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Created by the Center for International Business Education
and Research at Michigan State University (MSU-CIBER),
globalEDGE™ is a knowledge web-portal that connects
international business professionals worldwide to
a wealth of information, insights, and learning resources
on global business activities. Partially funded by
a U.S. Department of Education Title VI B grant, globalEDGE™
is your source for global business knowledge. The
site offers:
- Global Resources - more than 5,000 online resources
- Country Insights - a wealth of information on
all countries
- News & Views - latest issues in international
business
- Academy - extensive research and teaching resources
- Diagnostic Tools - decision-support tools for
managers
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Global Edge
Executive Planet™ provides valuable tips on
business etiquette, customs and protocol for doing
business worldwide. Our guides are co-authored by
experts in international business etiquette, who are
available to answer your questions on the discussion
board.
The Executive Planet™ guides to doing business
worldwide each contain the following articles:
- Let's Make a Deal - negotiating tactics, the value
of connections, recommended business card style
and content, business card protocol, sitting and
presenting yourself in meetings,etc.
- Prosperous Entertaining - typical mealtimes throughout
the day, best venues for business entertaining,
punctuality for social events, dinner table seating
etiquette, mealtime etiquette, etc.
- Appointment Alert! - typical vacation times, recommended
apppointment times, length of the lunch hour, signals
that indicate beginning or end of an appointment,
best arrival time (early, late, right on time),
etc.
- First Name or Title? - using titles such as 'Doctor',
naming conventions to avoid, when to use first names,
and more business etiquette, etc.
- Business Dress - is dress modest, conservative,
etc., specific dress requirements for men and women,
what visitors should wear to social functions, etc.
- Conversation - welcome and unwelcome topics of
conversation, the role of compliments, the tone
of voice to be used, whether your hosts are physical
or more reserved, etc.
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