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Environmentalism

Sport

- Environmental concern

Air and water pollution

a lot of carbon dioxide, pollutants and sewage produced by industries

- Other issues: development of its resources forests, gas, coal fields and farmlands

Doing Business in New Zealand

- Important place in Kiwis' life

- All Blacks : source of pride for the nation.

only activity which matches Maori and the other part of the population.

- Extreme sports like bungee jumping and sailing

Food culture

Various Facts

Egalitarianism

- No formal class structure

- Strong belief in social equality: wealth and social status are not important

- Hierarchy remains important in formal situations

- Social welfare state : free access to healthcare and housing --> prevents extreme poverty no strong class system, no major social tensions

- Some minor ethnic tensions

- Individual achievement + access to opportunities for everyone

What do they eat ?

Past: meat, fish, potatoes, vegetables and fruits, bread, milk products

Now (globalization): tropical and subtropical fruits, vegetables and spices.

- No New Zealand cuisine : they drink tea and beers, make barbecues and traditional Sunday roast

- Maori cuisine: New Zealander uses the Maori earth oven to the barbecue.

- Famous wine

- Meal time: don’t eat at a table, eat quickly, light lunch

- Capital city: Wellington

- largest urban area : Auckland (1. 15 million)

- Population: 4 million

- Ethnic Make-up: New Zealand European 74.5%, Maori 9.7%, other European 4.6%, Pacific Islander 3.8%, Asian and others 7.4%

- Religions: Anglican 24%, Presbyterian 18%, Roman Catholic 15%

Unwritten rules

Do's

  • Respect: ask if it's acceptable to smoke
  • take your shoes off indoors
  • bless the food before eating ("karakia")

Don'ts

  • friendly and outgoing but private difficult to ask a Kiwi personal information
  • topics to avoid : how much people earn, etc...
  • respect the private space
  • no drunken behaviors

CONGRESS PRESENTED BY

CONNECT 4 DIVERSITY

HOW TO MANAGE AND LIVE WITH YOUR FAMILY IN NEW ZEALAND?

The Economy

Informality and friendliness

Multiculturalism

Communication

A mixed culture

Languages

Behaviour explanation

- Used to be an isolated multi-cultural society

awareness of multiculturalism in the society and politics increase

- Overseas experience: common to take working holidays or live overseas for an extended period of time

main destinations: Australia, Great Britain, Europe and Asia

- New Zealander have British ancestry or dual citizenship

-No restrictions for working in Britain or Australia

- 3 official languages: English, Maori and New Zealand sign Language

174 languages are used in New Zealand : most common are Samoan, French, Hindi, and Cantonese

- Some similar words between English and Maori languages

- Marked differences between Maori and NZ European societies

- Dislike formality since they see each other as equal

people in the work place

first name basis

- Willing to help: don't like saying "no"

- Kiwis speak very quickly, use a lot of slang

- Advice: listen to radio broadcast or watch films and television programmes to get used to the accent

Politics and Economics

Upbringing

- High standard of living

quality of life: moderate climate, open environment, reasonable public services, relative security from war and terrorism

- 0.1% of the world’s population

- 0.3% of the world’s material output

- 5 main industries: agriculture, horticulture, forestry, mining and fishing industries source of employment and export earnings

- Large service sector: employs the majority of the population

- Developing sectors: tourism, financial services and technology based businesses

- Pressure for the child's success

- Cautious mentality

- Importance of family ties

- Education by parents essentially but more and more by nanny and school.

Sharing food and Drink

- No pressure, no stress but be the best in his area to contribute to the community

- Calming and stimulating are matters of individual philosophy.

- Developing dialogues and work on team

- Open minded: abroad experience

- In Maori culture, children, may spend as much time at an "aunty's" house as at the house of the natural mother

Education systems & Mentality

- Resist globalization

- Centralized

- Government intervention

- Unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic

- Parliament

-Traditional exports: wool, meat, fish, fruits and dairy products

- New products export: Cervena venison, flowers, biotechnology, and wine

- The most productive and efficient agricultural producers in the world

- Logging of plantation pine forests

Politics:

- Member of the British Commonwealth

- constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy →Queen Elizabeth

- New Zealand is autonomous & is governed by a house of representatives.

- Governor general → Jerry Mateparae

- Prime Minister : John Key.

- Special Maori education from preschools to middle schools → development of Maori language.

- Primary, intermediate, and high school are based on a British model

- Head boy responsible for discipline

- Co-ed and single-sex schools

- Practice lot of sport at school and educative project (high budget)

- School schedules: 8AM to 3PM

- Different courses for each student → individualism school career.

