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GEOPOLITICAL

France – Poland

CONTENTS FIRST PART * Introduction * Language * Government

* Religion * Social Organization * Laws * Political Economy * Material Cultural * Conclusion

SECOND PART * Class discussion: Dialogue between a Poland chief executor and a French chief executor … Doing business in Poland for an English company * Establishing business relationships * Cultural dimensions that influence business communication * Nonverbal communication * Reward and recognition * Business negotiations * Some special values, attitudes and beliefs * Conclusion

------------------------------------------------- FIRST PART * Introduction Located in Central Europe, Poland is a country of 38 million people in an area of 312,000 km². The country is bordered by Germany to the west, the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south, Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east, and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast to the north. In this report, we will discuss the different aspects of Polish culture, the way businesses are conducted, some advantages and inconveniences, and we will offer some recommendations to international managers who will be stationed there. * Language
Most of the people living in Poland speak Polish. Today, the polish is spoken by 56 million of persons around the world, from Poland to Brazil. There are approximately 400 000 foreign nationals in Poland, mainly native of the other countries of Eastern Europe (Russia, Belarus, Ukraine) but also of Far East (China and Vietnam).

* Government Poland is a parliamentary Republic subdivided into 16 called administrative regions voïvodies or voïévodies (with a President of Republic and