Passport Israel

Your Pocket Guide to Israeli Business, Customs, and Etiquette

By Donna Rosenthal

ISBN 1-885073-22-4
US$6.95
96 Pages
Passport Israel contains detailed information about business practices, negotiating styles, customs, etiquette, government, view of foreigners, and much more in Israel. International businesspeople will discover a wealth of hard-to-find information to help them break through cultural barriers and ease their fears about doing business in Israel. The book is attractive, portable, easy to read, and short enough to digest in one sitting.

Table of Contents

Overview

Chapter 1: Doing Business Across Cultures

Chapter 2: Country Facts
Chapter 3: The Israelis
Chapter 4: Cultural Stereotypes
Chapter 5: Regional Differences

Business Environment

Chapter 6: Government & Business

Chapter 7: The Work Environment
Chapter 8: Women in Business
Chapter 9: Making Connections
Chapter 10: Strategies for Success
Chapter 11: Time
Chapter 12: Business Meetings
Chapter 13: Negotiating with the Israelis
Chapter 14: Business Outside the Law

Customs & Etiquette

Chapter 15: Names & Greetings

Chapter 16: Communication Styles
Chapter 17: Customs
Chapter 18: Dress & Appearance
Chapter 19: Reading the Israelis
Chapter 20: Entertaining
Chapter 21: Socializing

Additional Information

Chapter 22: Basic Israeli Phrases

Chapter 23: Correspondence
Chapter 24: Useful Numbers
Chapter 25: Books and Internet Addresses

About the Authors

Donna Rosenthal worked in Israel for five years, as a news producer to Israel Television, a reporter for Israel Radio and a lecturer at the Hebrew University. She has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic Monthly and other publications.