National culture, through its influence on corporate culture, has a powerful but often invisible impact on the success of global companies.
Management and the board are often, if not always, blind to their own culture – fish can’t see water – […]
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RLC Vice Chairman, Michael Gates, speaking at CityWire Berlin
A clash of cultures in communication can hamper the biggest of business deals according to communications expert Michael Gates, who […]
Watch Richard Lewis’s interview on BBC World
Richard Lewis’s Business Insider article has nearly 700,000 hits to date…
Business Insider is one of the world’s most read business journals. The New York Times reported in January 2014 […]
Join Michael Gates on The Oxford Programme on Negotiation
The Oxford Programme on Negotiation is one of the world’s leading negotiation programmes. One distinguishing feature is its strong cross-cultural […]
When International Teams Collide
VOICE December 2014
Independence or Union? Some cross-cultural reflections on the Scottish referendum debate
Article by Nigel Paterson The dust may have settled internationally for now on the Scottish Referendum, even though some […]
The Scottish Referendum – a View from the North of England
The months-long debate and analysis of the referendum concerning possible Scottish secession seemingly centres on class disparities between underprivileged, nationalistic […]
Vietnamese values
The Vietnamese cultural classification is basically reactive and Confucian influence is still strong. They are, however, dialogue-orientated, this partly due […]
World Cup at home
As most of us know, close to three-quarters of the world’s population will turn their attention to Brazil this summer. The […]