Passport South Africa

Your Pocket Guide to South African Business, Customs, and Etiquette

By Charles Mitchell
ISBN 1-885073-19-4
US$6.95
96 Pages
Passport South Africa contains detailed information about business practices, negotiating styles, customs, etiquette, government, view of foreigners, and much more in South Africa. 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 South Africa. The book is attractive, portable, easy to read, and short enough to digest in one sitting.

Table of Contents

Overview

Chapter 1: Country Facts

Chapter 2: The South Africans
Chapter 3: Cultural Stereotypes
Chapter 4: Regional Differences

Business Environment

Chapter 5: Government & Business

Chapter 6: The Work Environment
Chapter 7: Women in Business
Chapter 8: Making Connections
Chapter 9: Strategies for Success
Chapter 10: Time
Chapter 11: Business Meetings
Chapter 12: Negotiating with the South Africans
Chapter 13: Business Outside the Law

Customs & Etiquette

Chapter 14: Names & Greetings

Chapter 15: Communication Styles
Chapter 16: Customs
Chapter 17: Dress & Appearance
Chapter 18: Reading the South Africans
Chapter 19: Entertaining
Chapter 20: Socializing

Additional Information

Chapter 21: Basic South African Phrases

Chapter 22: Correspondence
Chapter 23: Useful Numbers
Chapter 24: Books and Internet Addresses

About the Author

Charles Mitchell was a general news reporter for the Rand Daily Mail in Johannesburg and served as a South African-based foreign correspondent for United Press International. Since then, he has visited the country frequently, writing about both business and lifestyle issues. Currently, he is Director of Publications for a New York-based business consulting firm that specializes in global equity and bond markets.