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I'm working at a manpower company from Vietnam. We're used to cooperating with many Malaysia Company. Here what I know about Malaysia business culture, fix me if I'm wrong, thanks for any comments:
- Meeting and Greeting: Shake hands with men at business meetings and social events. Shake hands again when leaving.
Nod or give a slight bow when greeting a woman or an older person. Introduce higher ranking people or older people first. Introduce women before men.
- Body language: Never touch anyone on the top of the head (home of the soul), especially a child (which is the same in Vietnam)
+ Use your right hand to eat, pass things and touch people
+ Hitting your fist into a cupped hand is obscene.
+ Hands in pockets signify anger.
- Corporate culture: Business counterparts will want to get to know you personally before doing business with you.
+ Decisions are made slowly. Patience is required. Malays will probably involve you in polite conversation for a lengthy period before getting down to business. Discussions will be long and detailed.
+ Malays admire good etiquette and do not appreciate bluntness. They are polite and go for the soft sell.
+ Listen carefully to Malays. They will avoid saying things directly. You must learn to read between the lines.
- Other: Malays judge people by who they are rather than what they do. Family background, social position and status are all important.
+ Compliment sincerely, but expect Malays to deny out of modesty.
+ Show respect for the elderly and never smoke around them.
+ Understand that Malays believe that successes, failures, opportunities and misfortunes result from fate or the will of God.
Others countries business culture, you can find in my blog
- Meeting and Greeting: Shake hands with men at business meetings and social events. Shake hands again when leaving.
Nod or give a slight bow when greeting a woman or an older person. Introduce higher ranking people or older people first. Introduce women before men.
- Body language: Never touch anyone on the top of the head (home of the soul), especially a child (which is the same in Vietnam)
+ Use your right hand to eat, pass things and touch people
+ Hitting your fist into a cupped hand is obscene.
+ Hands in pockets signify anger.
- Corporate culture: Business counterparts will want to get to know you personally before doing business with you.
+ Decisions are made slowly. Patience is required. Malays will probably involve you in polite conversation for a lengthy period before getting down to business. Discussions will be long and detailed.
+ Malays admire good etiquette and do not appreciate bluntness. They are polite and go for the soft sell.
+ Listen carefully to Malays. They will avoid saying things directly. You must learn to read between the lines.
- Other: Malays judge people by who they are rather than what they do. Family background, social position and status are all important.
+ Compliment sincerely, but expect Malays to deny out of modesty.
+ Show respect for the elderly and never smoke around them.
+ Understand that Malays believe that successes, failures, opportunities and misfortunes result from fate or the will of God.
Others countries business culture, you can find in my blog
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