Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2009, 55(8):368-374 | DOI: 10.17221/6/2009-AGRICECON

The selected theoretical and practical viewpoints to managing cultural diversity in the international business

E. Horská1, A. Krasnodębski2
1 Faculty of Economics and Management, Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, Slovak Republic
2 Faculty of Agriculture and Economics, University of Agriculture, Krakow,

The paper is a contribution to the theoretical and applied research in the area of managing cultural diversity from the viewpoint of performing different managerial and marketing tasks. It includes the primary research results conducted during the period from 2007 to 2008 on the set of 200 agri-food companies in Slovakia, Spain, Poland and Austria. This study helps to understand the concept of the internationalization of business activities of the agri-food companies depending on the diversity of their external environment and market position. The main attention is devoted to the international trade links development with those businesses which for various reasons are considered as potential partners in the long run and include also the external EU trading partners.

Keywords: marketing, management, cultural diversity, internationalization, adaptation, standardization, territorial expansion

Published: August 31, 2009  Show citation

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Horská E, Krasnodębski A. The selected theoretical and practical viewpoints to managing cultural diversity in the international business. Agric. Econ. - Czech. 2009;55(8):368-374. doi: 10.17221/6/2009-AGRICECON.
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