Jamal is a little excited and a little intimidated. His firm is entering into a strategic partnership with a company in Denmark, and they have sent him to Copenhagen, the nation's capital city. During that time, he will be able to communicate with his supervisor and colleagues back home via e-mail and phone, but will primarily be interacting with Danish nationals. In addition to various managers and top brass at the Danish company, he will work with Jens, a midlevel manager who will serve as his local guide. Whose help will Jamal benefit from most during his time in Copenhagen?
A) Jens, his local guide
B) his supervisor
C) the president of his company
D) the president of the Danish company
E) his colleagues back home
A) Jens, his local guide
When one is conducting business in other countries, local guides can be invaluable not only to interpret language but to decode behavior at meetings, spot subtle hints and nonverbal cues, identify who the key people are, and tell you how the decision-making process operates.
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