- Goal: develop the leadership and build student confidence.

- Private and public school system

- Co-ed schools

- Generally no uniform at school

- Sport and music outside the school

- Long class hours

- Same courses for everybody

- Build knowledge

- Sharing food --> traditional way of getting people together

- Common to bring food when you're invited

- Relaxed attitude towards invitation --> if someone that you invited doesn't show up, don't take it personally

- "Going out for coffee" is a regular event

- Sharing tea is very common at work

- "Bring a plate" occasion : to celebrate a special event

- Drinks after work on Fridays: between colleagues, expect not to talk too much about work

Religion

History

Legal System

- Secular country with a majority of catholic

- Catholic traditional culture

- Long history

- Self-defense, wars

- Heritage of colonization

- The most secular in the world

- Half are Christian: Anglican, Catholic and Presbyterian

- Pentecostal, Buddhist, and Muslim religions : increase

- Maori church: Ratana, and Maoridom (sacred-secular)

Each body of law is headed by a specific supreme court: Court of Cassation and Council of State.

- British colony: based on the English law.

- The law: from the common law and Statute law (the parliament)

- Māori first population, James Cook

- Traded food, metal tools, weapons and other goods for timber, food, artifacts and water.

- Now respect Maori culture but Māori and “white” population live in different way.

Medium uncertainty avoidance

Indulgence

Conclusion

Short term orientation

Relationship and communication

Organizational structure

New Zealanders : reserved, especially with people they do not know. ​

Once they develop a personal relationship, they are friendly, outgoing and social. ​

Do not appear too forward or overly friendly.

Be honest, direct, and demonstrate a sense of humour. ​

They trust you until given a reason not to ​

Negociation

- New Zealand is a multi-cultural society ( New Zealanders # Maori)

- Believe strongly in equality

- Success focused and optimist

- Respect traditions and environmentally concerned

So, you need to (In business world) :

Be open-minded

Be explicit and fluent english speaker

Make people take part in decision-making

Respect private life and culture

- size of business: under 14 employees, with a majority of Small and Medium Enterprises ​

- fewer organizational layers feeling involved, as a part of the organization

- Smaller businesses mean less

specialization multiple task​

- Normal business hours are Monday – Friday 8:30am-5:00pm and Saturday 9:00am-12:30pm

The New Zealand business community is not known for haggling: do not start with a high price.

- start with a realistic figure offering value for money or they will simply go elsewhere. ​

The negotiating process takes time. ​

- do not attempt high-pressure sales tactics

- demonstrate the benefits of your services or products rather than talking about them. ​

- They are quite direct and expect the same in return ​

- Agreements and proposals must state all points clearly. All terms and conditions should be explained in detail.

Masculinity

Business meeting etiquette

Behavior

- Positive, ‘can do’ attitude​

- Don't brag​

- Simply getting on with the job and finding solutions​

- Collaborating and working with others is essential​

- Having a quick chat before starting work

- Getting involved in conversations at breaks

helps you becoming a part of the team, makes working together much easier.​

- New Zealanders are interested in what people 'can do' not what they say they can do. So during presentation, avoid claims, hyperbole.​

Individualism

Management Style

- Be honest ​

- Status, rank and hierarchies less important in Kiwi workplaces ​

- Managers is one of the team ​

- Management style is usually informal, and so is the workplace​

- Life is for living ​

- Kiwis like to work on their own without being closely supervised ​

- Treat everybody the same way ​

- Kiwis are willing to take on various tasks​

Hofstede Analysis

Bibliography

  • http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/apcity/unpan050929.pdf
  • http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/economy
  • http://geert-hofstede.com/new-zealand.html

LOW POWER DISTANCE

  • http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/global-etiquette/new-zealand.html
  • https://www.newzealandnow.govt.nz/living-in-nz/settling-in/customs-communication
  • http://www.expatfocus.com/expatriate-new-zealand-business-culture
  • http://www.cyborlink.com/besite/new_zealand.htm
  • https://amyvrtismba.wordpress.com/2014/01/30/case_10_apple/
  • http://youngadventuress.com/2013/10/new-zealand-expat.html
  • https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/for/international-students/is-life-at-auckland/is-living-in-auckland-and-new-zealand/is-new-zealand-social-values.html
  • Danny Samson, Bevan Catley and Richard L. Daft, "Management in New-zealand", Allen and Unwin, 2009

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