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Bring in the knowledge: The impact of expats in 2008 15/02/2008

Companies are aware that knowledge workers are key to the success of the Dutch economy and, focusing on this growing community, a new congress 'The Impact of Expats' aims to cover everything which companies in the Netherlands bringing knowledge workers into the country need to know. read more

Globalisation of English: Communicating intelligibly 13/09/2007

The advent of modern technology, especially the internet, has made access to people worldwide easier and cheaper. But, says Ange Teo, the assignee still needs to tread carefully within their host culture, even when they are communicating in their mother tongue. read more

Intercultural relations in Holland 11/09/2007

Portuguese expat Elizabet Fernandes enjoys the international atmosphere in her multilngual European company, but finds that people get 'lost in translation’ and inherit one another's linguistic mistakes. read more

Legislation works but culture runs deep 21/06/2006

Scandinavian companies have steadily increased the number of women in the boardrooms since introducing quota legislation. But although this kind of policy has dramatic results, corporations need to encourage a deeper and more lasting change within their ranks. read more

Cultural challenges in Africa 10/05/2006

Africa is an opening frontier for international relocation. We examine what cultural factors an organisation should consider when planning an operation there. read more

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