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Typical Portuguese Behaviours, Cultural Values, and a Dutch Perspective
Bos, P.M. (2024) Typical Portuguese Behaviours, Cultural Values, and a Dutch Perspective.
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| Abstract: | As part of an ongoing effort by the ‘One market, many cultures’ project which maps cultural differences in the European Union (EU), this paper provides detailed insights into typical behaviours of Portuguese people on the work floor as they were experienced by Dutch people working and living in Portugal. The overarching project has already done several such comparisons to help map cultural differences within the EU, but Portugal has yet to be considered. Moreover, while there are plenty of studies which (attempt to) describe some part of Portuguese culture, even in relation to The Netherlands, only one has sought to study typical Portuguese behaviours (cultural standards) on the work floor and none have linked these to underlying cultural values. This study seeks to add to the current discourse by doing both. Additionally, this study provides a more nuanced interpretation of more general, popular cultural frameworks. The findings of this paper suggest twelve cultural standards and four underlying cultural values. The latter being “Obeying”, “Harmony”, “Pride”, and “Flexibility”. Lastly, this paper explains how these values are related to the discovered cultural standards and how both relate to existing literature before providing actionable recommendations for those who find themselves in certain situations. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 02 science and culture in general |
| Programme: | Business Administration MSc (60644) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/104780 |
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