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Understanding Swedish and Thai Cultural Differences in Work Environments

Explore the unique cultural characteristics of Swedish and Thai people in work settings, including communication styles, time management, dress codes, and social norms. Learn about the differences in approach to conflicts and hierarchy between the two cultures, and how to navigate these variations effectively. Gain insights into building successful relationships between managers and employees in multicultural environments. Discover firsthand experiences in informal meetings and decision-making processes in these diverse cultural contexts.

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Understanding Swedish and Thai Cultural Differences in Work Environments

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  1. Cultural differences Focus on Swedish and Thai Panon Supiratana

  2. SWEDISHCULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS • Divide work from private life • Avoid conflicts • Talk about facts (could be a religion??? Awake book) • Informal dress at work - formal at dinners • Time is important (even bus!) • Serve yourself everywhere • Chill (Lagom enough, adequate, sufficient)

  3. THAICULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS • Avoid conflicts (only with boss) • Listen. we are good listener • Be amusing, Enjoy life (same Croatian) • Mix work and private life • Talk about feelings • Servant is all around • Time is money (we aren’t able to be chill) • Titles (Mr. , Dr.) are not important (K.)

  4. More Thai cultures • Show respect to people (also non-live thing) • Don’t believe to politicians, media, police • Formal at school, work. Informal at dinner, night life(2 rules) • Beware elephant on the street • Follow other! (Yellow shirt on Monday) • Don’t mention about monarch and royal

  5. RELATIONS BETWEENMANAGER/EMPLOYEE • Chain of command (Hierarchy) • Manager talks only. • More control • Indirect orders (a bottle of whisky)

  6. MEETING CULTURES My experience in two companies • Informal meetings • No structures • To feel - not to decide • Analyzing • Aim to success, not method

  7. Question? Thank you

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