portugal first impressions comparative international management - december, 2005
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Portugal
First Impressions
Comparative International Management - December, 2005
Agenda
• General Impressions about Portugal
Positive Aspects
Negative Aspects
• Particular Impressions about Portugal
France Austria Poland Macau
The Netherland Sweden Czech Republic
Germany Slovenia Slovakia
• Hofstede’s Dimensions
• Gesteland’s Patterns of Cross-Cultural Business Behaviour
• Conclusions
General Impressions about Portugal
Positive Aspects
• Architecture / Beauty of Lisbon;
• Weather;
• Social Life – University, cafés and snack-bars;
• Night Life – Bairro Alto, discos;
General Impressions about Portugal
Negative Aspects
• Traffic;
• Smoking in public places;
• Queues / waiting time;
• Bureaucracy;
• Lisbon is a dirty city;
• Being late is “a national tradition”;
• People never look happy - they don't smile;
• Beauty / Architecture of the city;
• Food;
• Nice people;
• Transportation;
• Beautifull beaches close to the city;
• Portuguese are very open-minded;
• Laziness;
• Lack of green places;
Particular Impressions about Portugal
France
Particular Impressions about Portugal
The Netherland
• Language – Portuguese is not easy to learn;
• People - Friendly and helpful, but shy;
• Food - huge variety of sweet things;
• Architecture - It represents both modern and traditional parts of Europe;
• Weather – very dry, cause for enormous fires;
Particular Impressions about Portugal
Germany
• Good transportation;
• Shopping – nice places;
• University – Many presentations and work cases;
• Relaxed way of Portuguese life;
Particular Impressions about Portugal
Austria • People are very open, tolerant, patient and helpful;
• Great food – sofisticated kitchen;
• Parque das Nações is amazing;
• People have a good educational level and are willing to work;
• People Love Football;
• Catastrophic fires – no care for environment
• Low average income for people
• Bad economic situation
• Few infra-structure for bikers
Particular Impressions about Portugal
Sweden
• Architecture of Lisbon makes it a nice place to walk – calçada portuguesa;
• “Bica” and “Pastel de Nata”;
• Good transportation;
• Shopping – Good places;
Particular Impressions about Portugal
Slovenia • Fabulous wines and soup – cheap prices;
• Public transport is incredible and cheap;
• People are nice, kind and helpful;
• High costs of living – Food is very expensive;
• Illegal drugs sold by drug dealers;
• Poverty – homeless people, beggars;
• Abortion is forbidden and women prosecuted;
Particular Impressions about Portugal
Poland • Portuguese food – especially wine;
• Nice people;
• Historical country – monuments;
• Portuguese people speak english well;
• Lack of organization in public transportation;
• Laziness;
• Strange way of greeting people – kissing;
• Coexistence between poverty and richness;
• Generally prices are high.
Particular Impressions about Portugal
Czech Republic
• Passion for football;
• Air conditioned bus;
• Portuguese are friendly and helpful;
• Sense of group belonging;
• Illegal drugs sold by drug dealers;
• Easy access to alcoholic beverages (ISCTE);
• Restaurants are expensive;
• Poverty;
• Few people speak English;
Particular Impressions about Portugal
Slovakia • People rent dirty places and ask a lot of money for them;
• People are very nice;
• Nature – Beaches;
• Food – great atmosphere created by many good restaurants in Lisbon;
• Way of teaching in the Universities;
Particular Impressions about Portugal
Macau
• People are nice, kind and helpful;
• Traditional / Classic style of architecture
• High costs of living – Food is very expensive;
Hofstede’s Dimensions
Large power distance (score: 63)
Ex: Subordinates expect to be told what to do;
Collectivist society (score: 27)
Ex: Identity is based in the social network to which one belongs;
Low masculinity (score: 31)
Ex: People and relashionships are important;
Strong uncertainty avoidance (score: 104)
Ex: Many and precise laws and rules;
Portugal
Gestland’s Patterns of Cross-Cultural Business Behavior
Portugal
Moderately Deal-Focused
• Relationship is also important to do business
Formal Culture• Through status and hierarchy
Moderately Monochronic• Schedules, deadlines and “warm up”
Very Expressive Country• Close contact
Conclusions
• In some countries, the sample was not representative enough to allow us to take a pattern conclusion;
• All of the countries had focus more or less the same points;
• Poland was the country that gave us the most different point of view;
• All students had a positive first impression of Portugal.
Thank you for you attention!
Presented by:Bernardo FernandesPatrícia MotaRodrigo SantosVerónica Paulino
Any Questions?