Global Business Cultural Analysis: Germany
Dorothy Thomas
BUSI604_International Business
Liberty University
Dr. John Karaffa
April 15, 2013
Abstract
This paper explores the culture diversity in the region of Germany. Values of individuals are rarely determined as a result of a single variable or a single incidence, but much more because of a series or pattern of events. This paper addresses values, ethics, communication, language, religion, and economic condition in Germany. All of these variables can cause either positive or negative effects on individuals. Also, a comparison of doing business in Germany will be compared to doing business in the United States.
Global Business Cultural Analysis: Germany
Introduction to Germany
Germany is a well-known region for the taping of a popular American sitcom called Hogan’s Heroes. The historic reference to this sitcom is only to present Germany in a positive light first. However, many would introduce the wars, the extermination of the Jews during the horrific Holocaust, forced-labor of the Polish, and many murdered prisoners of war.
The Berlin Wall was another historic landmark in Germany. The Berlin Wall separated East Germany from West Germany. The Berlin Wall separated individuals from their dreams and aspirations of a better life. The people of East Germany was constantly driven and motivated to seek a life of opportunity and equality in West Germany. The only obstacles in the way were the wall, total dictatorship, armed Nazi soldiers and death. Many lives were lost trying to cross over the Berlin Wall into West Germany.
At the end of WWI European nations struggled to get back on their feet. Britain and France demanded that Germany and Austria pay for the damages of the war. The problem was that Germany and Austria didn't have the money because most of it was spent on the war. After WWII a British economist named John Maynard Keyes knew there had to be a way to prevent the same economic disaster as WWI. The...