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This guide to Dutch business culture explains the Dutch workplace environment, hierarchy, meetings, negotiations, time perception and typical business culture in the Netherlands. chCVandf oundaj obi nt heNet her l ands,t he Oncey ou’ v esucces sf ul l ywr i t t enaDut nextst epi st oadapty ourwor ki ngst yl et oDut chbusi nesscul t ur e.Under st andi ngt he bus i nesscul t ur al di ffer encesi nt heDut c hwor kpl acei sneces sar yt os ucceedi ny our car eeri nt heNet her l ands .Lear ni ngDut chbusi nes scul t ur ewi l l easey ourpr of ess i onal i nt egr at i onandabi l i t yt owor kwi t handmot i v at ey ourcol l eagues,whi chi spar t i cul ar l y i mpor t antf ormanager i alr ol es. Thesef ol l owi ngt i psonbusi nesscul t ur ei nt heNet her l andswi l lhel py ouunder st and t hesoci alr ul esatpl ayi ny ourDut chwor kpace:        

Hi er ar chyi nDut chbusi nesscul t ur e Dut chbusi nessst r at egy,pl anni nganddeci si onmaki ng Meet i ngsandnegot i at i onsi nt heNet her l ands Per cept i onoft i mei nDut chbusi nesscul t ur e Dut chbusi nesscul t ur egr eet i ngs Dr esscodei nDut chbusi nesscul t ur e Theuseofbusi nesscar ds Busi nessdi nner si nDut chbusi nesscul t ur e

Hierarchy in Dutch business culture Thehi er ar chyi nDut chbusi nesscul t ur ei sgener al l ynotv er yr i gor ousbuti nst ead r el at i v el yflexi bl e.Peopl ewi l leasi l yi gnor eaut hor i t ywhent heydeem i tnecess ar y .The egal i t ar i ani s m andopennesschar act er i s i ngDut chsoc i et yi sr eflect edi nt hehor i z ont al st r uct ur eofDut chbus i nesscul t ur eseeni nmanyDut chcompani es,wher ebot ht he managi ngdi r ect orandt heempl oy eesar eal lconsi der edcowor k er s .Ex ecut i v esdonot usual l ydi spl ayt hei rpower–t hebossi spar toft hegr oup.However ,t hi sdoesnotmean t hathe/ shedoesnothav eanyaut hor i t ywi t hi nt hebusi ness( orbedr i j f :busi nessi n Dut ch) .I ti sal socommonf orDut chempl oy eest ot ak ei ni t i at i v eandr es ponsi bi l i t ywhi l e wor k i ngi ndependent l y .

Dut chpeopl euseani nf or maly etdi r ectmannerofcommuni cat i oni nDut chbusi ness cul t ur e,al t houghaf ewst r i ctf or mal i t i esar ek ept .Fori nst ancewhent her ei sanot abl e di ffer encei nageori nr ank,peopl ewi l luset hef or mal‘ u‘and‘ meneer ‘( s i r )and ‘ mevr ouw‘ ( madam) .Thet ypi calDut chcommuni cat i onst yl eamongcol l eaguesi st he i nf or mal‘ j e‘andfir s tnames.

Dutch business strategy and planning Dut chcompani esar ecaut i ousandpr agmat i caboutt hei rs t r at egy ,andDut chbusi ness cul t ur eusual l yi nv ol v esst epby st eppl anni ng.Thes t r at egi cdi r ect i onofacompanyi s communi cat edt oar el at i v el yl owl ev eli nt heor gani sat i on. I nDut chbusi nesscul t ur e,manager sar enotconsi der edomni sci ent .Rat hert he managerwi l l knowt hegener alst r at egi cout l i nes ,andhavespeci al i s edempl oy eest o t ak ecar eoft hedet ai l s .Dut chempl oy eeswi l lt her ef or enotexpecthi m/ hert obeso muchofanexper t ,butr at herapr obl em sol v erorf aci l i t at or .Al otofemphasi si sputon br i ngi ngmul t i pl especi al i s t st oget heri nagr oup,t her ebyi mpr ov i ngt hedi v er si t yand exper t i s eofagr oup.

