Indonesia
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Your guide to Indonesia: George Whitfield III
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Mr. Whitfield is a citizen of the United States of America. He attended university in America and Europe and holds a B.A. in History and a J.D. with a concentration in Transnational Business Transactions and Comparative Legal Systems. Resident in Indonesia since 1988, he is now with Executive Orientation Services of Jakarta which he co-founded.
Mr. Whitfield has an advanced level of Indonesian language ability and knowledge of Indonesian business customs and culture. With over eighteen years of business experience in North America and abroad, his specializations include cross-cultural business management and program coordination. He has extensive experience in conducting training programs in the Republic of Indonesia. He also brings three years experience in staff management and operations in Washington D.C. and two years legal practice in the private sector.
Executive Orientation Services (EOS) is a 100% Indonesian-owned consulting service company, which provides business-based, cross-cultural orientation and training programs and intensive Indonesian and English language instruction.
Indonesia: Appointment Alert! - Part 1
Making appointments
Indonesia: Appointment Alert! - Part 2 Making appointments
Indonesia: Business Dress Guidelines for business dress
Indonesia: Conversation Welcome Topics of Conversation
Indonesia: First Name or Title? - Part 1 Addressing others with respect
Indonesia: First Name or Title? - Part 2 Addressing others with respect
Indonesia: Gift Giving - Part 1 Selecting and presenting an appropriate business gift
Indonesia: Gift Giving - Part 2 Gifts to avoid
Indonesia: Let's Make a Deal! - Part 1 What you should know before negotiating
Indonesia: Let's Make a Deal! - Part 2 What you should know before negotiating
Indonesia: Let's Make a Deal! - Part 3 What you should know before negotiating
Indonesia: Let's Make a Deal! - Part 4 What you should know before negotiating
Indonesia: Prosperous Entertaining - Part 1 Entertaining for business success
Indonesia: Prosperous Entertaining - Part 2 Entertaining for business success
Indonesia: Prosperous Entertaining - Part 3 Entertaining for business success
Indonesia: Public Behaviour - Part 1 Acceptable public conduct
Indonesia: Public Behaviour - Part 2 Acceptable public conduct
Useful Web Sites for Indonesia
About.com: Indonesia for Visitors
Economist Country Briefings: Indonesia
BBC Country Profiles: Indonesia
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Indonesia Business Etiquette and Culture
This guide to Indonesia business etiquette and culture covers many aspects of doing business in Indonesia. It is our goal to provide practical, accurate, and up-to-date tips on Indonesia business culture and etiquette, written by experts in business consulting in Indonesia. We encourage visitors to leave questions or comments on on our discussion boards, moderated by experts in intercultural training and business. Your contributions help us make Executive Planet™ the most comprehensive resource on George Whitfield III business etiquette and culture on the Internet.
This guide contains 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, language for brochures and promotional material, pace of business, preferred presentation styles, final agreements, thinking styles, adherance to company policy, and more on Indonesia business culture . . .
Prosperous Entertaining - typical mealtimes throughout the day, best venues for business entertaining, punctuality for social events, dinner table seating etiquette, mealtime etiquette, importance of alcohol, toasting, guidelines for hosting a banquet/social event, what foods should be served/avoided, accepting and declining invitations, and more on Indonesia business etiquette. . .
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), and more on Indonesia business culture. . .
Gift Giving - recommended gifts, gifts to avoid, good and bad colours for wrapping paper, how to present a gift to individuals and groups, guidelines for receiving gifts, and more on Indonesia business culture. . .
First Name or Title? - using titles such as 'Doctor', naming conventions to avoid, when to use first names, and more. . .
Public Behaviour - how to greet strangers and introduce yourself, the rules for men shaking hands with women, acceptable demeanor, rules for eye contact, gestures/sayings to avoid, and more on Indonesia business culture. . .
Business Dress - is dress modest, conservative, etc., specific dress requirements for men and women, what visitors should wear to social functions, and more on Indonesia business culture. .
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, and more on Indonesia business etiquette. .. . .
