1. The Italian Internship A research of intercultural differences between the Netherlands and Italy: the influence on corporate culture

2. Italy Toscane Florence RESEARCH LOCATION

3. Work PROAXXES SRL International consultancy specialized in high tech businesses between the Netherlands and Italy

4. Research Theory used: Ball & McCulluch (2004) Trompenaars (1997) Hofstede (1984) Dutch and Italian respondents were gathered online, using LinkedIn. Both samples sizes were +/- 50 respondents

5. Trompenaars (2008) comparison

6. Hofstede (1986) comparison

7. conclusion There are many significant cultural differences between Dutch and Italian culture. Those differences have huge influence on corporate culture. The cultural differences can form barriers in doing business. Knowledge about the cultural differences is needed for doing business.

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