Business decisions Mostdeci si ons ,i npol i t i cs,i nDut chbusi nesscul t ur eandeveni nsoci all i f e,hav et obe madeont hegr oundsofconsensus.TheDut chegal i t ar i ani sm i sdi s pl ay edi nt hef act t hatsuggest i onsf r om al lwor k er sar ewel come.Subs equent l y ,t hepr ocessofr eac hi nga dec i si oni st i meconsumi ng.Howev er ,oncedeci si onsar emade,i mpl ement at i oni sf ast andeffici ent .

Meetings in the Netherlands TheDut ch–i nl i newi t ht hei rl ongi ngf orconsensus–ar ef ondofmeet i ngs.Meet i ngs ar eusual l yi nf or mal ,al t hought heyar egener al l yhel donfix edt i mesandpr ot ocol sand agendasar epar tofi t .Themai nai m ofameet i ngi st odi scussv ar i ousopt i ons,r each consensusandt ak edeci si ons,i nl i newi t hv al uesofDut chbusi nesscul t ur e. Al lmember sofameet i ngar eexpect edt omak eacont r i but i on,r egar dl esst hei rposi t i on i nt hecompany .Ther ef or e,i ti sadvi sabl et opr epar ey our s el fwel l ,nomat t eratwhi ch l ev eloft hecompanyy ouar e.For ei gner sof t enper cei v eDut chmeet i ngsasi neffect i v e, y ett heyar eseenasani nst r umentt omak esur et hatev er ybodyi shear d.

Negotiations in Dutch business culture

TheDut cht endt ogetr i ghtdownt obusi nessandnegot i at i onspr oceedatar api dpace. Theyar eknownt obef or cef ul ,s t ubbor nandt oughnegot i at or s,whi l ehonest yand r el i abi l i t yar eper cei v edasv i t al l yi mpor t anti nbusi nesscul t ur ei nt heNet her l ands.

Time perception in Dutch business culture ‘ Ti mei smoney’i sacat chphr aset hatwor ksi nbusi nesscul t ur ei nt heNet her l ands.At meet i ngst heDut chpr ef ert ogetr i ghtdownt obus i nessasmostsmal lt al ki sconsi der ed awast eoft i me.Dut c hpeopl et endt ok eepappoi nt ment sandar eusual l yont i me.

Keeping appointments r uct ur edagendasi nsoci all i f eandi nDut ch Peopl ei nt heNet her l andshav est bus i nesscul t ur e.Mi s si nganappoi nt mentorbei ngl at eatameet i ngi snotonl y exper i encedasannoyi ng,butal s oasunr el i abl e.Duet ot hecr owdeds i t uat i onont he r oadsafiv et omaxi mum 10mi nut eflexi bi l i t yi sal l owedbutnott ak enf orgr ant ed.

Dutch business greetings

I nDut chbusi nesscul t ur e,i t ’ st ypi cal t oshak ehandswi t hever ybodypr esentandsay y ourfir standl astname.Dur i ngaconv er s at i on,t heDut chexpectr at heri nt ensi v eey e cont act .Looki ngsomebodyst r ai ghti nt ot heey esi si nt er pr et edast r ust wor t hy . TheDut chki sseachot hert hr eet i mesont hecheeks( r i ght ,l ef t ,r i ght ) ,butt hi si sonl y donewhenpeopl eknoweachot herwel l .

Business dress code

I nt heNet her l ands,dr esscodescanbeamaz i ngl yi nf or mal i nDut chbusi nesscul t ur e.A t r adi t i onalsui tandt i ei sr equi r edonl yi nhi gherci r cl esofbus i nessorwhenwor ki ngf or t hegov er nment .I ngener al ,busi nesss ui t sar ewor nbypeopl ei nmanagement pos i t i ons ,atmeet i ngsandats peci aloccasi ons.I nt hesummer ,j eans,bl ousesandt shi r t sandev ent r ai ner sar enotuncommoni nt heNet her l ands ’ wor kcul t ur e.

Use of business cards Car dsar eusual l yex changedaf t erorneart heendofaconv er sat i oni nt heNet her l ands ’ wor kcul t ur e.Busi nesscar dsusual l ycont ai ns omebody’ sf unct i onandacademi ct i t l e.

