Chris Speck, Carlos Garcia, Chelsey Woods, JP Amick, Claire Coulter, Christina Gallant, Brandon Jones, Cortland Fondon Spain

Spain consists of 47,042,984 people It’s natural resources consist of Coal, iron ore, lead, copper, and uranium GDP per capita = $31,508 Its key product is Agriculture and Textiles

Political System Spain has a constitutional monarchy political system The current Prime Minister is Mariano Rajoy Brey The legal system of Spain is Civil Law

Geography Spain is located on the Iberian Peninsula Spain offers the perfect place for ports Spain’s climate ranges from heavy snowfall to scorching heat across its different regions. Currently, Spain’s most dominant environmental issue is the pollution in the Mediterranean Sea

Sociological Aspects Spanish Families now have a Nuclear Family Structure Spain was organized into a caste system European born whites Colonial born whites Mixed blood (Spanish-Indian/ Spanish-Negro) Natives, and Africans

Spain is also broken up into 3 major groups Basques Catalans Castillians Spain is a profoundly Catholic country The government allocates 4.3% of GDP to the public school system up to the age of 16 Spanish are very passionate about life and partying

Eating Etiquette Business is conducted during lunch and dinner Lunches may last up to 2-3 hours Keep hands visible at all times Only ask for a refill if you can finish the drink Placing the fork and knife parallel on one’s plate allows the host to know you are finished

Work in Spain 40 hour work week Limited to 9 hours per day and 12 hours rest between working days Overtime is restricted to 80 hours National holidays are 14 days and the vacation period legally paid is 30 calendar days

Relationships in Business Effective negotiations and decisions are based on trust and personal feelings. Personal relationships in business are a very large part of how the Spanish do Business Establishing personal contacts is a must to begin business.

Management Practices Managers are seen as “Benevolent” autocrats Managers are usually seen as father figures Relationships between employee and employers are distant due to hierarchy-based society Subordinates are respectful of authority Managers are very task oriented when delegating Weight is placed more on personal attributes than on technical excellence

Key Personal Attributes of Managers Honor Courage Seriousness Trustworthiness Acceptance of the gravitas of the leadership function

Decisions-Making Process Spanish have a a gradual decisions making process Detailed procedures that involves consideration from various levels within the company Maintaining good relationships with Spanish counterparts is vital because of this.

Dress at Work Wear the best-quality and most stylish clothes Pay attention to tidiness of garments Favored color with shoes and handbags is brown Office wear is generally formal and conservative Women it is more appropriate to wear skirts or dresses

Meetings Always present business card to the receptionist Whenever possible print cards in English on one side and Spanish on the other Always present the card Spanish side up At the beginning of the meeting warm and friendly handshakes are exchanged, which is followed by small talk The social exchange is fundamental because of the establishment of a relationship to do business

Business Do’s Remain patient in all dealings with your Spanish counterparts Try to maintain a friendly and personal atmosphere during negotiations Use basic titles of courtesy

Business Don’ts Expect to enter into business discussion at the start of a meeting Presume that business can be explicitly discussed over meals Display signs of over assertiveness or superiority