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    Indonesian business culture has specific norms around dress code, greetings, and gift giving. For dress code, men wear suits and ties while women wear modest dresses or skirts at knee-length or longer. Business cards are to be presented with both hands and names printed in both Indonesian and English. Greetings involve addressing people by title and using handshakes of 10-15 seconds, without touching for religious reasons. Gift giving varies by religion and avoids items associated with death, pork, or images prohibited in certain faiths.

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    Indonesian business culture has specific norms around dress code, greetings, and gift giving. For dress code, men wear suits and ties while women wear modest dresses or skirts at knee-length or longer. Business cards are to be presented with both hands and names printed in both Indonesian and English. Greetings involve addressing people by title and using handshakes of 10-15 seconds, without touching for religious reasons. Gift giving varies by religion and avoids items associated with death, pork, or images prohibited in certain faiths.

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    Indonesian business culture has specific norms around dress code, greetings, and gift giving. For dress code, men wear suits and ties while women wear modest dresses or skirts at knee-length or longer. Business cards are to be presented with both hands and names printed in both Indonesian and English. Greetings involve addressing people by title and using handshakes of 10-15 seconds, without touching for religious reasons. Gift giving varies by religion and avoids items associated with death, pork, or images prohibited in certain faiths.

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    3.

    7 Business Cultural Issues



    3.7.1 Dress Code

    For males, they are expected to wear the standard western business attire of suits
    and ties. For females, the standard business attire includes dresses or blouse and
    skirt with of appropriate length; blouses that cover at least their upper arm and
    skirts should be knee length or longer. Women are also limited to dark or dull
    clothing where bright and colorful clothes are usually avoided.

    3.7.2 Business Cards

    There are a few important points to take note regarding how to present your name
    card and also how to treat other business cards. It is important to print your
    business cards translated in Indonesia, and the other side in English. Always present
    your business card with your right hand, with left supporting right wrist, to each
    person you are meeting and offer your card with the printed side facing towards
    them, so that they could read easily. When receiving card, receive with both hands
    and take time to read the card carefully. Never write on business cards and never
    place any business cards, including yours in a back pocket.

    3.7.3 Greetings

    Greetings are very important. A man is addressed as Pak (Mr.) or Bapak (Sir) and a
    woman is addressed as Ibu.
    For religious reasons, Muslim and Hindu, men and women do not touch in public.
    Men do not offer handshake to an Indonesian woman unless she initiates it. At the
    same time, women do not offer a handshake to an Indonesian man. Always use your
    right hand for handshake upon greeting and leaving, where handshake should be
    limp and lasts approximately 10 to 15 seconds. When facing an Indonesian Chinese,
    they may bow or combine a bow with a handshake.

    3.7.4 Time Sensitivity

    Indonesians are very flexible with their time and deadlines. It is best to give a
    deadline before the actual deadline. Also, locals may behave differently, especially
    ones with higher social status than you, they will have the authority to jam karet,
    which means Rubber Time, to stretch the time or be late. In Indonesia, most of the
    people are Muslims, therefore Indonesians; especially public servants only have half
    working day on Fridays because males have to go to the mosque.

    3.7.5 Gift Giving

    Indonesia has many different races and religion. There are some gifts to avoid giving
    to the different races and religion. For Indonesian Chinese, refrain from giving gifts
    of cutting tools as it will be seen as a suggesting to severe a relationship. Also, avoid
    giving straw sandals, clocks, handkerchiefs, gifts paper in white, black or blue,
    because it is related to funerals. For Muslim, avoid giving alcohol, pig-related
    products, knives, gifts that portrait dogs or images of nudity, even in paintings or
    sculptures with artistic worth. For Hindu, beef related products should be avoided
    and including leather items should not be given.



    3.7.6 Non-verbal communication gestures to avoid

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