Workshop on Multicultural Difference in Latvian and Swedish Companies
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Latvia kindly invites you to a Workshop on "Multicultural Difference in Latvian and Swedish Companies - WE ARE MORE ALIKE THAN WE REALIZE"
During the seminar, Gunita Smirnova and Katrina Osleja from Talentor will present a significant survey on cultural differences in Nordic-Baltic which was conducted by Talentor with the support of the Nordic Chambers in Baltics. Talentor is an HR consulting company operating in the Baltics, Scandinavia, Western Europe and Russia. More information with respect to the survey can be seen below.
Date: Tuesday, April 28
Time: 14.00-16.00 (one networking coffee break with light snacks)
Venue: Clarion Collection Hotel Valdemars, Kr. Valdemara iela 23 (2nd oor)
Admission: 15 EUR members/ 25 EUR non-members
Registration: by sending email to coordinator@scc.lv before April 26, 2015 5pm
Registration is financially binding, any cancellation after or no showing up with no notice before the registration deadline will be charged as attendance.
The interest regarding the way how different cultures affect organizational work culture has grown greatly, considering that the Nordic and Baltic companies cooperate more frequently than ever before and the number of employees working for companies in Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden increase. Thus, the aim of the survey was to gather information on the stereotypes about the Nordic and Baltic employees that are common in the organizations. Many of the cultural stereotypes existing in the Nordic-Baltic region were confirmed, yet there are also many similar approaches presented across the region. The results gave us a better understanding of each others expectations, motives and behavior, opportunities to adapt leadership style and team management approach to the local culture and effectively build and embed organizational values in other country’s subsidiaries. Therefore, the results of the survey are useful for both: the companies already operating in Nordic-Baltic region and those considering opening new entities in the region, in the Baltic States, in particular.