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Specific culture vs diffuse culture (Diffuse culture ( (Indirect,…

- - - - Build your relationship before you start setting objectives.
      - Expect invitations to more social occasions from colleagues. Commit to attending them.
      - Expect to discuss business in social situations and personal matters in the workplace.
- - - - Organize agendas for your meetings.
      - Stick to your agenda as best you can.
      - Focus first on setting objectives for people. Your relationship comes later.
- - - - Individual, not like the rest of the Europe. Able to work in a team from Europe and in Europe. In certains part of Spain they are nationalist.
        
        Family. Open minded.
        
        Culture value: Characteristics of a society that allow you to differentiate right from wrong, important from unimportant, moral from inmoral,...
        
        Individualism in business
        
        People are more autonomy. They can decide on their own.
        
        Otherwise, we respect processes, procedures and promises
        
        People often make mistakes and learn from them
        
        Very social people
        
        It is common to discuss matters that are rather personal, even during the first meeting with someone
        
        Negotiations --> Process that requieres time
        
        Differences depend on the part of the country
        
        Catalans: Prefer a professional negotiation style. It's not the main goal
        
        South: Formal style of negotiation. It's important.
        
        All important decisions are made by the boss.
        
        Hierarchy
        
        Diffuse culture
        
        More closed public space. Good relationships are vital to get success. Spanish people don't make strictly differences between work and private life.
        
        Example: Lunch and dinner are important when doing business in Spain. They are used to getting to know people better. Even in a business context, people generally will not start discussing business before coffee has been served. First, you enjoy the food and the company and talk about anything but serious matters!
    - - Belgian
        
        Business: Formal, once the job is done, they are friends and have contacts between workmates
        
        Independent . Privacy important. Very open minded about people from other countries. Values and bounds.
        
        Easy to work with people from other countries than people from Wallonia
        
        Individualism
        
        Belgium favours individual and private opinions
        
        Belgians take care of themselves
        
        They keep work and personal life separates
        
        Relationships don't have much of an impact on work objectives
        
        People's objectives before strengthening relationships
        
        People are direct
    - - Friend between them. Generous to good people. Some parts are close minded
    - - Closed minded but in a business way open minded. Affected from the church about judgement
        
        Family. Individual before social
      - Difusse culture
    - - Respect of the elders. Specific culture when working and relation strict with boss.