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| Lies, Bribes & PERIL: Lessons for the REAL Challenges of International Business | 
 enlarge | Author: Ron Cruse
Publisher: iUniverse, Inc.
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 561557
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 192
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Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.5
ISBN: 0595406785
EAN: 9780595406784
ASIN: 0595406785
Publication Date: July 8, 2008
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Product Description
Cruse's account of his experiences and discoveries after years of leading his international businesses. Russia, Egypt, Kenya, Germany, Iraq, Zaire, Hungary, Thailand, India-international entrepreneur Cruse has had business experience in each, and distilled 20 years of acumen into this volume. Consisting of 47 short accounts (along with sidebars), each relating lessons learned, Lies, Bribes and Peril will especially interest those involved in politics, business or international relations. Cruse has learned to respect cultural differences that the average American might find baffling and has provided lucid, congenial explanations behind each. The author skillfully illuminates how these differences arise and the confusion they can cause. Cruse explains the concept of "accommodation"- a new way of viewing some of the divergences, such as bribery, that most Americans would view harshly. Accommodation is found throughout the world and takes many forms as business people communicate and conduct transactions. Further lessons include insights into personal safety while traveling in foreign countries and cultures, basic business skills-such as going to the source for information and problem-solving-committing to a path and moving rather than waiting for a different opportunity and language-related issues both with and without interpreters. Cruse uses a fast-paced style that makes these lessons engaging as well as informative, and retells intriguing firsthand experiences from his travels, from the aftermath of a suicide bombing in Sri Lanka to mafia interactions in Kazakhstan. As technology brings the countries of the world into one business community, the author's instructions will aid anyone attempting to interact with other cultures. Chronicles of international business narrated with enthusiasm, understanding and reflection.-Kirkus Discoveries
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Solid and highly recommended reading for businessmen of the world December 7, 2008
In a perfect world, everyone would take the same currency and be happily willing to help people. The world's not perfect. "Lies, Bribes, and Peril: Lessons for the Real Challenges of International Business" is a combination of memoir and business manual as he deals with the strange characters that anyone would encounter when dealing with the strange world of international business. Hoping to educate readers by relaying his experiences in his own time expanding his business, "Lies, Bribes, and Peril" is solid and highly recommended reading for businessmen of the world.
Fast-paced, fascinating read November 3, 2008
Ron Cruse is a fascinating writer full of amazing stories from all over the world. This book is a geat read not just for those in international business, but for anyone interested in travel, business, and cultural differnces. Lies, Bribes & Peril is full of short lessons on what Cruse has learned from doing business all over. Through cultural snapshots and vivid storytelling, Cruse paints pictures of places one would only dream of doing business in.
A Must Read for Business Professionals and Entrepreneurs November 3, 2008
As U.S. entrepreneurs are increasingly looking to reach the global marketplace, Ron Cruse's Lies, Bribes, and Peril is a must-read for business-owners operating abroad. With humor and inspiring insights, Ron offers useful details on his struggles and successes in creating and building three businesses. Beyond your average business magazine's "how-to" or "best practices" articles, Ron paints vivid pictures on the do's and dont's of building and expanding a business globally. Even if your business is successful at home, learn from Ron's experiences before moving into the global marketplace!
Informative and entertaining November 3, 2008
Ron Cruse teaches the art of international business in a smart and creative way. He expresses the lessons he has learned in his travels in a clear and interesting way that teaches rather than tells. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to get ahead in international business, and frankly, ahead in any business.
Learning global business the hard way November 2, 2008
The world may be getting flat, but the world of international business is full of twists, turns, and dangerous curves. Author Ron Cruse has navigated these treacherous pathways to success, and in this book takes his reader to places most of us never thought of going. In concise, vivid detail he pulls back the curtain to expose an underworld of hazard, intrigue and, ultimately, success earned the hard way. A great, entertaining read and an eye-opening experience.
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