Latin American business cultures
By: edited by Carlos Rizowy, Robert Crane
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780230580817
Subjects: Corporate culture; Cross-cultural orientation; Business communication; Business anthropology; Intercultural communication
Description: Latin American Business Cultures gives an insight into the mindsets of ten Latin American countries and the origins of those mindsets. At the same time, the book describes the practical applications of these insights to understanding and doing business in those countries. Through the careful delineations of the subtleties of the cultures of their nations, the chapter contributors lead the reader to an understanding bordering on compassion for their countries. Armed with this cultural depth, the student or businessman can thereafter deal with Latin America and its markets with an enhanced perspective on the national way of thinking. The three part structure of each chapter - history, culture, business - gives the necessary tools to the erstwhile student or businessperson of the region to deal with the people of the ten countries with greater sophistication. An introduction to the national history and way of thinking can be key to business success in these countries and can offset, to a certain degree, a lack of fluency in Spanish or Portuguese.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Regional organizations, trade blocs, and inter-state conflicts in Latin America : history and evolution / Antonio Mitre; title: Argentina / Roque B. Fernández and Katherina Fernández; title: Brazil / Luiz Alberto Machado ... [ et al.]; title: Chile / Hernán Felipe Errázuriz Correa; title: Costa Rica / Ricardo Monge-González and Ana Laura Torrentes-García; title: Dominican Republic / Roberto B. Saladín; title: Ecuador / Luis Valencia Rodríguez; title: Mexico / Mercedes Delgado and Bobby J. Calder; title: Panama / Nicolás Ardito Barletta; title: Uruguay / Carlos Steneri, Sebastián Sosa, and Ignacio de Posadas; title: Spain : influence, inspiration, and the roots of Latin America's development process / Alvaro Eguiron Vidarte.