BUSINESS II

MEMBERS:
Mara Beln Mosquera
Rossanda Daz Vlez
Geraldine Proao Bajaa
Michelle Rugel Carpio
Lisseth Tenemaza Jimnez

BUSINESS
CULTURE

Appareance

How do men and women dress in

business?
Men should wear
dark color,
conservative
business suits to
meetings.
Few jewelry and
accessories.

Is casual dress permitted in

business meetings?
Business dress is determined largely by industry. The
banking finance and sales are more and often require a
suit, while technical staff will have more casual dress
code.

How do people dress on social

ocassions, e.g at an informal dinner?

Behaviour

 DO PEOPLE LIKE A LOT OF

PERSONAL SPACE?
Traffic fines are high, especially offenses for
speeding and ignoring red lights (about 800
USD). Bribery of policemen is unheard of. The
legal blood alcohol limit, is 0,02 percent.

 Do they usually stand close or far away from another

person when talking to colleagues

Do staff use first or family names when addressing each other?

Entertainment

 Do businesspeople prefer to entertain

guests at home or in a restaurant?
To celebrate an agreement you can make a dinner (about 20:00).
It is accepted that a foreign woman invites a Norwegian man to
dinner and that she who pays the bill.

What advice can you give about

gift?
If you want to make a gift the best is alcohol: quality wine,
whiskey or brandy.
If you give flowers that are not lilies, or white flowers as they are
used at funerals.

What are good/bad topics of

conversation
Many Norwegians have a reserved communication style
that can be interpreted as lack of interest, without it really
being so.
They have no difficulty in letting us know that they
disagree with something that has been said.
Communication is direct and based on facts, they do not
like precipitation.

MEETINGS

MEETINGS
How important is punctuality in
your culture? Is it OK to be late for
a meeting?
Norwegians take punctuality for business
meetings very seriously

 Is a person's status important in meetings?

The hierarchy within Norwegian

companies is usually flat.

Is decision-making slow or fast in business?

Any decision within

Norwegian corporations is
made only after reaching a
consensus and compromise
with every member of the
group.

Business Practice

Do you have to make appoinments well in

advance?
The appointments are necessary and should make is with
the greater advance possible
The appointments can be made by written or by phone

What are the usual business hours?

Schedule of office of eight of the tomorrow to four of the
afternoon from Monday to Friday

What is the usual time for a business lunch?

How long does it last?
A business lunch can be considered one of the most
effective ways to learn in depth about with whom we work,
are potential clients, superiors, or hierarchical pairs.