Jessica Stone About This Week's Guest Jessica Stone Jessica Stone is an international journalist who can attest to the power and the purpose behind what we are doing here on the Culture Matters Podcast. She has written a book sharing her stories of cross-cultural adventures and what she learned. The book outlines 20 lessons ranging from different parts of the US to China, Afghanistan, and Vietnam to France and Brazil. "In many countries a woman is not treated like a woman." * If...

International Mergers & Acquisitions; What are the Cultural Implications? What this podcast will be about: Mergers & Acquisitions and the Cultural Implications Most M&A's are based on economical decisions: * Economies of scale * Reduced workforce (= fewer expenses) * Faster & more innovation * ... The majority of (international) mergers & acquisitions fail. Most often because there is a mismatch between the national cultures involved and/or the differences of...

Ivana Lodovici About This Week's Guest Ivana Lodovici Ivana Lodovici is the Director of International Recruitment at YER USA. YER USA assists European companies with the selection of North American-based candidates. Ivana was born in Italy and spent her youth in Luxembourg City. After she graduated from college in Italy she moved to the United States, she completed her Masters Degree in Miami where she resides. As of today, Ivana has conducted numerous national and international searches...