SomeDut chcar dsal soi ncl udepeopl es ’pr i v at eaddr essandt el ephonenumber .Thi si s , however ,notani nv i t at i ont ophonet hem af t erofficehour s.

Business wining and dining Lunchi sseenasanecessi t y ,notasoci aleventi nDut chbusi nessc ul t ur e.Ther ef or e mostempl oy eeseatasandwi chbehi ndt hei rcomput er ,orbr i ngsandwi chesev eni nt oa meet i ng.Busi nessl unchesar enotuncommon,butnotv er yf r equenti nDut chbusi ness cul t ur e.Thet endencyt ogooutf orl unchoreatwi t hcol l eaguesi nameet i ngr oom, however ,i sgr owi ng. Taki ngbusi nesspar t ner soutf ordi nneri sseenasapr i v at eev ent ,consequent l yi tr ar el y happensi nDut chbusi nesscul t ur e.Dur i ngdi nnert her ewi l lbes omesmal l t al k,al t hough bus i nesswi l l bet hemai nt opi cofconv er sat i on.Goodt opi cst ot al kaboutout si deof bus i nessar ey ourhomecount r yorc i t y ,cul t ur alev ent sorspor t s.Fami l yandhobbi es al s opl ayani mpor t antr ol ei nDut c hs oci et y . …………………………………………………………………….

Though the countries share a border and a similar language, the business cultures in Germany and the Netherlands have some differences that may influence your decision of where to work. I ngener al ,Ger manyi sknownf orr i gi dl yf ol l owi ngpr ocedur esandadher i ngt ot her ul es i nt hewor kpl ace,whi l et heDut chhandl ebusi nesswi t hamor el ai dbackappr oach. I nt er nat i onalr ecr ui t mentagencyUndut chabl esexpl ai nst heot herdi ffer encesbet ween Dut chandGer manwor kcul t ur e,andwher et hei rchar act er i st i csov er l ap. Undutchables

Undut chabl esi sar ecr ui t mentagenc yf orexpat s.Oper at i ngacr osst heNet her l ands ( wi t hbr anchesi nAmst er dam,Rot t er dam,Ut r echt ,TheHagueandEi ndhov en) , Undut chabl eshel psever y onef r om fir st j obber st oexper i encedex ecut i v espr ogr esst hei r car eer swhenmovi ngt ot heNet her l ands.

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The Netherlands tops work-life balance Whi l ebot hGer manyandt heNet her l andsbot hr ankaboveaver agei nt er msofwor k l i f e bal ance,t heNet her l andsr ecent l yov er cameDenmar kt ol andi nt heNo.1spot , accor di ngt ot heOECDBet t erLi f eI ndex.Empl oy eesi nt heNet her l andsshoul dnot

expectt owor kv er yl onghour s— onl y0. 4per centdoso,accor di ngt ot hei ndex .For Ger many ,t hatfigur ej umpst o5per cent ,al l owi ngf orl essl ei sur et i mef ort hosewor ki ng i nt hecount r y .I faheal t hywor k l i f ebal ancei shi ghl yi mpor t ant ,t heNet her l andsi st he bet t erchoi ce. I nbot hcount r i es,howev er ,i t ’ snotent i r el ycommont or egul ar l ysoci al i sewi t h col l eaguesdur i ngt hatgener ousl ei sur et i me.Whi l et her ear et heoccasi onal t eambui l di ngact i v i t i esandgr oupdi nner s,Ger manandDut chempl oy eesgener al l yk eep t hei rpr i v at el i f epr i v at e. Adv er t i s ement

Hierarchy in the workplace in Germany I nGer manbusi nesscul t ur e,t her ei sgener al l yahi gherdegr eeofpr of essi onal i sm and f or mal i t yi nt hewor kpl acet hani nt heNet her l ands.Hi er ar chi esar ei npl ace,andt hose wi t hmor eaut hor i t yex pecti mmedi at er espect .Aj uni ormemberoft het eam woul dbe l essl i k el yt ogi v eanunsol i c i t edopi ni ont ot heCEO oft hecompanyi nGer manyt hani n t heNet her l ands.I nf act ,i nt heNet her l ands,compani esar emor el i k el yt oact ual l y encour agecol l abor at i onamongr anks.Thehi er ar chi calposi t i onsi nt heNet her l andsar e t her e,butempl oy eesar egener al l yt r eat edasequal s.

