tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154569229380760325.post2298382956822925787..comments2023-10-10T17:07:36.114+02:00Comments on cross-cultural moments: Doing businessElizabeth Abbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09763064258020825441noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154569229380760325.post-47936982426275049722008-06-15T01:07:00.000+02:002008-06-15T01:07:00.000+02:00Hi Jonthan, thanks for stopping by. I agree that t...Hi Jonthan, thanks for stopping by. I agree that the figures do not tell the whole story without the business culture aspect. I did another post on Massimo Mezzaroma's decision to not enrol his premier league volleyball team in next year's championship. THe issues were exactly the ones you stated. <BR/>would love to talk shop sometime!Elizabeth Abbothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09763064258020825441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154569229380760325.post-60842364955988400622008-06-10T17:32:00.000+02:002008-06-10T17:32:00.000+02:00Here are two books for you to read about Italian f...Here are two books for you to read about Italian footbal: A Season With Verona by Tim Parks and The Miracle of Castel di Sangro by Joe McGinniss. John Grisham also wrote a novel about playing in Parma called Playing for Pizza but it is not worth your time.<BR/>You can read them while your family is watching....BethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154569229380760325.post-77558620261030760512008-06-06T15:39:00.000+02:002008-06-06T15:39:00.000+02:00What the report omits is reference to business cul...What the report omits is reference to business culture. For me this might include cultural aspects relating to whehter stuff get done--do people do what they say, when they say will do it, how they say theu will do it.<BR/>Another observation is that some countries seem to function well in spite of their very low rank on the index. I have confronted cultural and legal challenges in Brazil, which is ranked at 122, about the lowest ranked big successful country.<BR/>In spite of that, Brazil seems to be doing very well for its people and would probably rank near the top of the list in most other measures.<BR/>Thank you for your blog.<BR/>Jonathan Kroner<BR/>http://jonathankroner.com/Jonathan Kronerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15943177906345951625noreply@blogger.com