The Do's and Taboos of Hosting International Visitors - Softcover

Axtell, Roger E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471515701 ISBN 13: 9780471515708

Publisher: Wiley, 1990

Synopsis

Avoid business blunders with Do s and Taboos of Hosting International Visitors "Roger Axtell is an international Emily Post." The New Yorker America hosts some 41 million international visitors who spend $50 billion dollars each year while mixing trade and tourism. Do s and Taboos of Hosting International Visitors offers hosts an indispensable guide to everything from entertaining and business protocol to the role of interpreters and corporate gift giving. You ll find:
∗ List of tips by country on specific aspects of hosting and other valuable resources and references
∗ Guidance for doing business with special groups, such as the British and Japanese
∗ What foreign guests find peculiar about American dining, social drinking, and office protocol
With the information in Do s and Taboos of Hosting International Visitors, you ll make your clients and colleagues visits more pleasant and avoid social mistakes that could ruin a deal. Instead, you ll gain a competitive edge by laying an important cornerstone of a good business relationship. "Knowing the appropriate protocol, customs, and etiquette when hosting business guests from overseas can often be more significant than the business discussion itself. This book provides all that and more." William A. Guenther, Manager, The Council House, Official Guest Facility of S.C. Johnson Wax Company

About this title

About the Author

ROGER E. AXTELL, retired vice president, Worldwide Marketing for The Parker Pen Company, spent 26 years living and traveling abroad. The author of the bestselling Do′s and Taboos Around the World and Do′s and Taboos of International Trade: A Small Business Primer, he is also a popular after–dinner speaker on international business and behavior. Mr. Axtell is currently Special Assistant for Business to the Governor of Wisconsin.

From the Back Cover

Avoid business blunders with Do’s and Taboos of Hosting International Visitors "Roger Axtell is an international Emily Post." The New Yorker America hosts some 41 million international visitors who spend $50 billion dollars each year while mixing trade and tourism. Do’s and Taboos of Hosting International Visitors offers hosts an indispensable guide to everything from entertaining and business protocol to the role of interpreters and corporate gift giving. You’ll find:

• List of tips by country on specific aspects of hosting and other valuable resources and references
• Guidance for doing business with special groups, such as the British and Japanese
• What foreign guests find peculiar about American dining, social drinking, and office protocol

With the information in Do’s and Taboos of Hosting International Visitors, you’ll make your clients and colleagues’ visits more pleasant and avoid social mistakes that could ruin a deal. Instead, you’ll gain a competitive edge by laying an important cornerstone of a good business relationship. "Hosting international visitors plays an essential part in successfully competing globally. This book provides most of the answers and it’s entertaining besides." Robert F. Froehlke, President & CEO IDS Mutual Fund Group

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471515701
• ISBN 13: 9780471515708
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256