Wi t ht i t l esbei ngs or ev er edi nGer many ,i ti snotsur pr i si ngt hatt hecount r y’ sr esi dent s beatt heDut chbyasubst ant i almar gi ni nt er msofacademi cs :accor di ngt ot heOECD I ndex,87per centofGer manadul t sbet weent heagesof25and64havecompl et ed uppers econdar yeducat i oncompar edt o76per centofDut chadul t s. Adv er t i s ement

Perks of working in Germany vs. the Netherlands Ther ear ecer t ai nbenefit st hatdi fferdependi ngont hecount r y .Forex ampl e,par ent al sr est r i ct edt oj ustt wodaysofpai dl eav ef ort hepar t ner l eavei nt heNet her l andsi ( t houghi tcanbeex t endedt ofiv e) ,whi l eGer manyencour agesf at her st ot ak ea dpat er ni t yl eavet hankst oi t sr ecentr ef or msi nt he mi ni mum oft womont hsofpai count r y .Ger mansmak emor emoney ,t oo:t heav er agenet adj ust eddi sposabl ei ncome percapi t ai nGer many ,accor di ngt ot heOECDI ndex ,i sUSD31, 925,whi l et heDut ch ear nUSD27, 759. Ont heot herhand,Dut chempl oy er sar er equi r edt opay8per centhol i dayal l owancet o i t swor k er s ;i nGer many ,t her ei snosuchl aw,andhol i dayal l owancei sgi v enatt he

di s cr et i onoft heempl oy er .Fur t her mor e,wheny ou’ r esi cki nGer many ,y ou’ r er equi r edt o gi vey ourempl oy eranot ef r om y ourdoct ori fy oumi sswor k— i nt heNet her l ands,y our wor di senough.

Shared values in the Dutch and German workplace Bei ngsocl osei npr oxi mi t ymeanst hatt her ei ssomeov er l apbet weent heDut chand Ger manwor kcul t ur esdespi t et hest ar kdi ffer ences. Punctuality I nbot hGer manyandt heNet her l ands ,wheny oumak eanappoi nt ment ,t hatt i mei shel d sacr ed— y ouar eev enexpect edt oshowupbef or et hemeet i ngbegi ns.Wor k er swho comef r om count r i est hatdon’ tk eept ost r i ctschedul es ,suchast hosei nLat i nand Sout hAmer i ca,f orexampl e,mayneedt oadj ustt hei rbehavi our si nor dert oadaptt ot he wor kcul t ur eandav oi doffendi ngcol l eaguesandcl i ent s. Directness I fy ouar enotusedt ohear i nghonestopi ni ons,y oumayneedt oment al l ypr epar e y our sel fwhenwor ki ngi nt heNet her l andsorGer many .I nbot hcount r i es,di r ect nessi s v al ued— t heysaywhatt heymeanwi t houtdanci ngar oundt hesubj ectort r y i ngt oo har dt opr ot ectsomeone’ sf eel i ngs.I tmayt ak esomeget t i ngusedt o,espec i al l yi fy ou ar ef r om acount r yi nwhi c hext r emepol i t enessi spl acedabov ecl earcommuni cat i on, suchasJapan. I fy ou’ v ebeenl i v i ngi nGer manyandwi l lst ar twor ki ngi nt heNet her l ands( orvi cev er sa) , i ti shel pf ulf orbot hy ourcar eerandsoci all i f et ounder s t andevent hesl i ght est di ffer encesi ndoi ngbusi nessi nei t hercount r y— y oumayi mpr essy ournewcol l eagues wi t hy ourwor kcul t ur eknowhowev enbef or ey ousi tdownaty ourdesk. …………………………………………………..

