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Originally posted by RACooper
with the most common cited complaint being arrogance of the American corporate culture in dealing with either Canada or Europe, a general unwillingness to listen to advice or suggestions from the “natives” and instead dictating.
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This in itself is an ignorant statement and/or view. People sometimes view Europe as "one culture" and that is simply not true at all. This was one of the first topics we discussed in my Org Management class (boring stuff mostly).
Anyway, Americans and Canadians tend to think like this, that mindset where "Europe is one large business culture." It's not, and I've seen many Americans and Canadians (and others come off as quite ignorant when addressing this issue).
There are many arrogant business cultures in Europe, America isn't alone in this aspect. Germans are known for being quite bullish and pigheaded when doing business on an international or multicultural scale. The Dutch can also be quite aggressive as well as the Swiss at times. It just really depends on the nature of the business and the situation.
A lot of it could also stem from resentment in the fact that Corporate America is hardworking (sometimes much harder working than other European countries). It is not uncommom for business persons in France, Spain, or Portugal (to name a few) to take the family for a vacation that can sometimes last a month or longer.
Blah blah blah....you get the point.
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