Abstract
How to deal with our new intercultural world? Is it possible to act in the same way with everybody? Should we try to adapt to each country to be successful? What would it involve for companies if it's not done? All these questions are current issues in the globalisation world. To do business with another country is not just a matter of investments, trade agreements and 3 days business trips. You must know the history, the economy, the culture and the main patterns of this country. What I tried to do in this report is to explain how culture affects the style of management in Mexico. Why Mexico? First, because it's the 13th economic country in the world, and moreover a growing country (according to Golmansachs review of emerging economies, by 2050 Mexico will be the 6th largest economy in the world behind China, USA, India, Japan and Brazil). Doing business with Mexico with thus soon begin essential for any country. Secondly because after my internship in Mexico last year, I was surprised to notice that some of my first thoughts were true, but should be completed by deeper inspection.
