ItalyBy: Jennifer Wykstra

Taylor Lyons

Ashley Signorelli

Derek Baum

http://www.infoplease.com/atlas/country/italy.html

http://www.youreuropemap.com/europe_map_5.html

Geography

Demographics

• Capital: Rome• Population: 61,261,254• Language(s): Italian (official), German, French• Religion(s): Roman Catholic, Christian, Jewish, Muslim• Life Expectancy: 81• (World Factbook, 2012)

http://www.growvc.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/rome-built-in-a-day.jpg

History

• Roots from the Roman Empire• 1861-Law Decree 4671, proclaims Kingdom of Italy• 1933- Institute for Industrial Reconstruction instituted by

Mussolini and Fascist regime• Protectionism policy with IRI• 1946 - Referendum votes for republic to replace monarchy. • 1955 - Italy joins United Nations, involvement in the

“western economic world”• 1960s-1970s- Failed Landing• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyKPxD7P6C4

(Bloomberg, 2012)(Italy @ 150, 2012) (Entrepreneurial Typologies, 2011)

History

• 1970s- rise of big business, “Capitalism without rules”• Fourth Capitalism and “Pocket Multinationals”• Entrepreneurs as individuals, not as part of complex

economic system• 2002 Jan - Euro replaces the lira. • Currently in a recession

(Bloomberg, 2012)(Italy @ 150, 2012) (Entrepreneurial Typologies, 2011)

Values

• Religion: Roman Catholic• Family • Individualism-clothes• Masculinity• Time is not money• Networks

(Media, 2013)(Kwintessential, 2013).

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Introductions

• Good Morning/ Good Evening• Mr. & Ms.• Handshakes• Kissing• Business cards• Calling cards• Elders• Women• Gifts

(Media, 2013)(Kwintessential, 2013)

Communicating

• Italian• English• People talk at the same time• Gestures• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0n4Vw6twKo

• Eye contact• Standing distance• Talk about: Italian culture, food, wine, family and films• Avoid religion, politics, controversial football teams, and World

War II

(Workplace, 2013)(Kwintessential, 2013)

Food and Hospitality

• Food • Meetings over meal• Mannerisms• Follow lead of host• Olive Oil• 10% tip• Considered rude to leave the table• Gifts

http://whygo-eur.s3.amazonaws.com/www.italylogue.com/files/2007/07/foodpage4.jpg

(Media, 2013)(Kwintessential, 2013)

Businesses

• 8:30 am until 6:30pm Monday to Friday • 1-2 hours for lunch.

• Environmentally efficient• Aesthetically pleasing• Decisions can take a long time

(Media, 2013)(Kwintessential, 2013).

Avoid

• The number 17• Purple• Yellow flowers• Hand placements/ posture• Chewing gum • Eating in streets

http://blogs.plos.org/obesitypanacea/files/2012/01/chewing-gum.jpg

(Media, 2013).

Sum it up

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7guTnHBcCM

References

• BBC ©. (2012, February 14). BBC News - Timeline: Italy. BBC News - Home. Retrieved February 18, 2013, from http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_

•  Entrepreneurial Typologies in the History of Industrial Italy: Reconsiderations

Franco Amatori Business History Review / Volume 85 / Issue 01 / March 2011, pp 151-180

http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=8273710 • Italy @ 150: The Discourse of the Nation at the Sesquicentennial (1861‐2011)

Author: Bouchard, Norma

Source: Italian Culture, Volume 30, Number 1, March 2012 , pp. 3-6(4)

Publisher: Maney Publishing

http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/maney/itc/2012/00000030/00000001/art00001?crawler=true• Kwintessential Ltd. (n.d.). Italy - Language, Culture, Customs and Etiquette | global-etiquette | resources. Professional

Translation Services | Interpreters | Intercultural Communication | Cross Cultural Training . Retrieved February 18, 2013, from http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/global-etiquette/italy-country-profile.html

• Media. (n.d.). Doing Business in Italy - Italian Business Culture - Italian Culture - World Business Culture. World

Business Culture :: Key information on Business Culture in the worlds leading 39 economies . Retrieved February 18, 2013, from http://www.worldbusinessculture.com/business-in-italy.html• Rotondi, F., & Totaro, L. (2012, September 13). Italian Economy to Shrink 0.6% in 2013, Employers Say –

Bloomberg. Bloomberg - Business, Financial & Economic News, Stock Quotes. Retrieved February 19, 2013, http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-13/italian-economy-to-shrink-0-6-in-2013-employers say.html• World Factbook. (2012, July 19). Italy Demographics Profile 2012. Index Mundi - Country Facts.

Retrieved February 18, 2013, from http://www.indexmundi.com/italy/demographics• Workplace, t. c., life, i. d., & comfortable, t. l. (2009, October 15). Cultural Information - Italy | Centre for Intercultural

Learning . Welcome page - Centre for Intercultural Learning / Page d'accueil - Centre dâapprentissage �� interculturel. Retrieved February 18, 2013, from http://www.intercultures.ca/cil-cai/ci-ic-eng.asp?iso=it#cn-2