Understanding American and German Business Cultures

Understanding American and German Business Cultures
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Ja wohl!

One of the best books about the topic !

Great primer for newcomers, helpful to practitioners

Uncovering semi-conscious attitudes

Very funny stereotypical stuff

Understanding American and German Business Cultures
Patrick Schmidt
Manufacturer: Meridian World Press
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Binding: Spiral-bound

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This useful guidebook is the only intercultural text that explains the different organizational behaviors between Germany and the United States. The comparative method is used so that the reader is able to immediately grasp where the differences are and become conscious of his or her own national uniqueness an ideal tool for overcoming intercultural misunderstandings. Whether German or American, this book will stimulate your understanding of both sides to an increasingly important partnership-equation. Examples are drawn from both the United States and Germany. Interactive case studies and checklists confirm the main points. A reading list guides you to further learning.

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Ja wohl!.......2007-05-20

I am grateful to Patrick Schmidt for having placed in my hands a copy of the third edition of his book on Understanding American and German Business Cultures: A Manager's Guide to the Cultural Context in which American and German Companies Operate. As is so often the case at SIETAR Congresses, we exchanged some goodies in the hotel lobby in Sofia, and I hope Patrick found mine as good as I found his.

While not a new publication, Patrick's book is nonetheless a very solid, simple, and useful expose of the cultural differences between the way we operate when working with each other and why, despite our best efforts we fall short of pleasing each other and fall into annoyances often over what often look like small matters.

Whether you are German or USian, you can get a good quick profile of your own culture to the degree that you subscribe to it--and most of us do at some level even when we want to rebel against it. This is not a comprehensive cultural study but a practical one, at the interface of how we work together, our sense of what work is, our work habits.

Schmidt addresses the most salient issues in how we communicate at work (and elsewhere, of course). What we understand and how we need to listen to understand as well as to present to each other in a way that we can understand are all dealt with in a matter of fact way with occasional excursions into the historical and psychologically whys. He provides an overview of such things as values, lawsuits and ethics across borders, and a discussion format about for exploring what it takes to be interculturally competent--and all this in less than 100 pages.

Appendixed to the manual are brief, incisive case studies from real life with analysis and likely interpretations. Like life itself, this treatment leaves the door open to engagement and learning on the part of those who use it. Updated several times, it shows the author's commitment to continued learning and exploration of the topic. I will find it an immediate resource for class work and training.

One of the best books about the topic !.......2003-01-28

I'm German, but I have lived for some years in Maryland.

While I don't agree with every detail, I think most of the stated analyisis is true.

After reading plenty of books about German and American culture, I recommend this book as one (perhaps the) best about this issue in the market.

Even the book provided evidence about in the book mentioned cultural differences because it is much more sophicated and detailed than American books usually are.

Great primer for newcomers, helpful to practitioners.......2001-09-03

The book is a great resource for any newcomer to the subject(s) at hand. For those of us with actual hands-on experience in dealing with both, German and U.S. culture, the book is very helpful as it solidifies and/or corrects one's own perceptions and impressions.

Uncovering semi-conscious attitudes.......2000-03-27

An edifying and amusing examination of the different business methods and attitudes to personal relations in the two countries. An eye-opener to the inbuilt assumptions which cause so many misunderstandings in professional and social life. A "must" for businesspeople who want to be global players.

Very funny stereotypical stuff.......2000-03-15

I had to laugh when the author told us that one of the worse insults an American can give is someone is 'a total bore'. Otherwise, this book points out some interesting comparisons and contrasts between German and American cultures.

Hidden Financial Risk: Understanding Off Balance Sheet Accounting

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Competent analysis of off balance sheet accounting
Accounting for the Investor

Hidden Financial Risk: Understanding Off Balance Sheet Accounting
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J. Edward Ketz, PhD (State College, PA) is MBA Faculty Director and Associate Professor of Accounting at Penn State's Smeal College of Business. He has been cited in the press nearly 300 times since Enron's bankruptcy, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.. He has a regular column in Accounting Today.

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Competent analysis of off balance sheet accounting.......2005-10-26

An expert describes some the main devices used to distort financial information for public consumption, focusing on those which hide debt. I found it both informative and highly readable. Some background in business accounting is helpful but not necessary for the reader.

Accounting for the Investor.......2003-08-03

While experts wring hands and say "mistakes were made," this book gives average investors the "how to" in order to make sense of annual reports and balance sheets. It seems to blow the lid off of the various methods that managers used to hide bad debt and shaking investments. Undoubtly, good for most investors who want to avoid a repeat of Enron. It also offers a pretty explanation of why major accounting and auditing firms can't be trusted. At last, a book that allows investors to keep their investments and earn money--instead of CEOs and corporate executives. Favorite Chapter: How to Hide Debt with Pension Accounting.

