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EAST TIMOR Educate The Expatriate Ludovic Bourgoin

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EAST  TIMOR   Educate  The  Expatriate  Ludovic  Bourgoin  

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Overview  of  East  Timor  

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Overview  of  East  Timor  

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History  

•  Portuguese  colony  •  Then  became  an  Indonesian  colony  in  1976  

•  Fight  for  independancy  •  Independance  in  1999  •  Recognized  as  an  independant  country  in  2002  

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Economy  •   Lower-­‐middle  –income  economy  •   ConJnues  to  suffer  aLereffects  of  independence      struggle  against  Indonesia  

•   70%  infrastructure  destroyed  by  Indonesian  troops  (1999)  •   Violence  erupted  again  in  2006  

•   Human  Development  Index  =  162nd  •   Relies  mainly  on  internaJonal  assistance  

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ECONOMY  

GDP  

GDP  nominal   $590  

GDP  nominal  PPP   $2,741  

GDP  nominal  /  capita   $542  

GDP  nominal  PPP  /  capita   $2,521  

1  Of  the  poorest  countries  in  the  world  

…  

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Economy    Timor  Gap:  Sea  bounderies  issues  for  Petroleum  

Petroleum  =  1/3rd  of  East  Timor  GDP  

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CULTURAL  Religion   %  

Catholics   97%  

Muslims   1%  

Protestants   1%  

Hindus   0,5%  

Buddhists   0,1%  

TradiJonal  Animist  minoriJes   …  

Language  Status  

NaJonal  languages   Tetum  &  Portuguese  

Business  languages   Indonesian  &  English  

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BUSINESS  CULTURE  

•  NO  East  Timor  in  Hofstede  Database  !!!  

•  Compare  w/  South-­‐East  Asia  – High  level  of  Power  Distance  – Risk  Averse  – Low  masculanity  index  

– Long  distance,  Confusianism?  

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NEGOTIATING  

•  Use  of  silence  in  business:  – +ve  –  -­‐ve  

•  Opposite  of  Western  coutries:  – Bargaining  is  a  way  of  life  for  Timorese  

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TABOOS  

•  War  •  Recent  history  •  Present  poliJcal  situaJon  with  Indonesians  •  Sexual  violence  A  real  problem  in  East  Timor  

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RECOMMENDATIONS  

•  Quite  new  country  •  SJll  gejng  structured  economically  +  poliJcally  

•     Can’t  be  compared  to  Indonesia  – Different  culture  heritage  

=  Lack  of  informaJon  in  terms  of  

Business  cultural  dimensions  

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RECOMMENDATIONS  

Know  about  the:  – Historical  – Economic  – PoliJcal              background  of  East  Timor!  

And  use  common  sense  and  adaptability!  

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Wanna  go?  

•  NY  -­‐>  San  Francisco  •  San  Francisco  -­‐>  Sidney  •  Sidney  -­‐>  Dili  

•  45  hrs  •  $3,000  

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