Business networking groups help you meet new business contacts and like-minded professionals; here is a list of business organisations and clubs in the Netherlands. TheNet her l andshasnumer ousbusi nessnet wor ki nggr oupsandbusi ness or gani sat i onsf orexpat sl ooki ngf orei t herpr of essi onalorsoci al net wor ki ngev ent s, andi tcanbeagr eatwayf orf or ei gner st oi nt egr at ei nt ot heNet her l ands,findaDut ch awor dof mout hormeeti mpor t antbusi nesscont act s . j obvi Bot hmember sandguest sar et ypi c al l yi nvi t edt onet wor ki ngevent s,whi chcani ncl ude anyt hi ngf r om semi nar sandwor k shopst ospeci alhol i daycel ebr at i ons .Somebusi ness

net wor ki nggr oupsar ecat er edt ohel pf or ei gner sconnectwi t ht heDut chi nt er nat i onal bus i nesscommuni t y .Her ei sal i stoft hemai nbusi nessnet wor ki nggr oups,busi ness or gani sat i onsandbusi nesscl ubsi nt heNet her l andsf orexpat s.

American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) TheAmer i canChamberofCommer cei nt heNet her l ands( AmCham)i sanonpr ofit , nongov er nment al ,nonpol i t i cal ,v ol unt ar ybusi nessor gani sat i onofcompani esand i ndi vi dual swhoi nv esti nandt r adebet weent heUni t edSt at esofAmer i caandt he Net her l ands.Est abl i shedi n1961andnowi ni t ssi xt hdecadeofs er vi cet ot heUS bus i nesscommuni t y ,t heAmer i canChamberofCommer cei nt heNet her l ands ( AmCham)seekst of ur t herdev el opbus i nessr el at i onsbet weest heUSandt he Net her l ands. Websi t e:www. amcham. nl Adv er t i s ement

Amsterdam American Business Club (AABC) AABCi sapr of essi onalbusi nessnet wor kgr oupwhosemai npur posei st ohel pi mpr ov e bus i ness t obusi nesscont act sbet weenDut chandAmer i canbus i nesses.Thecl ub cons i st spr i mar i l yofAmer i canandDut chpr of ess i onal sbutal soi ncl udesabr oadvar i et y ofnat i onal i t i esandpr of essi onalback gr ounds .Theycur r ent l yhaveal most1000 member sandhol dal unc hev er yt hi r dMondayoft hemont h.Onal t er nat i ngmont hs, t heyal l owt wooft hei rsponsor st ogi v ea‘ mar k etpl acepr esent at i on’ ,whi chnor mal l y l ast sar ound10–15mi nut es. Websi t e:www. aabc. nl

Ther ear eal sospeci alevent sdur i ngt hey earsuchasourLaborDayPi cni cand Thanks gi vi ngDi nner . Adv er t i s ement

Australian Business in Europe (ABIE) Aust r al i anBusi nessi nEur ope( ABI E)i sabusi nessor gani sat i onf orAust r al i ansl i vi ngi n Eur opeandf orEur opeanswi shi ngt omai nt ai naconnect i onwi t hAust r al i a.I t ’ san or gani sat i onofmor et hanhundr edsofi ndi vi dual sacr osst heUK,t heNet her l ands, Bel gi um,Fr ance,Ger many ,I t al yandot hercount r i es.ABI Ehost sev ent st hr oughoutt he y earal ongsi dequar t er l ydi nner s. Websi t e:www. abi enl . nl

Club of Amsterdam TheCl ubofAmst er dam i sani ndependent ,not f or pr ofit ,i nt er nat i onalf oundat i on i nv ol v edi ni nnov at i oni ni ndust r i es ,sc i enceandsoci et y .Thi sbusi nesscl ubor gani ses

ev ent s,semi nar sandsummi t sonr el ev anti ssuesandpubl i shesfindi ngsand pr oceedi ngst hr oughv ar i ousoffli neandonl i nemedi achannel s. cl ubof amst er dam. com Websi t e:www. Adv er t i s ement

Commercial Anglo-Dutch Society (CADS)

TheCommer ci alAngl oDut chSoci et y( CADS)i sapr of essi onalAmst er dam bus i ness net wor ki nggr oupwhosemai npur posei st opr omot eAngl oDut chr el at i onshi pst hr ough aser i esofcul t ur al ,busi nessandsoci al ev ent s ,suchasmont hl yl uncheswi t hguest speak er sev er yl astFr i dayoft hemont h. Websi t e:www. cadamst er damor g

