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(Car Co. trip to Germany)

Presented by James Park

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Facts ofFacts of GermanyGermany

Population : 82,400,996 people living in Germany

Area:

German 91.5%, Turkish 2.4%, other 6.1%

Capital city: Berlin

Currency: $1.00 CAD = 0.631347 EUR (Canada Dollars)   (Euro)

Time: Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +1 hour No daylight saving time at the moment Time zone abbreviation: CET - Central European Time

Climate:

Symbolism of German Symbolism of German FlagFlag

Geographic area Geographic area

Economic system: Economic system: Performance and social Performance and social balancebalanceGermany is a Social market

economy

EtiquettesEtiquettes

Meeting Meeting EtiquetteEtiquette

Appointments are mandatory and should be made 1 to 2 weeks in advance

Punctuality is taken extremely seriously. If you expect to be delayed, telephone immediately and offer an explanation. It is extremely rude to cancel a meeting at the last minute and it could jeopardize your business relationship.

Business Business NegotiationNegotiation

Do not sit until invited and told where to sit. There is a rigid protocol to be followed.

Germany is heavily regulated and extremely bureaucratic.

Business is hierarchical. Decision-making is held at the top of the company.

Dress EtiquetteDress EtiquetteMen should wear dark coloured,

conservative business suits.

Women should wear either business suits or conservative dresses

Do not wear ostentatious jewellery or accessories.

Travel Travel informationinformation

CultureCulture&&

CustomersCustomers

BibliographyBibliographyhttp://www.tatsachen-ueber-deutschland.de/

en/economy/main-content-06/economic-system-performance-and-social-balance.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Population_Pyramid_Germany_Year_2000.png

http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/global-etiquette/germany-country-profile.html

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