[ID:8922] From culture to culture there exists a wide range of attitudes about appropriate business practices. An important part of developing international credentials is being capable of describing other cultures in a professional way. It is equally important to be able to describe your own culture, often in terms of business practices, if you are looking for international work. Generalizing about North American cultural business practice is difficult, since we have much cultural diversity. We must acknowledge, however, that there are some dominant cultural practices. Whether you are a Jewish New Yorker, or a West Coast Hollywood executive, your work habits and attitudes likely bear some similarity. This article describes these similarities within a cross-cultural employment framework.

Note that the article uses the term “North American” to refer to the United States and Canada, and does not include our culturally distinct Mexican neighbours.

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