Dr. Dirk Mommsen is a well-known business consultant and author. His upcoming book is about how companies establish and maintain long-term business relationships in a fast-paced, global economy.

One of the chapters will compare cultural approaches. You‘ve agreed to be interviewed by Dr. Mommsen because you manage your company‘s most critical collaborative business relationships.

He asks you: “In your culture how are business relationships built and maintained?” How would you reply.