Böcker av Sander Schroevers

This course reader provides participants to Bahria University's first summer school a comprehensive introduction to the theoretical and practical aspects of applied international business skills. It contains reading materials aimed at helping students better understand the subtle and profound ways that culture can affect business. This book is divided into three interrelated parts: part one introduces the course and lesson plan. The second part deals with the Pakistan- Connect assignment given during the summer school. It amongst others lists resources and explains guidelines for the project. Part three contains the required course readings, offering key cultural flashpoints for national cultures, and highlighting useful skills for an interdependent world, such as negotiating, presenting, or eating and meeting across cultures. Bahria University IBS summer school: ready for the world!

TXTBK (textbook) provides you with everything you need to successfully pass the 'Cross-Cultural Business Skills' (CCBS) elective course. Starting with a detailed outline of how to earn your credits, it than provides you with an overview of assignments and methodological approaches.It furthermore lists additional resources, explains guidelines for papers and projects, and their grading standards and procedures. Simply all you need! Besides, TXTBK presents important information on how to write effective academic texts in English, or how to use our CCBS A5-template in Microsoft Word. Naturally it contains all the required texts and readings, for both the Mid-term and Final Exams. Offering key cultural flashpoints for the national cultures of France, India and Singapore (Mid-term Exam). These are followed by separate chapters aimed at the Final Exam.

This new issue in the CCBS leadership series provides you with a comprehensive country-specific analysis of culturally endorsed leadership practices and expectations for: Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, the Emirates, Hungary, Israel, Japan, México, Morocco, Pakistan, Qatar, Serbia, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, and last but not least the United States of America. This book provides a reference for senior executives or those aiming to obtain a cross-border career, to understand cultural differences across societies, and how to act socially desirable. This publication contains contributions from more than 90 researchers from 29 countries who participated in the 'Cross-Cultural Business Skills' elective offered by the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (HvA).