Cultural specifics of the Philippines and their influence on the work environment

This bachelor’s thesis examines the cultural specifics of the Philippines and their influence on the work environment. The main objective of the thesis is to identify Filipino cultural specifics that affect cooperation between these two countries and, based on primary and secondary sources, to formulate recommendations for the Czech–Filipino work environment. The first partial objective is to identify the key cultural differences between the Czech Republic and the Philippines that influence the work environment. The second partial objective is to determine how Filipinos perceive and interpret intercultural situations in the Czech workplace. Within the primary research, data are collected through in-depth interviews with Filipinos. Only respondents with at least six months of experience in the Czech work environment were included in the research. The research focuses on the specific context of the Czech–Filipino work environment and is inspired by the critical incidents method according to Alexandr Thomas, which focuses on the analysis of specific intercultural situations. Based on this, Filipino self-perceived cultural specifics and practical recommendations for both Czechs and Filipinos in mutual cooperation were identified.