Cultural Differences & Cultural Diversity in International Business

Cultural Differences in Brussels After completing his Master's in International Relations at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands and two EU-related internships in Brussels, Wytze Russchen worked as a political adviser to Mr. Willy De Clercq, a member of the European Parliament and Belgian Minister of State. In this podcast, Wytze talks about Cultural Differences in Brussels Wytze assisted Mr. De Clercq in his capacity as Chairman of the European Parliament's External Trade Committee and the Legal Affairs and Internal Market Committee. He is considered one of the most influential Dutch persons in Brussels. Interview Links Links that are mentioned in this episode: Email: Wytzerusschen@gmail.com Website: http://dr2.nl/russchen-consultants Twitter: http://twitter.com/wytzerusschen LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wytzerusschen Build Your Cultural Competence In the Culture Matters podcast, we interview real people with real stories. Every other week there is a guest with broad international experience and lots of cultural insights. I interview real people with real stories. To subscribe directly using iTunes, Click here. Read an article about the Euregio here (Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany). How To Get In Touch With Culture Matters I'd love for you to get in touch. There are a couple of ways you can do this: Via this website: Just use the “Ask Your Question” tab on the right of the screen and leave a voicemail Email me at chris.smit@culturematters.com Send me a Tweet: @chrissmit Finally Thank you so much for taking the time to read this far, and to listen to my Podcast. I hope you will be back for the next episode of the Culture Matters Podcast! Cultural Differences in Brussels on Culture Matters.

Pierre Delalande on operating a high-speed train service Yet another Frenchman living in London... Pierre Delalande is head of Public Affairs within Eurostar, the high-speed train company that connects London to Brussels and Paris. During the interview Pierre talks about his experience in Canada, Brussels, and now London as head of public affairs for Eurostar. He shares several Eurostar business-related experiences, as well as several personal cultural experiences. Typically when it comes to the differences between the British and the French (and what you can learn from this). Build Your Cultural Competence In the Culture Matters podcast, we interview real people with real stories. Every other week there is a guest with broad international experience and lots of cultural insights. I interview real people with real stories. To subscribe directly using iTunes, Click here. Links You can reach Pierre in the following ways: LinkedIn: http://uk.linkedin.com/in/pierredelalande How To Get In Touch With Culture Matters I'd love for you to get in touch. There are a couple of ways you can do this: Via this website: Just use the “Ask Your Question” tab on the right of the screen and leave a voicemail Email me at chris.smit@culturematters.com Send me a Tweet: @chrissmit Finally Thank you so much for taking the time to read this far, and maybe even listen to my Podcast. I hope you will be back for the next episode of the Culture Matters Podcast!

Culture and Consumer Behavior Professor dr. Giampaolo Viglia is a Research Fellow at the University of Eastern Piedmont and a Professor at Toulouse Business School. Interested in Consumer Decision Making, Pricing and Overconfidence In the amazingly interesting interview, we talk about cultural differences when it comes to Choosing a car How a website needs to be different across different cultures What hotels and airlines can learn from cultural differences and Giampaolo's studies How price dynamics work across different cultures And much more... And of course about Culture and Consumer Behavior. Build Your Cultural Competence In the Culture Matters podcast, we interview real people with real stories. Every other week there is a guest with broad international experience and lots of cultural insights. I interview real people with real stories. To subscribe directly using iTunes, Click here. Links You can reach Giampaolo the following way: Email: Giampaolo.viglia@gmail.com How To Get In Touch With Culture Matters I'd love for you to get in touch. There are a couple of ways you can do this: Via this website: Just use the “Ask Your Question” tab on the right of the screen and leave a voicemail Email me at chris.smit@culturematters.com Send me a Tweet: @chrissmit Finally Thank you so much for taking the time to read this far, and maybe even listen to my Podcast. I hope you will be back for the next episode of the Culture Matters Podcast! Culture and Consumer Behavior on Culture Matters

In this episode I Interview Paul Wait. Paul wait is CEO of the Guild of Travel Management Companies (GTMC) which represents 80% of business travel in the United Kingdom alone Paul talks about his time in Scotland, his time at American Express (27 years!), and his time heading the sales teams at Virgin Atlantic. He is one of the rare top managers that really understands the strategic importance of managing and understanding cultural differences.

