Tag Archief van: africanculture

Handelsmissie Ghana

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In de periode 19-30 april 2023 was ik in Accra, Ghana. Ik was op handelsmissie, samen met andere Nederlandse bedrijven en georganiseerd door de NABC. De delegatie nam deel aan de General Assemblee van de World Trade Centre Association, die…

Ghanese vrienden en familie

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Het is zeer goed bevallen om weer even terug te zijn in Ghana en face to face contact te hebben met vrienden, oud collega's, partners in crime en mijn Ghanese broer. Geweldig om te zien dat het iedereen goed gaat en om het gesprek op te pakken…

BNR: business in Tanzania

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Op 9 maart 2023 was ik weer wereldveroveraar bij BNR radio. Dit keer ging het over zaken doen in Tanzania. Luister hier de uitzending terug. ‘Pole pole’ is een gangbare Tanzaniaanse uitdrukking: het betekent: ‘rustig rustig’, of ‘slow…

Negotiation in Kenya

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This article was originally published on the CUBE IN platform of the van de EU, meant for SME's in emerging markets Why should I read this document?  Negotiating in a foreign country (and possibly a foreign language) is always a big challenge: …

Trust in Kenya

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The article 'Trust and relation building in Kenya' was originally published on the CUBE IN platform of the EU, meant for SME's in emerging markets. Short introduction Trusting relationships form the prerequisite for any successful business.…

Employees in Kenya

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My article 'Attract, retain and find employees in Kenya' has originally been published on the CUBE IN platform of the EU, for SME's in emerging markets. Important! The 5 most important things to know about managing employees in Kenya are the…

Finding business partners in Kenya

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This article has originally been published on the CUBE IN platform of the EU, meant for SME's in emerging markets. Important! The 5 most important things to know about doing business in Kenya are the following: Business is done between people…

Modernity and Tradition: Management in Africa

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International managers know it: the best practices and tools of ‘Western’ management cannot be simply transferred to other parts of the world. They need some serious adaptation. Several scholars have written about it, one of them being…

Culture and ethnicity in Africa

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This article was originally published on my LinkedIn. Africa has an enormous wealth of thousands different cultures and peoples, spread out over 54 different countries. Now the question rises whether the ethnic groups that have lived in…