Italian Business Culture The Words Term Paper

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Think of it as such -- our Confucian, or long-term strategy for life, as termed by Hofstede is both far reaching in its scope into the past, yet alas, often quite limited in its gaze into the future. This has proved of great benefit to Italian business in such traditional industry as the leather trade of shoes, the garment industry, the wine industry, and yes, of course food -- just look on your shelves at home and I'm sure you'll see some Barilla pasta, just as I'm sure those fine loafers you wear have a label from my country -- but in terms of economically innovative industries such as technology, we lag behind. Also, we lag behind the British...

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Culture's Consequences: Comparing Values, Behaviors, Institutions, and Organizations Across Nations. Sage Publications, 2001.

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Hofstede, Geert H. Culture's Consequences: Comparing Values, Behaviors, Institutions, and Organizations Across Nations. Sage Publications, 2001.


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