Today's Guest Deva Rangarajan In this episode, I Interview Deva Rangarajan. Professor dr. Deva Rangarajan is of Indian origin and has been living in Belgium for the last 10 years. Deva Rangarajan is a professor at the Vlerick Business School and is currently in the middle of setting up a sales center there. Build Your Cultural Competence In the Culture Matters podcast, we interview real people with real stories. Every other week there is a guest with broad international experience and lots of cultural insights. I interview real people with real stories. To subscribe directly using iTunes, Click here. Links You can reach Deva in the following ways: Email: deva.rangarajan@vlerick.com Website: http://www.vlerick.com/ How To Get In Touch With Culture Matters I'd love for you to get in touch. There are a couple of ways you can do this: Via this website: Just use the “Ask Your Question” tab on the right of the screen and leave a voicemail Email me at chris.smit@culturematters.com Send me a Tweet: @chrissmit Finally Thank you so much for taking the time to read this far, and maybe even listen to my Podcast. I hope you will be back for the next episode of the Culture Matters Podcast!

Summary In this episode, I Interview Bernard Foccroulle. Bernard Foccroulle is General Director of the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence and Chairman of ENOA (European Network of Opera Academies) In this interview, we discuss Opera, and how culture also has had and still has an influence on this type of music and performance Build Your Cultural Competence In the Culture Matters podcast, we interview real people with real stories. Every other week there is a guest with broad international experience and lots of cultural insights. I interview real people with real stories. To subscribe directly using iTunes, Click here. Links You can reach Bernard Foccroulle in the following ways: Twitter: @enoacommunity Website: http://www.enoa-community.com/ How To Get In Touch With Culture Matters I'd love for you to get in touch. There are a couple of ways you can do this: Via this website: Just use the “Ask Your Question” tab on the right of the screen and leave a voicemail Email me at chris.smit@culturematters.com Send me a Tweet: @chrissmit Finally Thank you so much for taking the time to read this far, maybe even listen to my Podcast. I hope you will be back for the next episode of the Culture Matters Podcast!

Lulu Wang In this episode, I Interview Lulu Wang. Lulu Wang is a famous Dutch writer of Chinese origin. She has published 10 books, of which 3 are published internationally. Her first book The Lily Theater is published in 28 countries. Her tenth book is called Rainland, wo ai ni (Rainland, I love you!). Build Your Cultural Competence In the Culture Matters podcast, we interview real people with real stories. Every other week there is a guest with broad international experience and lots of cultural insights. I interview real people with real stories. To subscribe directly using iTunes, Click here. Links You can reach Lulu Wang in the following ways: LinkedIn Twitter Facebook Website How To Get In Touch With Culture Matters I'd love for you to get in touch. There are a couple of ways you can do this: Via this website: Just use the “Ask Your Question” tab on the right of the screen and leave a voicemail Email me at chris.smit@culturematters.com Send me a Tweet: @chrissmit Finally Thank you so much for taking the time to read this far, and maybe even listen to my Podcast. I hope you will be back for the next episode of the Culture Matters Podcast! Lulu Wang on Culture Matters

Summary In this episode I Interview John Alexander. John is from Australia, but lives in Sweden. John explains the differences between Hard Consensus (Dutch) and Soft Consensus (Swedish). He also describes the differences between Australians and Brits. John shares a number of stories from his own experience. Build Your Cultural Competence In the Culture Matters podcast we interview real people with real stories. Every other week there is a guest with broad international experience and lots of cultural insights. I interview real people with real stories. To subscribe directly using iTunes, Click here. Links You can reach John in the following ways: Email: john@johnalexander.se His personal website: http://www.johnalexander.se/ How To Get In Touch With Culture Matters I'd love for you to get in touch. There are a couple of ways you can do this: Via this website: Just use the “Ask Your Question” tab on the right of the screen and leave a voice mail Email me at chris.smit@culturematters.com Send me a Tweet: @chrissmit Finally Thank you so much for taking the time to read this far, maybe even listen to my Podcast. I hope you will be back for the next episode of the Culture Matters Podcast!