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Intercultural aspects of cooperation – Czechs, Germans and Austrians
Kaprasová, Dana ; Křečková Kroupová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Odehnalová, Jitka (referee)
The objective of the thesis is to identify specific features of the German and Austrian cultures and to examine how the cultural differences are reflected in a mutual cooperation with representatives of the Czech culture. The thesis also contains an introduction into intercultural management and methodology of cultural dimensions and standards and their most popular representatives. Cultural standards of Germans and Austrians were examined by means of an interview and questionnaire research among Czechs who have been repeatedly and on a long-term basis in contact with either of the mentioned cultures. In order to get a better understanding of the other parties the research was also conducted among Germans and Austrians who have been in contact with representatives of the Czech culture. The thesis is recommended to businesspeople, managers, workers and any other individuals who are about to cooperate with Germans or Austrians.
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Cultural standards of Brazil
Bauerová, Alena ; Khelerová, Vladimíra (advisor)
The first part of my bachelor thesis is theoretical and it is focused on the characteristics of the country Brazil from the historical, demographic, political, economic and cultural aspects. The thesis also describes Brazilian business dealings and business etiquette in Brazil. The second part of the bachelor thesis is rather practical and is dedicated to comparing the knowledge based on Hofstede's cultural dimensions with the results of my own survey, which has been done by the questionnaire method. The purpose of this work was the actualization of the indexes of professor Hofstede's cultural dimensions.
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German cultural standards
Kučera, Tomáš ; Křečková Kroupová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Odehnalová, Jitka (referee)
The aim of the bachelor thesis is to analyze Czech perspective of German cultural standards. These standards are defined by both author's personal experiences and by interviews with persons who have had first-hand experience with German culture. Standards described in this thesis are supposed to understandably show key differences between Czech and German mentality. Advice and recommendations for effective dealing with German (or Czech respectively) culture on business, HR management or team cooperation level will also be provided in the thesis. Theoretical part should introduce and define following terms: national culture, social interaction, cultural standards, cultural dimensions, intercultural communication, and intercultural communication competence.
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Specifics of business negotiations with German partners
Homzová, Zuzana ; Král, Petr (advisor) ; Vokáč, Matěj (referee)
The main task of the thesis is to characterize the German business practices, which are influenced mainly by cultural characteristics and standards. This work take stand for empirical research based on the experience of Czech companies with German partners. The main objective is to find out, whether the theory is in line with the practice of Czech companies. In the first part of my paper I write about local characteristic of the Federal Republic of Germany. The second chapter characterizes tendencies in behavior of the German and Czech business partners. I analyze differences between Czech and German cultural standards in international trade relations. The third chapter is about process and forms of business negotiations with Germans. In the last part of my work I mention my personal knowledge learned from personal interviews, conducted with representatives of Czech companies trading in the German market and also from my questionary research.
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Japanese cultural standards
Matsakyan, Naira ; Khelerová, Vladimíra (advisor)
The objective of this thesis is to identify Japanese cultural standards from the Czech perspective. These cultural standards enable us to disclose and understand the specific features of Japanese people, their norms and ways of thinking, feeling and acting. In today's context of globalization and the rising importance of international cooperation, the knowledge of Japanese cultural standards is essential for successful communication with Japanese partners. This thesis is divided into three parts. The first one is a theoretical introduction to the issue of culture in general, as well as culture describing methods - cultural dimensions and cultural standards. The second part of this thesis deals with Japanese culture, its characteristic features and specifics of Japanese mentality. The closing part, which is based on empirical research, puts objective on defining Japanese cultural standards from the Czech perspective, as well as identifying the main cultural differences between these two nations.
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Spanish cultural standards
Broulíková, Věra ; Khelerová, Vladimíra (advisor) ; Turnerová, Lenka (referee)
These Spanish-Czech cultural standards could be useful as a part of intercultural trainings made for Czech managers and workers who want to be prepared for a stay in Spain or any contact with Spanish culture. The theoretical part explains different related terminology necessary for a correct use of the standards. It involves terms like social interaction, communication and intercultural communication. The practical part describes the basic characteristics of the country, political and economical system, business dealings and diplomatic protocol. The core of the thesis is the chapter Czech-Spanish cultural standards which analyzes the main differences of Czech and Spanish cultures elaborated according to the executed interviews.
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Juxtaposition of the Spanish and Czech Cultural Standards
Kokešová, Martina ; Nový, Ivan (advisor) ; Pauknerová, Daniela (referee)
The main aim of the thesis "Juxtaposition of the Spanish and Czech Cultural Standards" is definition of the Spanish cultural standards and theirs juxtaposition with the Czech cultural standards. These standards are defined according to the interviews with both Spanish and Czech residents whose have at the same time in-person experience with the second culture (Spanish or Czech.) Theoretical part focuses on the basic psychological and cross-cultural concepts as well as the models of cultural standards and cultural dimensions. The thesis is designed for all people who would like to deepen their knowledge about Spanish culture, particularly for businessmen whose business associates are Spaniards.
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Švédské kulturní standardy
Šolc, Vlastimil ; Nový, Ivan (advisor) ; Surynek, Alois (referee)
Cílem práce je identifikovat švédské kulturní standardy z českého pohledu. Tyto standardy pak mohou být užitečnou součástí interkulturních tréninků připravovaných pro české manažery, podnikatele a pracovníky, kteří se budou připravovat na konfrontaci a komunikaci se Švédy nebo na delší pobyt ve Švédsku. Vytvořené švédské kulturní standardy také obsahují rady a doporučení pro efektivnější a účinnější komunikaci se Švédy, které je možné aplikovat jak v pracovním tak i osobním styku. Teoretická část se věnuje procesům sociální interakce a interkulturní komunikace a dále konceptům kulturních dimenzí a kulturních standardů.
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