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Cultural Awareness Resources
Are you a bit of a culture vulture?
Then you're in the right place!
Below you'll find links to our top 10 resources around the topics of culture, communication and business.
* If you would like to use any of these resources in any form, please contact us for permission.
So, what would you like to explore first?
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Country Guides
Our most popular pages, our country guides offer free information on 80+ countries giving you a look at the language, people, cultural norms, etiquette tips for business people and taboos to avoid for visitors.
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The Business Culture Complexity Index™
Our index ranks the top 50 economies of the world according to the potential complexity or ease of their business cultures. Which country do you think tops the table?
03
Intercultural Quizzes
Loved by school children and business people alike, our cross-cultural quizzes are a fun way of learning facts about a new country’s culture, etiquette, beliefs or history, or checking how much you really know!
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Cross Cultural Management Guides
Guides for managers working in a multicultural environment or moving abroad to a new country, our cultural sensitivity guides offer great tips on how to adapt your management style when working with people from different cultural backgrounds.
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Articles and Blogs
For a complete library of articles and information about cultural awareness, cross-cultural communication, working across cultures and everything else we find interesting, visit and search our blog section which is overseen by our very own Culture Vulture!
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Cross Cultural Communication: Self-Study Guide
This free download is a self-study manual that gives a basic introduction to cross-cultural communication and how improving communication skills leads to a deeper understanding. It covers introductory-level topics such as communication and body language.
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Country Insight Reports
For those wanting in-depth cultural insights on a country either for commercial, academic or any other reason, our specialist reports are packed with rich information covering everything you may need to know about visiting, doing business in or moving to a foreign country.
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Free e-Learning Course on Cultural Awareness
Want to dig deeper into the role of culture in how we think and behave? Then this free online course on Cultural Awareness is perfect!
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Free e-Learning Course on Japanese Culture
Want to learn about Japanese culture? Then take a look at our free course on Japan, its people, culture, communication style and etiquette.
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Free e-Learning Course on Arab Culture
Interested in the Middle East and Arab culture? Our online course covers everything you want to know about the region, its history, culture and communication style.
Subcategories
Country Insights
Title: Country and Cultural Insight Reports
Description: Access expert cultural reports - instant reference & invaluable insights into countries including culture, business, language and people.
H1: Country and Cultural Insight Reports
Our series of country insight reports are designed for those who have an interest in a particular country and need to get to grips with local conditions.
You may be an importer, a teacher, a researcher or a business person. Whether you are travelling to a country or simply wanting to easy to access info and insights about one, our country reports are designed to increase the reader’s awareness of a specific country / culture in order to maximise their potential when working there.
In essence, we have condensed elements of our expert cultural awareness training courses into these reports - bringing you the crucial facts and figures as well as the cultural awareness needed to effectively work in or with the country.
Our reports are written for a wide audience, and all follows a very simple, logical format.
An introduction to the country, its history, politics, people and culture.
An understanding of the target country’s values, customs and etiquette and their possible impact on work and social life.
Tips on preparing to work with new colleagues from the target country.
An accurate portrayal of daily life in the target destination.
Guidelines and tools on adapting and dealing with cultural differences.
Practical information and useful links.
Each country report will slightly differ in terms of content depending on what the most salient information is for a visitor or newcomer to the culture. Most however will expand upon topics such as:
Safety and security
Investing
Culture and society
Business culture, etiquette, customs, and protocol
Culture Guides
Title: Country Profiles - Global Guide to Culture, Customs and Etiquette
Description: International guide to the culture, customs, social and business etiquette from countries around the world.
H1: Global Country Guides to Culture, Customs and Etiquette
Free International Etiquette Guides
Understanding other people's languages, cultures, etiquettes and taboos is of great value to the traveller or visiting business person.
We bring you information on over 80+ countries. Topics include language, useful phrases, the society, culture, business and social etiquettes.
Please feel free to share comments you may have about our guides as we are always looking to improve the quality and accuracy of information.
Warning! Culture is not static!
It is important to bear in mind that these guides act as basic and general introductions only. They are not in any way definitive. We do not intend to stereotype, pigeon-hole or try to quantify any culture or people.
Each society, country and culture will have numerous nuances that would make it irresponsible to suggest a uniform approach to understanding any country's social/business culture or etiquette. One also has to take into account the personal cultures of individuals, whether they be religious, regional, gender, corporate or otherwise. However, loose guidelines can assist in bettering understanding and avoiding offence; and these guides are meant only to achieve that.
Management Guides
Title: Intercultural Management Guides
Description: Free guides on being a manager in foreign countries. Discover invaluable information about management styles, business culture and expectations.
H1: Intercultural Management Guides
The flow of business personnel internationally has meant that people are now having to work more and more in foreign environments and alongside people of different cultures.
Being a manager in a foreign country is never an easy task. One has to deal with differences in business culture, etiquette, man-management styles, communication styles and much more.
Our guides to intercultural management below are arranged on a country-by-country basis.
Each guide offers some valuable advice and tips of being a manager in that particular country. The guides look at a range of topics including
management styles,
business management,
project management,
time management and
management skills.
It is important to bear in mind that these guides act as basic and general introductions only. We do not intend to stereotype, pigeon-hole or try to quantify any culture or people. Each society, country and culture will have numerous nuances that would make it irresponsible to suggest a uniform approach to understanding any country's social/business culture or management style.
