australia communication(3)

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Nitish Srivastava Rahul Chadha

Rinshul Pruthi

Rajat Singhal

Gagan Rajpal


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Location: Continent between the

Indian Ocean and the South Pacific

Ocean

Capital: Canberra

Climate: generally arid to semiarid

Population: 19,913,144 (July 2004

est.) Government: democratic, federal-

state system recognizing the British

monarch as sovereign

About Australia3


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Ethnic Makeup4

92%

7% 1%

Caucasian Asians Aborigines & Others


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Religions5


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History

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

European settlement

Used as a penal colony by the British Commonwealth, formed in 1901-federation of six

states under a single constitution

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Languages

English

In 1788, there were about 250 separate

Aboriginal languages

Only two thirds survive

Only 20 of them still strong enough to have chance

of surviving well into the next century

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Australian Society

and Culture

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Aussie Modesty

Very down to earth

Value authenticity, sincerity, and loathe

pretentiousness.

Prefer people who are modest

Do not draw attention to their achievements

Often downplay their own success

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Mates

Place a high value on relationships.

With a relatively small population-important to get

along with everyone

Win-win negotiating style

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Multi-cultural society

Initial population-Aborigines, Britishers and Irish

After World War II-heavy migration

Australian policy to attract immigrants to boost thepopulation and work force.

Liberalised its immigration policy and opened its

borders to South East Asia.

Aussies begin to re-define themselves as a multi-cultural and multi-faith society

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Australian Etiquettes

and Customs

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Communication in a Meeting

Not very formal so greetings are

casual and relaxed

A handshake and smile suffices

'G'day' or 'G'day, mate

Visitors - 'Hello' or 'Hello, how are

you?

First names, even at the initialmeeting

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Watch your Table Manners

Table manners-Continental

Finishing the meal

Posture

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Business Etiquettes and

Customs

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Relationships & Communication

Very matter of fact when it comes

to business

Very direct in the way they

communicate.

Element of humour, often self-

deprecating, in their speech.

Often use colourful language thatwould be unthinkable in other

countries

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Business Communication

Appointments-necessary and easy to schedule

Punctuality is important in business situations

Meetings are generally relaxed; however, they are

serious events. If an Australian takes exception to something that

you say, they will tell you so.

No exaggeration or hype in a presentation

Present business case with facts and figures

Emotions and feelings-not important

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Negotiating

Get down to business quickly

They are quite direct and expect the same inreturn

They appreciate brevity and are not

impressed by too much detail. Negotiations proceed quickly, bargaining is

not customary

Expect initial proposal to have only a smallmargin for negotiation

They do not like high-pressure techniques.

Decision-making-concentrated at the top ofthe company

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PDI-36

IDV-90

MAS-69

UAI-50

LTO-28

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Hofstedes Scores


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PDI = 40

IDV = 91

MAS = 62

UAI = 46

LTO = 29

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PDI = 36

IDV = 90

MAS = 69

UAI = 50

LTO = 28

Similarities- Australia and the US


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Thank You

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