KNOWLEDGE BASE UK Business Culture
October 30th, 2019 Update: On March 29, 2017, UK Prime Minister Theresa May triggered Article 50, which formally started the process whereby the UK will leave the European Union. The original plan was for the UK to leave the EU on March 29th, 2019 but the process has proven to be very complicated and dates and outcomes have continued to shift. On October 28th, 2019, the EU agreed to push the extension deadline to January 31, 2020.
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Expansion Guide - UK Business Culture
Influenced by national culture, business culture varies from country to country. And you will increase your chances for success by paying attention to the subtle and not-so-subtle differences between the business culture of your own country and that of the country in which you would like to do business. Don’t rely on your UK business contacts simply accepting that the people in your country “just do it that way”. You may inadvertently offend them and hurt your business prospects from the start. Instead, understand and embrace the business culture you are entering.
Use the Business Culture In The UK section for information on the following:
Use the Demographics For Women In The UK section to:
Learn more about UK demographics in these related Globig Knowledge Base sections.
Demographics For Women In The UK
Use these related resources if you'd like to do some additional research on your own.
National Culture books by Geert Hofstede, Gert Jan Hofstede, and Michael Minkov
Overview and more information on each of the dimensions described in the national culture work by Geert Hofstede and his team
Watching the English: The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour by Kate Fox
World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report
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KNOWLEDGE BASE UK Business Culture