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Please Answer the below question in details and long answer with details ! (text not by hand ) Depend on differences in Business in west and east and

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Mr. Alex is a British businessman working at Dubai has schedu led business meal with a Iraq vendor (Ms. Laila fared ) at 1:00 pm. Alex has punctually reached at the restaurant; whereas the Laila showed up 20 minutes after the meeting was supposed to begin. Should Alex take it as a sign of incompetence or disrespect, and what is expected from him during his meeting with her? Explain

Answer 1

So the problem arose here is of punctuality. As Ms Laila who is a vendor arrived late for the meeting and Mr Alex found it disrespectful and incompetence and he is right at his position because he is not used to such type of behaviour in business meetings.

But the problem here is of the business difference between Western and Eastern culture. In western culture from where Mr Alex came from, they strictly follow punctuality and they expect others to do the same and if someone unfollows the rule is considered as rude and non-professional. But in Asia arriving late is not that much of an issue and you can explain your late arrival by having a good reason and also the persons in top management or with higher power mostly arrive late as it shows there power but subordinates should arrive on time.

In this case, Mr Alex is working in Dubai which is an eastern country he should be well known and should be ready to follow the norm and business rules as per the Eastern way of business and Ms Laila is not known to this business culture of the west it is not fully right to say her or believe that she is being disrespectful. Either Mr Alex could take an example from corporate and explain her the way of his working and should explain her in a respectful manner about Why being punctual is important to him? or should be ready to work with the Eastern business culture.

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