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Welcome
This is your information source for international business etiquette, manners, and cross cultural communication. As global business continues to expand and bring everyone closer, the critical element of a successful business outcome may be the appreciation and respect for regional, country, and cultural differences — known as cultural diversity and requiring good intercultural communication. In these pages you will find a wealth of information and resources on international business etiquette and manners to utilize during your international travels and overseas assignments. In fact, you may want to print a copy to review during your next international flight.
Knowing and applying proper etiquette and manners in conducting international business is essential for successful global executives, managers, and employees. Etiquette, manners, and cross cultural, or intercultural communication have become critical elements required for all International and Global Business executives, managers, and employees. As international, multinational, transnational, multi domestic, and global business continues to expand and bring people closer, the most important element of successful business outcomes may be the appreciation and respect for regional, country, and cultural differences — known as cultural diversity. International Business Etiquette, Manners, gift giving, dress, communications, behavior, protocol, customs, greetings, and more. Learning the skills of proper etiquette, manners, and intercultural communication contained in these pages of the International Business Etiquette and Manners website will give you a wealth of information and resources that you can immediately apply during your international business travels and overseas assignments.
College and University Professors use the International Business Etiquette and Manners Website to teach their Global Business School Students. This Site is recommended and used by college professors to teach their business school students the importance of understanding the uniqueness of cultures around the world and how to apply the skills of proper business etiquette and manners to become more successful. Geert Hofstede's work on cultural dimensions has been integrated into each Country's page to help students better understand underlying cultural differences.
Each Country's page format
Each Country's page on this Site has the following format:
Complete country index.
Thirty country profiles, alphabetical. A dot (•) marks the profiles updated for 2026.
Regional overviews
Broader cultural context for groups of countries.
The Hofstede foundation.
Geert Hofstede's six-dimension model of national culture
Every country profile on this site uses Hofstede's cultural dimensions analysis to help visitors understand the values and assumptions underlying that country's business practices. The framework turns abstract cultural differences into measurable, comparable scores — a starting point for intercultural thinking, not the final word.
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