HW Cross-border merger

Positive effects

Getting additional resources

Stimulating economic development

Increase in product and income

Acceleration of economic growth and development

Negative effects

State regulation of foreign investment

Prohibition of investment in certain sectors

Special investment conditions

Oral communication skills

Actie listening

Make eye contact

Schedule sufficient, uninterrupted time for meetings

Genuinely seek information

Avoid being emotional or attacking others

Avoid being emotional or attacking othersbtopic

Avoid making distracting gestures

Don't talk to fill pauses, or respond to statements in a point‐counterpoint fashion.

Constructive feedback

Keep feedback impersonal and goal‐orientedopic

Offer feedback as soon after the action as possible

Ask questions to ensure understanding of the feedback

Direct negative feedback toward behavior that the recipient can control

Written communication skills

Use the P.O.W.E.R. Plan for preparing each message: plan, organize, write, edit, and revise

Draft the message with the readers in mind

Give the message a concise title and use subheadings where appropriate

Use simple words and short, clear, sentences and paragraphs

Summarize main points at the end and let the reader know what he must do next

Punctuality

need to come in advance

can be late

you need to be on time

Dress-code

headdress

clothing length

colours

non-verbal signs

body language

eye contact

sign "OK"

Gifts giving

It's allowed

It's forbidden

Greetings

nod

verbal greeting

Laws

Taxes

interest rate in different countries

taxes for foreigers

The level of optimism or pessimism

what determines an investor to take decision and many times this is correlated to the perception of an economic environment

Changing the structure of the company

salary

employment of employees (mandatory knowledge of a foreign language)

Perception

the country deals with social issues can influence the investor in such a way that a decision can be taken based only on these factors