Connecting Women

Connect i ngWomeni sani nt er nat i onalcommuni t yofdi v er sewoment hatai mst o pr ovi demember sandguest swi t hanenr i chi ngandi nspi r i ngmont hl yev eni ngof l ear ni ngandshar i ng.Member scanmeetwomeni nsi mi l arsi t uat i ons ,net wor kandenj oy speak er sondi v er set opi csf r om per sonalandpr of ess i onaldev el opmentt osoci aland envi r onment ali ssues.Youhav et obeamembert oj oi nevent s. connect i ngwomen. nl Websi t e:www. Adv er t i s ement

European Professional Women’s Network Amsterdam Eur opeanPr of essi onalWomen’ sNet wor ki savi br antgr owi ngpanEur opeanf eder at i on ofmor et han15women’ sbusi nessor gani sat i ons .Thecommonobj ect i vei st opr ovi de womenwi t ht het ool s,net wor ksandsuppor tt heyneedt oass umel eader shi p.Theyai m t oshar eknowl edgeacr ossEur ope,andar ei nv ol v edi nsever alEur opewi dei ni t i at i v es. Theycombi neasophi st i cat edonl i nenet wor ki ngpl at f or m,l i nki ngs ever alt housand bus i nesswomenacr ossEur ope,wi t hr egul ar ,offli neev ent si nmanyci t i esi ncl udi ng Amst er dam. Websi t e:www. pwnamst er dam. net

Foreign Press Association

TheFor ei gnPr essAssoc i at i oni sapr of essi onalor gani sat i onr epr esent i ngabout100 f or ei gnj our nal i st swhocovert heNet her l andsf orf or ei gnmedi a.Member sj our nal i st s wor kf orsomeoft hemosti mpor t anti nt er nat i onalmedi ai nt hewor l di nc l udi ngReut er s, DowJones ,t heAssoci at edPr ess ,AFP,Bl oomber g,XI NHUA,TASSanddpaamong ot her s. bpvf pa. nl Websi t e:www. Adv er t i s ement

French Chamber of Commerce Netherlands TheChambr edeCommer c eetd’ I ndust r i eFr ancePay sBas( CCIFr anceNet her l ands) i sapr i vat ebusi nessor gani sat i onconsi s t i ngof200membercompani esf r om v ar i ous sect or s.Thei rgoali st opr omot et r adebet weenFr anceandt heNet her l andsandt o st r engt hent heFr ancoDut chr el at i onswi t hi nt hebusi nesscommuni t yi nt he Net her l ands. Websi t e:www. cf ci . nl

Irish Netherlands Business Association TheI r el andNet her l andsBusi nessAss oci at i on( I NBA)connect sI r i shandDut ch bus i nesspeopl ei nt heNet her l andst hr oughr egul arnet wor ki ngevent s.I NBApr ovi desa usef ul f or um f ormaki ngconnect i onsbet weencompani esandi ndi vi dual swhoar e i nv ol v edi nbusi nessandcommer c i alact i vi t i esi nbot hI r el andandt heNet her l ands ,or whoar eengagedi nt r adebet weent hecount r i es. Webs i t e:www. i nba. nl Adv er t i s ement

Italian Professionals the Netherlands

Thi spr of essi onalgr oupai mst opr ovi debet t erconnect i onsbet weenI t al i anempl oy ees wor k i ngi nt heNet her l ands.Toj oi nt hi sbusi nessgr oup,y oumusthav east r ong pr of ess i onalconnect i onswi t ht heNet her l ands. Websi t e:www. l i nkedi n. com

Junior Chamber International – Amsterdam Juni orChamberI nt er nat i onal( J CI )Amst er dam I nt er nat i onali sani nt er nat i onalchapt er ofambi t i ousy oungpr of ess i onal sbet weent heageof21and40whoar eser i ousabout bus i nessnet wor ki ngandseeki ngpossi bi l i t i esf orper s onalandmanagementski l l s dev el opment .J uni orChamberhas2, 500member si nt heNet her l andsand250, 000 wor l dwi de.Thepur poseofJCIi st ocont r i but et ot headv ancementoft hegl obal communi t ybypr ovi di ngt heoppor t uni t yf ory oungpeopl et odevel opt hei rper sonal sk i l l s ,soci alr esponsi bi l i t y ,ent r epr eneur s hi pandf el l owshi p,necessar yt ocr eat eposi t i v e change. j ci ai . nl/www. j ci . cc Webs...