Why Doing Business in Malaysia? Malaysia represents a unique fusion of Malay,
Chinese and Indian traditions, creating a pluralistic and multicultural nation that has its character strongly rooted in social harmony, religion and pride in its ancestral background. Over the last few decades the country has evolved from a successful producer of raw materials to a multi-sector economy. Today, Malaysia offers a unique blend of old traditional culture and new technological innovations. As the Malaysian market continues to develop and prosper, acquiring the relevant skills and knowledge of Malaysian business culture is crucial when doing business in Malaysia.
Communicaid’s Doing Business in Malaysia cultural awareness courses are ideal for professionals and teams who endeavour to build more successful business relationships with Malaysian colleagues, suppliers and clients. Doing Business in Malaysia will provide you with the tools to maximise the competitive advantage of doing business in Malaysia through a combination of in-depth background information and hands-on practical tips and solutions.
Benefits
Communicaid’s Doing Business in Malaysia courses will provide you with:
- A comprehensive framework for understanding Malaysian business and culture
- Practical strategies for doing business with Malaysian counterparts more effectively
- A better understanding of the challenges of establishing or doing business in Malaysia
- Greater ability to establish successful relationships with your Malaysian colleagues, clients
and suppliers
Who should attend
A Communicaid Doing Business in Malaysia course will be of benefit to you if you are:
- Considering doing business in Malaysia
- Working with Malaysian business partners or colleagues
- Doing business with Malaysian clients and/or suppliers
- Involved in importing/exporting with Malaysian businesses
- Experiencing the challenges of doing business in Malaysia
Course Content
All our Doing Business in Malaysia training courses are designed to meet the specific needs of our clients depending on their specific requirements and existing skills set. A Doing Business in Malaysia course typically includes:
- Overview of Malaysian culture: history, politics, religion, language, beliefs and customs
- Discussion of Malaysian business and economic environment
- Malaysian cultural values and attitudes in the workplace such as hierarchy, face and
fatalism
- Working and communication styles for doing business in Malaysia
- Challenges and solutions for doing business in Malaysia
Approach
Doing Business in Malaysia programmes are available seven days a week, 365 days a year, either at one of our training centres in London, Paris, Frankfurt and New York or at your offices in any location worldwide. We usually recommend a one or two day course but can also offer a more flexible format to suit your schedule.
Suitably tailored materials will be used throughout your course and your trainer will provide a balance of structured input and discussion of case studies and scenarios relevant to your own particular context.
The most appropriate training format, content and approach for your Doing Business in Malaysia course will be discussed during your diagnostic consultancy.
Doing Business in Malaysia Course Trainer
Your Doing Business in Malaysia trainer will be assigned to you following the results of your diagnostic consultancy according to your objectives and areas of focus. Detailed below is the profile of a member of our Malaysian cultural training team.
MH
MH is a Professor of Anthropology at the Business School of the University of North London. He is Director of the International Institute for Culture, Tourism and Development and is former Chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Studies, UK. Prior to his current appointment MH was Director of the Institute of Pacific Asia Studies at the University of Hull and still maintains an active programme of research in Southeast Asia.
As a Southeast Asia analyst MH has made over 100 media appearances and has been interviewed by the BBC World Service Television, BBC radios 4 and 5, BBC Wales, Channel 4, Sky and CNN. He has also written and edited a number of specialist books on the subject.
As a consultant for Communicaid he has delivered Malaysian cultural awareness training to a range of clients Doing business in Malaysia including Talisman, Arup and BASS. |
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