Understanding Ethical Failures in Leadership (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Public Policy)

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Death of a Rat: Understandings and Appreciations of Science

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Death of a Rat: Understandings and Appreciations of Science
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Is science amoral? Are scientists ethical? Why is the pathway to solving important scientific problems commonly so tortuous? Can unorthodox ideas get a fair trial from the scientific establishment? How do religion and politics influence science education today? What role does serendipity play in science? What are some of the obstacles to scientific progress? How do great ideas originate? Are the people who make scientific discoveries always given the full credit they deserve? Does science history repeat itself? To what extent does fraud occur in science and why would researchers engage in it?

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Managing God's Mutual Funds: Yours and His, Understanding True Prosperity
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Fabulous Book!

Use it to get your priorities and finances in order

A must must read if you want to Understand true Prosperity

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Fabulous Book!.......2002-02-09

I love this book. It gives practical help for faith in finances. It enabled us to purchase 40 acres of country property with cash. I gave my copy away and need to replace it! The bottom line is that God loves you. He wants to bless you. He is WELL able to bless you. He WILL bless you if you just get ahold of the principles that he sets forth in His Word, the Bible. The price is a tiny investment for a world of wealth and blessing.

Use it to get your priorities and finances in order.......2001-02-09

This book has revolutionized our finances. It's a quick read--just one day. It's simple and easy to understand. I highlighted relevant phrases and can thumb through it every so often just to renew my mind with the Word on finances. We use the prayers to pray over our own tithes and offerings. Each time I read it it bolsters my faith once again to receive God's prosperity, so we can help get the Word out to others. Another terrific offering from Brother Copeland.

A must must read if you want to Understand true Prosperity.......1997-11-22

My sister inlaw let us read it. I was not sure if it would be that great by what she was telling us about it. Don't get me wrong my sister inlaw really enjoyed the book and she wanted us to read it because she know it would help us. It's just she did not know how to sale it. But If you really want to get a hold of your finances and get out of debt for good. This is the book to read. It show how God wants us to prosper. Managing GOD'S Mutual Funds, show you in an easy to understand step by step instructions using the word of GOD each step of the way. IT'S SO GOOD I HAD TO GET TWO; ONE FOR US, AND ONE FOR MY PASTOR. I hope that he use it for a study lasson for the whole church so we all can be bless from GOD. Just read it , you'll see what I mean.

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Leaking landfills, oil contamination, illegal waste disposal, and pervasive air pollution . . . Today's managers and policy makers face a multitude of environmental challenges, choices, and opportunities. Some work in the public or private sectors. Some are regulators or regulated. Whether they are environmental specialists or not, managers must understand scientifically complex environmental mandates and shifting ambiguities in order to address them proactively. They must not only cultivate organizational awareness of environmental values, but also remain committed to engaging in these values.

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foundation for environmental managment.......2005-01-25

This book shows an environmental manager the field that he/she will deal with (or already does). It offers helpful advice based on a vast lit review and first hand research/experience. This is a must read for anyone in the field, thinking of going into the field, or just interested in environmental management.

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Something similar perhaps?
Worthwhile elementary text.
In great shape!
Understanding Business with OLC PowerWeb Card and CD 7e
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Understanding Business
William G. Nickels
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Something similar perhaps?.......2007-05-02

Business Basics Bestseller 1: The Easy, Interesting, Open-book Look at the Game of Business Numbers! 2nd Edition

When you seek to understand business, you can go with the long version or the short version. If you never had the financial side of a business explained to you before, you could consider "Business Basics Bestseller 1" as a 150 page starting point. This is not a suggestion that you substitute it for this book, just that you check it out as well. The BBB #1 book was written by a guy who teaches this stuff to everyone from shop floor employees to directors in companies. He's got a practical insight on how to get the right points across in a very entertaining way.

BBB #1 will introduce you to the basics of business including the terms behind the numbers and where all the financial statements and formulas come from. That's a big help before you plow into a full-fledged business text. Search for "Business Basics Bestseller 1" and add it to your consideration. It can be one of your best investments. At less than 150 pages, you can enjoyably zip through it.

Worthwhile elementary text........2006-10-29

This book covers a lot of ground, so if it starts with some awfully basic stuff, that's okay. The only real complaint that I have is that the authors are a bit too rah-rah for my taste when discussing marketing, but then, that's probably par for the course; everybody who is into marketing tends to go overboard on the bubbly, fake energy. That, and the fact that they demonstrate an astounding lack of understanding of basic arithmetic when they assert that "while saving 2% by paying a bill early may not sound like much, doing it over the course of a year will save you 24%".

In great shape!.......2005-09-26

When i recieved the book i recieved it very quickly and it was also in great condition! I am glad i waited those couple of days for this book instead of buying it from any bookstore! Thanks!

Understanding Business with OLC PowerWeb Card and CD 7e.......2005-09-16

This is a great book for the student studying Business, I can't beleive how well this book was put together.

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The text was in great condition and arrived earlier than expected. Thank you.

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