Cultural , value and behavior presentaton.

1. Understanding Global & European Business
Environment
Suman BHATTARAISuman BHATTARAI
Country Presentation

2. NEPAL
Federal Democratic Rebublic of Nepal

3. Brief Information about Nepal
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Unification
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Kingdom declared
25 September 1768
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State declared
15 January 2007
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Republic declared
28 May 2008
Capital : Kathmandu
Population : 29 millions
Area: 147,181 Km²
Government:
Federal Parliamentary Republic
Legislature:
Parliament

4. 
Language: Nepalese
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Currency: Nepalese Rupees (NPR)
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Time Zone: Nepal Standard Time (UTC+5:45)
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Calender: Nepalese Calender (Bikram Sambat, 2074/07/13)
GDP
PPP: $74.02 Billions
Per capita (PPP): $2573
Brief Information about Nepal

5. General Knowledge about Greeting and Behavior
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Namaste / Namaskar
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Handshake
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Hi, Hello
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Drinking tea
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Elders are called by their title
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Never visit friends in hospital with
empty hand
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Takeoff your shoes before entering to
House
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Hiting while talking, making joke

6. Nepalese Culture in General
Attitude towards Time
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Time will be back
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Date postpone is normal
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Appointment can cancel at
last time
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Flexible time
Organizational Culture
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Hiring relatives
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Friendly behavior
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Inviting in family functions
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Making long term relations

7. Typology of Culture
1. Polychronic Culture
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Multiple activities at once
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Time is not so important
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Change plan easily
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Borrow & lend things often and easily
2. Pro-Partnership Culture
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Making good relationship
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Long term relation
4. Expressive Culture
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Many facial expression and
gesture
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Louder voice, Disturb eachother
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Closer Distance
3. Ceremonial Culture
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Arranging party
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Inviting Friends and
Relatives
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Many ritual activities

8. Organizational Culture
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High Power Distance – Big hierarchical pyradid
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Uncertainty Avoidence – Low uncertainty avoidence
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Collectivist Societies – group as the important element
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Masculinity/ Femininity – Low masculinity
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Long-term Orientation – future oriented

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