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Dealing with the Dutch: A Guide for Visitors, New Residents and Better Business Relationships » (14 edition revised)

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Authors: Jacob Vossestein
ISBN-13: 9789068325652, ISBN-10: 9068325655
Format: Paperback
Publisher: KIT Publishers
Date Published: January 2005
Edition: 14 edition revised

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Author Biography: Jacob Vossestein

Jacob Vossestein is a human geographer and social anthropologist who has visited more than 60 countries. Since 1984, he has been a cross-cultural trainer, mainly at the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) in Amsterdam.

Book Synopsis

People from all corners of the world involved in government, business and culture come into contact with Dutch colleagues and counterparts, either in the Netherlands or in their own countries. No matter whether you are coming to the Netherlands for a business trip or to work here for a while, or have regular contact with Dutch people in your own country, being prepared for Dutch culture will make your working and social contacts more effective and therefore more satisfactory.Like the very successful first edition published in 1997, and the updated version published in 2001, this 14th revised and updated edition of Dealing with the Dutch focuses on Dutch values and norms, but it also takes into account the economic, social and cultural changes the Netherlands is undergoing. Many new quotes by people from all over the world who have already dealt with the Dutch have also been added.

Table of Contents

1The Netherlands : a trifle less dynamic than before13
2On images and stereotypes27
3Hierarchy and the Dutch problem with it33
4Hierarchical issues in everyday working life59
5Directness and criticism75
6Pragmatic, rational and money-minded93
7Procedures and planning113
8The pleasure society - tolerant or indifferent?139
9Nationalism and the international outlook159
10On gender, generations and personal relations173
11On ethnic issues and multicultural society191
12Regions and Randstad209
13Do's and don'ts219

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