cross culture management
Culture of Netherlands
1.0 Introduction of Country The Netherlands is located in northwestern Europe and borders on Germany to the east, Belgium to the south, and the North Sea to the west and north. It is known for dikes, tulips and windmills. Amsterdam is the official capital defined by the constitution, however, the government, the queen's palace and most embassies are located in The Hague which is the major city of the country. Netherlands had struggled for independence from Catholic Spain during 80 years war. The Dutch people received independence from the House of Habsburg in the Treaty of Munster in 1648. It became the first bourgeois republic in the world. In the 17th century, Dutch explorer explored the new territory and settled in foreign countries, the Dutch East India Company made the overseas trade developed rapidly, the Netherlands has a huge merchant fleet all over the world, in that time, the Netherlands won the title of "sea coachman", The Netherlands entered the "golden age" during that period. The total area of the country is 41,526 square kilometers (16,485 square miles). This includes 33,889 square kilometers of land (13,084 square miles) and 7,643 square kilometers (2,950 square miles) of water. The shore line of the Netherlands is 451 kilometers (280 miles) long. According to the estimates of July 2013, the total population of the Netherland is about 16.73 million. (Encyclopedia of the Nations, 2009)
2.0 Introduction of Culture Dutch tolerant culture as a unique culture plays an important role in the world. It is associated with the acceptance of homosexuality, same-sex marriage, women's rights and the liberalization of soft drugs and euthanasia, these resulted from the cultural protests of the 1960s and 1970s that would greatly transform the Netherland landscape. (Kloek and Mijnhardt, 2004) The Netherlands within a diversity cultural environment, including different local ethnic people and different religions, except the locals'.
1.0 Introduction of Country The Netherlands is located in northwestern Europe and borders on Germany to the east, Belgium to the south, and the North Sea to the west and north. It is known for dikes, tulips and windmills. Amsterdam is the official capital defined by the constitution, however, the government, the queen's palace and most embassies are located in The Hague which is the major city of the country. Netherlands had struggled for independence from Catholic Spain during 80 years war. The Dutch people received independence from the House of Habsburg in the Treaty of Munster in 1648. It became the first bourgeois republic in the world. In the 17th century, Dutch explorer explored the new territory and settled in foreign countries, the Dutch East India Company made the overseas trade developed rapidly, the Netherlands has a huge merchant fleet all over the world, in that time, the Netherlands won the title of "sea coachman", The Netherlands entered the "golden age" during that period. The total area of the country is 41,526 square kilometers (16,485 square miles). This includes 33,889 square kilometers of land (13,084 square miles) and 7,643 square kilometers (2,950 square miles) of water. The shore line of the Netherlands is 451 kilometers (280 miles) long. According to the estimates of July 2013, the total population of the Netherland is about 16.73 million. (Encyclopedia of the Nations, 2009)
2.0 Introduction of Culture Dutch tolerant culture as a unique culture plays an important role in the world. It is associated with the acceptance of homosexuality, same-sex marriage, women's rights and the liberalization of soft drugs and euthanasia, these resulted from the cultural protests of the 1960s and 1970s that would greatly transform the Netherland landscape. (Kloek and Mijnhardt, 2004) The Netherlands within a diversity cultural environment, including different local ethnic people and different religions, except the locals'.