ES Ability versus Connections

Describe the balance in your country as to how much one depends on ability versus connections as related to employment and professional activities.

Alfredo Cavazos (Monterrey, Mexico) "In Mexico, as in the whole world, I would say that it is important to have relationships and contacts..."

María Esther Castillo (Monterrey, Mexico) "Well I think that you need both things, to have good relations, that is to know people so you can relate..."

Andrés Alberto Vargas Alfaro (Lima, Peru) "In Peruvian companies, one of the idiosyncrasies of people here is to avoid hiring people from the..."

Jorge Schwalb (Lima, Peru) "Well, in Peru, as in many Latin American countries, it is very important, I think it is really important to..."

Roberto Salmón Rodríguez (Lima, Peru) "I believe that one of the ways of doing business, is if you go at it based on your knowledge about..."

Authors: h.brinsko.