Question

What are Myanmar (Burma) cultural practices relating to business? (detailed explanation please!)

Answer 1

Myanmar is a country which follows culture even in the field of business.Every person in Myanmar who got into business should start practicing the Burmese culture.Myanmar is known for its culture and traditions.People in Burma feel that it is not acceptable if someone voilates rules regarding culture and traditions.Every entrepreneur and business person should be composed by maintaining calm and peace.In Burma,people treat their guests with generosity and same is practised in business too.Entrepreneur should treat their local and foreign customers with generosity.It is compulsory to respect the customers to maintain  healthy business bonding with them.By this customers get attracted and then tend to purchase more goods,etc.This increases profits of business,so it is important to treat customers generously.Another culture is to greet each other either with a greeting or clasping.But it is not necessary for men to clasp with women until unless she feels free or offers her hands to clasp.Generally,it is Burmese culture that men should maintain distance with women.So the same is followed in field of business.Male entrepreneur forcing a female entrepreneur for clasping is not tolerated and is considered as violation of culture and tradition.So,it is a tradition to greet co-entrepreneurs at their meeting.Usually,people in Burma prefer to include  lungi in their clothing and the same is continued in the field of business.Both men and women entrepreneurs prefer wearing lungi style clothing in business meetings and in day-to-day events.So culture is even maintained in business atmosphere too.In Burma,it is a tradition to exchange and go through business credentials or visiting cards of eachothers which has few details about their business.Entrepreneurs tend to do it more often and it is considered as politeness of entreprenuer to look into business credentials or visiting card of the other entrepreneurs.There is another important Burmese culture where is it must for every person to leave their footwear at the door.The same culture is practised in business too.Every entrepreneur should leave their footwear at entrance before entering into the enterprise or company building.Therefore these are the cultural practises relating to business.

Hence in this manner, Myanmar includes its cultural practises in the business.It is compulsion for every entrepreneur to follow these cultural practises and maintain it in business.All of these Burmese cultural practises are related to business.