ISBN:
9781931930420
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource
Series Statement:
The interact series
Parallel Title:
Druckausg.: Nees, Greg Germany
DDC:
305.800943
Keywords:
Germany -- Ethnic relations
;
Germany -- Social conditions -- 1990-
;
Germany -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
;
National characteristics, German
;
Public opinion -- Germany
;
Electronic books
;
Deutschland
;
Landeskunde
;
Deutschland
;
Nationalcharakter
;
Deutschland
;
Kultur
;
Deutschland
;
Gesellschaft
Abstract:
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; To the Reader; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Who Are the Germans?; The Essentials of Modern German History; Germany: A Patchwork Country; 3. Major German Cultural Themes; Ordnung Muß Sein; Insiders and Outsiders; Clarity and Compartmentalization; Private and Public Spheres; Friends and Acquaintances; Clarity and Rational Knowledge as Control; Pflichtbewußtsein; 4. German Communication Patterns1; Communication Style; Du and Sie Revisited; Private/Public Revisited; Directness and Klarheit; Critical Questions
Abstract:
DiskussionUnterhaltung and Gemütlichkeit; Vertiefen: Going into Detail; Verbindlichkeit; Sachlichkeit; The Fine Art of Complaining; Nonverbal Communication; 5. The German Social Market Economy; German View of Business; Large Companies and the Mittelstand; Importance of Job Security; Managerial Approaches; Mitbestimmung and Two-Tiered Boards; The Apprenticeship System; Industrie und Handelskammern (IHK); The Role of Banking; Risk Aversion; Long-Term Relationships and Secrecy; Long-Term Planning; The Role of Government in Business; Women in Business
Abstract:
Other Changes in the German Business Environment6. Building Better Business Relationships; Temporal Patterns and Punctuality; Business Entertaining; Formality and Respect; Status and Materialism; Attitudes toward Work; Problem Solving, Decision Making, and Project Implementation; Negotiations; Making Effective Presentations; 7. Wertewandel: Creation of a New German Identity?; Germany in the European Union; Multiculturalism; The Changing Role of Women; New Lifestyles; Changes in Child Raising; Individuation and Amerikanisierung; Changes in Education; A Search for Roots
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