Business Customs, Protocol and
Etiquette in Indonesia

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Report title: Business Meetings and Negotiations in Indonesia
Total words: 794
Topics summary:
Setting appointments ..... Decisions making power ..... The first meetings ..... Addressing your counterpart ..... Introductions ..... Business cards ..... Opening conversations ..... Proper gestures ..... Business dress ..... Discussing business .... Your local representative ..... Negotiating ..... Concessions ..... Head-on confrontations ..... Reading the progress of negotiations ..... Nonverbal messages ..... Government bureaucracy ..... Senior executives ..... Signing an agreement
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Report title: Starting Your Business in Indonesia
Total words: 1390
Topics summary:
Introductions ...... Connections ..... Establishing your credentials ..... Indonesian culture ..... Senior level executives ..... Government connections ..... Establishing a direct contact ..... Decision making ..... Indonesian society ..... Middle managers ..... Negotiating ..... Bargaining ..... Maintaining the relationship ..... Gifts and gift-giving
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Report title: Doing Business in Indonesia
Total words: 1770
Topics summary:
The language of business .... Making initial contact .... Building relationship .... Hierarchy and status .... Showing respect .... Communication style ..... Maintaining harmony ..... Making presentations ....
Negotiating .... Decision-making behavior .... Business protocol
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Report title: Visiting Your Counterpart's Home in Indonesia
Total words: 273
Topics summary:
Appropriate gifts ..... House protocol .... Dress code .... Arriving on time .... Proper gestures ..... Food and drinks
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Report title: Business and culture in Indonesia
Total words: 1880
Topics summary:
Western vs. Indonesian business cultures .... Understanding slametan .... Being a foreign manager .... Sense of time .... Goal achievement .... Building relationship .... Meeting deadlines .... Making concessions .... Loyalty and obedience .... Indonesian managers
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Report title: Trading with Indonesia
Total words: 1662
Topics summary:
Looking for an Agent .... Setting the Groundwork .... Scheduling Appointments .... Trade Barriers .... Customs Valuation .... Import Licenses .... Export Controls .... Import Documentation Requirements ..... Free Trade Zones ..... Labeling Requirements ..... Prohibited Imports .... How to Avoid a Bribery Trap
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