Business Etiquette
- Great emphasis placed on respect, punctuality, individualism
- Sudden changes not welcome
- Gift-giving not a norm
Governed by laws, rules, behavior
Business Attire
- Presentation is key-regardless of position
- Formal and conservative
- Men: Dark colored suits, white shirt, solid ties
- Women: Dark suits, white blouses; cannot remove tie/jacket without colleague doing so first
Overview of Germany
Business Etiquette in Germany
Ford
- Capital-Berlin
- Population: 81,197,537
- GDP: 3.73 trillion
- 4th largest economy in the world
- Currency: Euro
- Largest population of any European Country
- Founded in 1903 by Henry Ford
- One of the largest car companies in the world
Ford in Germany
- Adapted by increasing their variety of cars
- Manual
- Steering wheel on right side of the car
- Smaller cars offered
Strict laws, rules, and behavior
Routine; little flexibility
Time highly valued
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