japanese man can indicate suicide; so not such a smart move on behalf of the American Businessman. He should have read a book on international business ethics before this obvious mistake. Similar Products
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