Business may be fundamentally the same the world over, but management style differs greatly.
Suggestions by subordinates might be welcomed in one culture but seen as inappropriate in another. Employees in a new country may be confused if bosses are not more hands-on, or feel stifled when they are.
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Indian companies are striving to keep their female employees at work in a culture that expects women to put their familial commitments first.
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