Description |
xviii, 252 pages ; 23 cm |
Contents |
Part 1. Survival "over there" -- Test your culture-gender awareness -- 1. Sex, dating, discrimination, and harassment -- 2. Know your product, know the culture -- 3. Protocol for women -- 4. Safety when traveling -- 5. Healthy traveling -- 6. Luggage and packing -- Part 2. Advice country by country -- 7. A worldwide view -- 8. United Kingdom -- 9. France -- 10. Germany -- 11. Scandinavia -- 12. Russia -- 13, Italy -- 14. Other European Countries -- 15. Japan -- 16. People's Republic of China -- 17. Korea, Republic of -- 18. Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan -- 19. Australia -- 20. The lands of Islam -- 21. Israel -- 22. Latin America -- Part 3. Women in the world of work -- 23. Women in international business: past, present, and future -- 24. How I got my first job in international business -- 25.Profiles of three successful women -- Part 4. The international assignment -- 26. To go or not to go -- 27. Preparing for your life abroad -- 28. Family matters -- 29. On-the-job challenges -- 30. Culture shock -- 31. Repatriation and reverse culture shock -- 32. Cross-cultural and language training: don't leave home without them -- Part 5. Help for the independent businesswoman who wishes to work abroad -- 33. Tips for the independent career search -- Part 6. Additional resources |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Americans -- Foreign countries.
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Business etiquette.
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Business travel -- Guidebooks.
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Businesswomen.
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Genre/Form |
Guidebooks.
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Author |
Axtell, Roger E., author
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Briggs, Tami, author
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Corcoran, Margaret, 1963- author
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Lamb, Mary Beth, author
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LC no. |
96035911 |
ISBN |
0471143642 |
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9780471143642 |
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