INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

MANAGEMENT THEORY
BY
BOMMA RAM PRASAD
MAP & LAND AREA
Switzerland

Land area Rank 134

Land Area 15,943.4 Sq Miles

95.8 % Land

4.2 % Water
Syria

Land area Rank 88

Land Area 71,500 Sq Miles

99.4 % Land

0.6 % Water
Flags & Population
SWITZERLAND
SYRIA
Current Population 7,740,594

Male Percentage 49.2 %

Female Percentage 50.8 %

Life Expectancy 81 Years
Current Population 21,222,086

Male Percentage 50.6 %

Female Percentage 49.4 %

Life Expectancy 75 Years
CAPITAL AND LARGEST CITIES
Capital City Bern
Five other large cities
Zurich
Geneva
Basel
Lausanne
Winterthur
Capital City
Damascus
Five other large cities
Aleppo
Homs
Latakia
Hama
Ar-Raqqah
SWITZERLAND SYRIA
ETHNICITY/RACE, LANGUAGES AND
RELIGIONS
Switzerland

Race: Germans,
French and Italians

Languages: German,
French & Italian

Religion : Christianity
Syria

Race: Arabs


Language: Arabic


Religion: Islam
POLITICAL CONDITIONS
Switzerland
Most stable Democratic
System.

Direct democracy

26 cantons

The Federal Court is
the Supreme Court



Syria
Republic under an
authoritarian military-
dominated regime
Monarchy

People Council

Supreme Constitutional
Court

ECONOMY
Switzerland

Monetary Unit Swiss
Franc
GDP $ 362.4 Billion

Main Sectors:
Agriculture 1.3 %
Industry 27.7%
Services 71 %

Unemployment Rate - 3 %
Syria

Monetary Unit: Syrian
pound
GDP $ 107.6 Billion

Main Sectors:
Agriculture 18.1 %
Industry 25.3 %
Services 56.6 %

Unemployment Rate 18 %
GRAPHICAL COMPARISON BETWEEN SWISS & SYRIA
FOREIGN RELATIONS BETWEEN SWISS & SYRIA
Switzerland Extremely concerned about Syria.

Political relations between Switzerland and Syria were
solid.

Economic co-operation is good.

Peace promotion and human security

Fight against impunity.

Development cooperation and humanitarian aid



BUSINESS RELATIONS BEST PRACTICES IN SWISS
Meeting and Greeting

Low context culture

Power Distance

Punctuality

Body Language

Negotiation Practices
BUSINESS RELATIONS BEST PRACTICES IN SYRIA
Individual orientation over group orientation.

Little respect for the notions of time or punctuality.

Significance of the siesta time (2:00 5:00) PM.

High level of nonverbal communication.

Very emotional and highly strung people.
UNIQUE FACTS ABOUT SWITZERLAND
Swiss Bank
Swiss Chocolates
Luxury Items
Skiing & Hiking
Swiss Castles
Lowest Crime rate
UNIQUE FACTS ABOUT SYRIA
Earliest civilisations and was a centre of Neolithic culture
around 10,000BC.
Human remains found in Syria suggest that
Neanderthals lived there as early as 100,000BC.
The Golden (or Syrian) hamster was discovered in
Aleppo, Syria, in 1930.
Syrians are well-known for their very popular string
cheese!

REFERENCES
http://www.indexmundi.com/syria/demographics_profile.html
http://countrymeters.info/en/Switzerland/
http://www.hivos.net/Hivos-Knowledge-Programme/Regions/Asia/West-
Asia2/Politics-Economy-and-State-Structure-in-Syria
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0108012.html
http://www.heritage.org/index/visualize?countries=switzerland|syria&src=coun
try
http://www.eda.admin.ch/eda/en/home/reps/asia/vsyr/bilsyr.html
http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/detail/content.html?cid=36026618
https://sites.google.com/site/swizzzbizzz/culture/cross-cultural-differences
http://www.ediplomat.com/np/cultural_etiquette/ce_ch.htm
http://www.express.co.uk/fun/top10facts/425265/Top-10-facts-about-Syria
http://business-syria.com/doing-business-in-syria-know-the-culture-customs-
and-mores.php
https://sites.google.com/site/swizzzbizzz/culture/cross-cultural-differences
http://www.iorworld.com/switzerland-pages-496.php
http://www.ediplomat.com/np/cultural_etiquette/ce_ch.htm