Mexican Business Culture

Carlos M. Coria-Sánchez is an associate professor at the University of North Carolina–Charlotte in the department of Languages and Culture Studies and is the director of the Latin American Studies Program where he teaches Latin American Literature and Spanish for Business. He has co-edited two other books related to business in Latin American Literature with Yale University Press; one text book on Spanish for Business with McGraw-Hill and one on Angeles Mastretta and feminism in Mexico. Dr. Coria-Sanchez was awarded the Fulbright Scholar Grant, one of the most prestigious research grants in the academic world. John T. Hyatt is involved in market development and consulting in Mexico, the U.S. and elsewhere in Latin America. He has experience in import/export, international sourcing/purchasing, international staffing and translation and interpretation and lives in Mexico City.

• Table of ContentsPrefaceMexican Business Culture in Trade Books: Past and Present (Carlos M. ­Coria-Sánchez)Tradition and Modern Aspects of Mexican Corporate Culture (Anabella Dávila and Andreas M. Hartmann)Entrepreneurship in Mexico Past and Present (Jorge ­Olmos-Arrayales)Reconfiguration of Major Companies and Entrepreneur Subjects in Mexico: Culture, Productive Strategies and Relationships with the State (Marcela Hernández-Romo)Human Capital Development in Mexico (Pramila Rao)Perceptions of Ethical Decision Making in Mexican Business: Statethe Literature and an Exploratory Study (Miguel R. ­Olivas-Luján)Communication in Mexican Business (John T. Hyatt)Looking at Time and Business with the Mexican Lens (Olivia Hernández-Pozas and Sergio ­Madero-Gómez)Mexican Government in Business: An Institutional Analysis (Juan Antonio ­Enciso-González)Online Shopping in Mexico: Exploring the Promising and Challenging Panorama (Teresa Treviño and Flor Morton)Advancement of Mexican Women in the Workplace (Carlos M. Coria-Sánchez and John T. Hyatt)About the ContributorsIndex

“well-researched and highly readable...an important addition to the literature and part of a new generation of works that go beyond the older trade books on doing business in Mexico”—H-Net Reviews.