Risky Business
As many of you know, there are a number of ways to approach risk analysis, but the dominant model in most MBA programs falls under the category of “rational” models. In these models, risk analysis ...
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Marketing A La Mexicana
I recently spent ten days in California working with one of my clients to develop marketing strategies that would reach the increasingly important Mexican (and overall Hispanic) market of this importan...
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Monterrey: North Star Shines
Fortune magazine recently voted Monterrey, capital of the northern state of Nuevo León, as the best city in Latin America in which to do business. A brief look at the statistics for Nuevo León gives ...
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Weirdos Welcome
I have argued before that discrimination in the workplace is not only ethically wrong, but inefficient for the organization, since great candidates are often not considered for hiring. More specificall...
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When In Rome ...
It is surprising how different norms on the proper greeting method in the business world affect people so strongly. This is especially true when we contrast U.S. and Mexican preferences. Some people wi...
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Increasing Equity
Discrimination is an important moral concern for all of us.
In the business world, the issue of discrimination goes beyond moral grounds. Although businesses’ main concern is profits, discrimin...
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Internet And Business In Mexico
Cultural specialists, such as myself, often will tell you that Mexicans (and Latinos in general) do not respond well to impersonal technologically-oriented means of communication or of selling. Latinos...
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Internet Happenings In Mexico
Yahoo! on the Move
When Mexican authorities suspended the use of www.yahoo.com.mx due to questions concerning "intellectual property," the site was relocated to what would be its new home:
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About Number One
A common saying among professionals in the United States goes something like, "I've got to take care of number one, you know," usually when discussing a situation in which the speaker had clearly behav...
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Feeling Nuts In Mexico
In Mexico, when you go to a traditional marketplace, or a store around the corner, it is not unusual that a number of things will be packaged in small plastic bags with a close-knit knot, and not a sho...
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Sensitive Mexicans
It has been said by many non-Mexicans such as Americans, Germans, French, among many others, that Mexicans are much too touchy: They don't seem to handle criticism very well, and are too easily hurt. S...
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Know The Law In Mexico - Contracts: Part 2
We talked about this subject a few months ago, but in the past two months we have worked with three cases of people being ripped off for their deposits. Two were deposits on purchasing a house, and one...
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Know The Law In Mexico - Employment Law And Practice
Because of the type of domestic help we hire, most of us do this "under the table", really not adhering to Mexican Law. We then suggested how to handle these "under the table" employment issues. We hav...
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Know The Law In Mexico - Employees And Labor Law
The labor laws for the Republic of Mexico vary for each type of employee, and each type of employer. Unfortunately, very few of us who hire maids and gardeners, hire them according to the law. We hire ...
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Know The Law In Mexico - Property Management
Knowing the law and your rights in Mexico is the most important step in protecting yourself in Mexico. This can be anything from dealing with the police, the courts, or even another individual. We try ...
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Know The Law In Mexico - Contracts
In our effort to keep the readers of this publication informed of their rights, and the law in general, we sometimes ruffle some feathers. In these efforts to keep you informed, we have been accused of...
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Know the Law in Mexico - Contracts: Part 3
We have written on this subject twice in the past 14 months, but it continues to be a growing problem. In the past two months we have seen an increase in problems associated with contracts. We have bee...
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Know The Law In Mexico - Labor Unions
Know the Law in Mexico is written monthly to help the foreign community with issues we see affecting peoples daily lives. The information we provide is simple, informative, and sometimes controversial....
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Personality and Adjustment - The Foreign Executive in Mexico
During the 16 years that I have been living in Mexico, I have worked with many International families. They were in our great city mostly as a result of the husband's work transfer. My contact with the...
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Business in Mexico: suggested readings
For families being relocated to Mexico, also see Moving to/Living
A New Time For Mexico , 1996-2006 , by Carlos Fuentes (Marina Castaneda, translator). Publi...
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Comparing Management Differences - Cultural Myths
General Items
Myths
"What works here ought to work in Mexico." Not so. You cannot transplant Canadian or US techniques, methods and management styles without adapting them and expect them to work...
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Merida, 1997: trade opportunities
Merida, Yucatan..I returned to Merida in July, 1997 to follow up on my contacts I had made last year while on my grant to facilitate trade between the Yucatan and the state of Mississippi. ( See pr...
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Yucatan World Class Labor At $3.00 USD Per Day
Yucatan, Mexico -- My mission...to explore the Yucatan to discover business opportunities for trade, manufacturing, and joint ventures. I was to be the liaison between the Harrison County Economic Deve...
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Mexico - The Social Perspective
Introduction
One of the ways to soften personality shock is knowing what to expect from the Mexican. In this chapter special attention will he placed on helping the foreign executive understand the ge...
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The New Mexican Executive
As a result of the personality inventories I use for my seminars, I have been able to get a glimpse of the modern Mexican professional, both at the executive and managerial levels. This data shows an e...
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