Understanding Egyptian culture and its Influence on International Business

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Understanding Egyptian culture and its Influence
on International Business

• Prepared By Mary Ann Larsen
• For INST 5333
• Summer 2005

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Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Objectives
• Graphic Conceptual Organizer
• Unit 1 Economic Systems
• Unit 2 Legal Systems
• Unit 3 Political Systems
• Unit 4 Physical Systems
• Unit 5 Technological Systems
• Unit 6 Sociocultural Variables
• Unit 7 Cultural Variables
• Conclusion with Design Description
• Time Log
• Submission Form
• References
• Appendix

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• http//www.portofhouston.com/relatedlinks/relatedl
  inks.html
• http//www.moxietraining.com/programs/InlandWaterw
  ays.htm
• http//www.wmu.se/

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Network Management and Coordination

• Main Objectives
• To establish a formal network management
  structure with the Technical Secretariat, Members
  and Reference Groups.
• To define responsibilities and lines of
  communications amongst the different participants
  and groups of the network.
• To coordinate, maintain, facilitate and encourage
  communication within the network and establish
  communication with individuals and groups outside
  the network from whose contribution the network
  could profit.
• To coordinate the work and monitor and control
  the progress of it.

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• To develop and keep up-to-date the METNET
  website.
• To develop a METNET Newsletter.
• To prepare an update on results every four months
  for the Commission
• To coordinate, participate in and supervise the
  dissemination of results.
• To coordinate, participate in and supervise the
  implementation of results.
• To take care of administrative work including
  accounting and other coordination work falling in
  the responsibility of the Technical Secretariat.

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• Description of Work/Tasks (Methodology)
• Plan and coordinate METNET activities of, and
  work for, METNET keep in view their
  interrelationship and encourage participative
  approach to obtain maximum co-operation.
• Receive progress and final reports from principal
  contractors and members.
• Propose and implement changes, if and when
  required, in the structure.
• Monitor the implementation of the workplan and
  network activities.
• Coordinate scheduling of meetings.
• Continuous network management including provision
  of biannual progress reports and reports of
  deliverables.
• Milestone and Criteria

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UN World Maritime University

• MARCOM - The Impact of Multicultural and
  Multilingual Crews on Maritime Communication
  (partner).
• MARCOM, Final Report, http//europa.eu.int/comm/tr
  ansport/extra/final_reports/waterborne/marcom.pdf
  
• http//www.learningspan.com/flash3/marcom/MarcomSt
  art.html
• Above is link to online media training

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Multicultural Misunderstanding

• A recent European Commission report on the
  "Impact of Multicultural and Multilingual Crews
  on Maritime Communication" 6 quotes the
  following example that took place during a period
  of military tension between Egypt and Greece
• Egyptian pilots radioed in English their
  intention to land at an airbase on Cyprus and the
  Greek traffic controllers reportedly responded
  with silence. The Greeks intended thereby to
  indicate refusal of permission to land, but the
  Egyptians interpreted silence as assent.The
  result of the misunderstanding in this case was
  the loss of a number of lives when the Greeks
  fired on the planes as they approached the
  runway.

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Link to Egyptian culture

• http//www.mnh.si.edu/africanvoices/
• http//www.mnh.si.edu/africanvoices/
• Test your knowledge of Egypt
• Click on The Challenge - Shuffling Time'  has a
  timeline page also