GMAC Global Relocation Services' Webinar Offers Insight into the Cultural Context of Doing Business with the British

Tomorrow's Presentation Will Explore British Business Culture, Work

Perceptions, Protocol, and Psycho-Cultural Differences

    OAK BROOK, Ill., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- GMAC Global Relocation
 Services (http://www.GMACGlobalRelocation.com) will offer a complimentary
 Webinar to explore the major cultural differences workers face when they
 relocate to the United Kingdom, and proven steps they can take to bridge
 those differences.
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     Titled, "United Kingdom: Business Interactions with The British-A
 Cultural Perspective," the Webinar will take place on Tuesday, April 24 at
 11 a.m. ET and participation is limited to the first 100 registrants. To
 register, go to: http://www.gmacglobalrelocation.com/ukcc.html.
     "The United Kingdom (UK), a leading trading power and financial center,
 is one of the quintet of trillion dollar economies of Western Europe," said
 GMAC Global Relocation Services' Senior Vice President Scott Sullivan."
 "The UK has the fifth largest gross domestic product in the world in terms
 of market exchange rates and maintains significant business ties with many
 countries and foreign companies."
     "However, misperceptions about British business culture and practices
 still exist," said Sullivan. "Like our other Webinars that have focused on
 specific countries, this one is designed to help multinational corporations
 and their employees understand how a solid cultural footing will help them
 to develop successful business relations with their British counterparts."
     Sullivan said the hour-long Webinar will cover valuable information
 about the UK, including:
     -- Common stereotypes and perceptions of British culture;
 
     -- Regional differences in basic business and social protocol "do's and
        taboos";
 
     -- United Kingdom's psycho-cultural differences such as character traits,
        core country values, behaviors, attitudes and ways of viewing the
        world;
 
     -- A framework for comparing and contrasting British culture with
        participants' own culture that will enable participants to identify and
        resolve challenges in their own communications; and
 
     -- Communication strategies for bridging cultural differences between
        personal, national and the target cultures.
     The Webinar will be led by Tom Hoogewerf, an international human
 resources specialist who has worked in more than 35 countries and done
 business with clients from some 80 nations. Since 1998, he has served as a
 cross-cultural consultant for Global 500 companies operating in North
 America, Europe, the
     Middle East, Africa and Asia. Some of Hoogewerf's clients include GE,
 Microsoft, GM, Shell, Motorola, Ericsson, Nokia, Kraft and Kellogg.
     About GMAC Global Relocation Services
     GMAC Global Relocation Services LLC,
 (http://www.GMACGlobalRelocation.com) is a leading, full-service
 outsourcing partner of end-to-end employee relocation, assignment
 management and mobility consulting services for multinational organizations
 worldwide. The company serves corporations in 110 countries and manages
 more than $1 billion in relocation-related transactions. GMAC Global
 Relocation Services is a business unit of GMAC ResCap (Residential Capital,
 LLC), a leading real estate finance company, focused primarily on the
 residential real estate market in the United States, Canada, Europe,
 Australia and Latin America.
     GMAC ResCap (http://www.gmacrescap.com) is an indirect wholly owned
 subsidiary of GMAC Financial Services. GMAC Financial Services is a global,
 diversified financial services company that operates in approximately 40
 countries in automotive finance, real estate finance, insurance and
 commercial finance businesses. GMAC was established in 1919 and currently
 employs about 31,400 people worldwide. At Dec. 31, 2006, GMAC held more
 than $287 billion in assets and earned net income for 2006 of $2.1 billion
 on net revenue of $18.2 billion. For more information, please go to
 http://www.gmacfs.com.
 
 

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