"Cultural Dimensions - Korea" was written for the dedicated traveler, professional or business person, and serious expatriate who wants to hit the ground running in this complex cultural environment. This is not a book about manners and etiquette - rather, it focuses on what any foreigner needs to know about how their own cultural values and perspectives are likely to interact with the values and perspectives of their Korean counterparts, co-workers, and friends. Mastering the contents of this book will propel you a long way toward the goal of being able to integrate yourself as seamlessly as possible into the social and business life of South Korea. Tim Leffel, a well-known travel writer has this to say about 'Cultural Dimensions - Korea" "I checked this one out first because I spent 14 months there as an English teacher in the late 1990s. To say it was a struggle sometimes from a cultural standpoint is putting it mildly. Some expats couldn't deal at all and they bailed out. Others coped by doing nothing but working and hanging out in expat bars, avoiding contact with most locals. Others just got bitter and were a royal pain to be around. The easiest course is to go with the flow, and this guide has plenty of advice on how to do that. I found the information throughout to be spot-on and consistent with my experiences there. I wish I'd had this in hand before I moved there and started working." http: //travel.booklocker.com/tag/expatriate-guides/
About the Author: Professional History 1965-67 Peace Corps Volunteer, Rural Community Development, West Africa 1967-68 Teacher - Head Start program, Caribbean and U.S. 1969 - present Writer and editor; video and television producer; corporate trainer (cross-cultural communication/international business management); CBT developer 1976-present S.E.C. Registered Financial Advisor; managing private family investment funds and charitable donations. 1981 - 1986 Founder of Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company. Worked with Native American groups to develop a market for native, natural tobacco produced by Native Americans on tribal lands. Sold the company to outside investors in 1986. 1990-1999 Founder of CultureBanc.com, an online cross-cultural training company. Principal clients included AT&T, Shell Group, American Airlines, Texas Instruments, GTE, Texas Utilities, British Airways. Sold the company in 1999. 1995-97 Computer-based training developer and international management consultant to the non-profit Centre for International Business Studies, Amstelveen, The Netherlands. 1997-1999 Adjunct Professor of International Management, University of Texas at Dallas, Graduate School of Management. Developed and implemented the original distance learning curriculum for this Executive MBA program. 2001 - present Public service grant writer for Texas non-profit agencies. Responsible for obtaining over $700,000 in grant assistance to local community service organizations. Publications HARDCOPY BOOKS The Cultivators Handbook of Marijuana, 1969, Bookpeople The Connoisseur's Handbook of Marijuana, 1974, Rolling Stone/Straight Arrow Books The International Cultivators Handbook, 1974 Wingbow Press, First Edition Healing Foods Handbook, 1981, Simon & Schuster The Cultivators Handbook of Natural Tobacco, 2010, CreateSpace/Agrarian Reform Company The International Cultivators Handbook of Opium, Coca and Hashish, Second Edition, 2010, CreateSpace/Agrarian Reform Company VIDEO/CBT International Straight Talk, Video/CBT Series, 1995-99, sponsored by U.S. Small Business Association, Texas Instruments, Texas Utilities and GTE. Countries in series: Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Republic of Korea, People's Republic of China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, India, South Africa, Turkey, Poland, France, Germany and Italy. eBooks Cultural Dimensions of Expatriate Living: eBook series 2008 Country-specific studies on the interface of the expatriate American's core cultural values with country-specific cultural values, beliefs and perspectives. Published for Amazon's Kindle and MobiPocket electronic book platforms. Series currently includes: Singapore, Thailand, Japan, Korea, China, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Nigeria, Senegal, Chile, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Germany, The Netherlands, The Czech Republic, Malaysia, Australia, Egypt, Portugal, Spain, Greece, Turkey, The UK.