
Latin American Executive Opinions
Juan Martín Espinosa
Geraldina Villarreal de la Fuente
Rossana Montalto de Talavera
Claudia Vila
Ysabella Castro Bilancieri
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Juan Martín Espinosa México, D.F. "Anteriormente los antiguos mexicanos trabajaban por jornadas..." Right/Control click here to download MP4 for ipod. |
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Geraldina Villarreal de la Fuente México, Monterrey, N.L. "Yo creo que está muy marcado. Hay dos tipos de horarios..." Right/Control click here to download MP4 for ipod. |
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Rossana Montalto de Talavera Perú, Lima "El horario de trabajo que tienen los latinoamericano es diferente, depende del trabajo..." Right/Control click here to download MP4 for ipod. |
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Claudia Vila Perú, Lima "El horario de trabajo normal acá es entre nueve de la mañana y cinco y media de la tarde..." Right/Control click here to download MP4 for ipod. |
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Ysabella Castro Bilancieri Venezuela, Caracas "Una jornada de trabajo normal en Caracas..." Right/Control click here to download MP4 for ipod. |
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We hear a lot now a days about "multi-tasking" in which people take care of several tasks at once. This is the traditional definition of "polychronic" cultures where people may work on many things at once. Juan Martín Espinosa talks about how Mexicans use part of their work time to have fun too. There isn't a clear division between work and non-work time. This is similar to the North American custom of being able to mix golf with business. As to Latin American patterns, as Geraldina Villarreal describes, there are two types of schedules: executives who have a task to perform, independent from the clock, and employees who are paid by the hour and have a set schedule. Rossana Talavera, for example, frequently works until 8:00 or 9:00 o'clock at night. The important lesson for some North Americans is that Latin Americans work hard. Just because a polychronic culture allows for a mixture of activities does not mean that they are not working. The old stereotype of the lazy siesta-napping Latino has no place in actual work patterns. |