CO SCI 136 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Sunnah, Sharia, Fatalism
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Don"t get too personal don"t ask much about wife and daughter. Contract is fixed for german but not for arabs. Proud of good product (it will sell itself) proud of a good business ( they care more about selling skills than about the product. Germany: distant relationship arabs: loyal to the boss, boss is like a father figure. What do employees expect from a good top executive. German: know-how, fair, supportive, tell me what to do i want to work independently on the project, want to be involved, boss should admit mistakes (we think they are strong personalities if they can do this) Goals should be smart: specific, measurable, attainable, timed. Main fields/ reasons for conflicts in germany and the arab world (business!) You don"t do what is written down in your contract. Loss of face (he (worker) criticized me in front of my boss) Germany: people try to solve it by discussing, talking.
