An episode for expats living and working in denmark about Danish culture, business culture and global mindsets. Listen in for actionable insights and moving anecdotes about the quirks and hard-to-explain aspects of Danish culture.

WITH

David O. King. Director and Senior Programme Leader of Forecasting at Maersk Line: http://bit.ly/2uPxTL2

Brian L. Due, ph.d. and assistant professor at the University of Copenhagen. He is associated with the Centre of Interaction Research and Communication Design: http://bit.ly/2uOLwKM

Signe Ørom, ph.d. in Culture and Language, cultural trainer and owner of the consultancy, ConnectingCultures: http://bit.ly/2t1SebX

IDA Podcast is produced by the Danish Society of Engineers, IDA in collaboration with Brain Gain Group.

Sound design: Sven Timo Borg

Producer: Tobias Ankjær Jeppesen

Host: Matias Seidler.

SHOWNOTES

For a brief overview of how and why intercultural differences matter in business contexts, see the article ‘How cultural differences impact international business in 2017’ by Hult News: http://bit.ly/2urww2T

(Danish) 'Kommunikation i internationale virksomheder', spritny antologi der især er relevant for dem, der vil forstå tværkulturel kommunikation i teams bedre: http://bit.ly/2fa3fTs

[01:08] Around 5000 pig farms in Denmark produce approx. 28 million pigs annually. Denmark has a human population of 5,76 millions. Read more about the Danish meat industry here: http://bit.ly/2uorXYD

[01:13] ‘Hygge’ is a Danish notion that most easily translates into ‘Coziness’. For an overview of just how much it’s been trending and covered by the media globally, see this article ‘Coziness is Trending for 2017 (We Need it)’: http://bit.ly/2uPtsQm

[01:23] ‘The Danish Way’, an advertisement for beer, can be found here: http://bit.ly/2uPyoVk

[04:30] Maersk is a Danish shipping company with 88.000 employees and offices in 130 countries: http://bit.ly/2uOIGFF

[06:43] David O. King talks about the reasonings behind why people are let inside social circles from an american perspective. The issue is reflected in the study ‘Expat Insider 2016: Three years of Insights’ which examines the degree of ease, with which people can settle in different countries. Out of the 65 countries surveyed, Denmark ranked 65th - primarily due to foreigner’s perceived difficulties in finding friends: http://bit.ly/2eH6kxn

[09:04] Denmark comes out on top in terms of a healthy work-life balance. For this, and several other interesting social and economic metrics, visit OECD’s Better Life Index: http://bit.ly/2uoKl3F

[18:33] The study ‘Danish Leadership Style in a Global Context’ examines Danish management styles (and its advantages and disadvantages): http://bit.ly/2eGXXBU