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Speaker 2: So after you mentioned at some point, second third expatriation so how people see the world after going for five countries, for example?

Speaker 3: I think you may as small world is, I think personally I think you realize that there’s a lot of even very different cultures, there’s a lot of common things the common values make people work and make for a successful project. You start to realize that you may people are species, alone is very different cultures and lots of different values were species, and there’s a lot of common quakes. And it probably helps you focus more on more it takes to be successful in managing people. Because you’ve had abroad experience in terms of different types of people different cultures and different values that you start by thinking so completely different. Even you know specific go to a country with a different the language and you think about communication is the most significant thing in the beginning, while you work out how to communicate effectively in a different law. And to get things going, after a while you get beyond the communication, and you get into the hearts and minds of the people. I think managers that have had a significant number of expatriate posted really become far more effective at leading people motivated and leading people. And clearly in a multicultural organization that’s really important.

Speaker 2: So, what else do you see that are multiple expatriates can bring it to the organization as value? So we see here open mindset to deal with different cultures, we see that they can transfer corporate knowledge, especially on the risk management, for example.

Speaker 3: I think Risk Management is the big page, I think what happens is to win soon lots of different countries, lots of different cultures and lots of different risks so risk profiles, and helps you to much better assess risk profile the country is thinking in investing money company wants to invest money in a country a manager who’s been in lots of countries in lots of different expatriate situations, it’s far better able to assess the risk, what is the risk of my business, from the country from that investment? One of the things I need to address and mitigate, about risk.

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Full Verbatim: Do you think that all gamers lonely and unsocial? [coughs]

Clean Verbatim: Do you think that all gamers are lonely and unsocial?

Full Verbatim: No, no, definitely not. I think that, you know, of course, some are because they feel that, you know, they might play a video game online or-or they might-they might socialise through their video game playing, but I don’t think that’s something that that should be, you know, “stereotypicised”. That, you know, stereotype, that you shouldn’t stereotype people through that. And, um, I-I know some very, very social people who play video games and, um, I can’t really– through my own experiences– I can’t say that out of anyone.

Interviewee: No, no, definitely not. I think that, of course, some are because they feel that they might play a video game online or they might socialise through their video game playing, but I don’t think that’s something that should be “stereotypicised”. That, you shouldn’t stereotype people through that. I know some very, very social people who play video games and through my own experiences I can’t say that out of anyone.

Full Verbatim: Umm, yeah, it kinda seems like it’s a thing of the past.

Clean Verbatim: Yes, it seems like it’s a thing of the past.

Full Verbatim: Definitely, definitely. And that’s what I meant earlier that it’s-it’s becoming a social event more than-than something that you do completely on your own. Although that does happen as well.

Interviewee: Definitely, definitely. That’s what I meant earlier that it’s, becoming a social event more than, something that you do completely on your own. Although that does happen as well.

Full Verbatim: Hmm, okay. So, do you like it when Hollywood, um, makes a movie from the video game?

Clean Verbatim: Okay. Do you like it when Hollywood makes a movie from the video game?

Full Verbatim: Excuse me?                     

Interviewee: Excuse me?

Full Verbatim: Do you like it when Hollywood makes a movie from the video game?

Clean Verbatim: Do you like it when Hollywood makes a movie from the video game?

Full Verbatim: [laughs] I’ll have yet to see a good one, so I’ll definitely—

Interviewee: [laughs] I’ll have yet to see a good one, so I’ll definitely—

Full Verbatim: Well, Resident Evil is an example [laughs].

Clean Verbatim: Well, Resident Evil is an example [laughs].

Full Verbatim: Yeah, yeah, I believe that, you know, fro-from, for example, out of that franchise they made one good one and then it was an incredible slippery slope down

Full Verbatim: Umm-hmm.

Full Verbatim: -after that. So I would definitely have to say no. I think that they should listen to the people who play the video games more when they make them an-and just not, when like, you know, a B-quality studio make them. And just, you know, put more focus into it actually being like the game on some levels and not being like a stereotypical action movie, which very, very often is.

Interviewee: Yes, yes, I believe that, for example, out of that franchise they made one good one and then it was an incredible slippery slope down after that. So I would definitely have to say no. I think that they should listen to the people who play the video games more when they make them and just not, when like a B-quality studio make them and just put more focus into it actually being like the game on some levels and not being like a stereotypical action movie, which very, very often is.

Full Verbatim: Umm-hmm, true. Okay, um, so what do you think the video games will be like in the future?

Clean Verbatim: True. Okay, so what do you think the video games will be like in the future?

Full Verbatim: Hmm, good question. Um, I think that video games will just be more, more interactive that, and more immersing, that-that you will have to do a lot more in physical and mental senses in all ways. That’s a really diverse topic, but I just

Full Verbatim: Um—

Full Verbatim: -believe that they will just definitely take you in a lot more than they have before, which, I believe, is a good thing. As a gamer. Definitely.

Interviewee: Good question. I think that video games will just be more interactive and more immersing, that you will have to do a lot more in physical and mental senses in all ways. That’s a really diverse topic, but I just believe that they will just definitely take you in a lot more than they have before, which, I believe, is a good thing. As a gamer. Definitely.

Full Verbatim: Hmm. Okay, that-that was my last question for you. Thank you for your time.

Clean Verbatim: Okay, that was my last question for you. Thank you for your time.

Full Verbatim: Okay, thank you very much. This was– this was a pleasure.

Full Verbatim: Okay, thank you.

Interviewee: Okay, thank you very much. This was a pleasure.        

Full Verbatim: Yeah, as, as anything in life.

Interviewee: Yes, as anything in life.

Full Verbatim: Umm. Okay. So, um– So do you think that, um– Do you personally change when you’re gaming?

Clean Verbatim: Okay. Do you personally change when you’re gaming?

Full Verbatim: Hmm, I think that gaming makes me-makes me more focused when I’m gaming and I tend to immerse myself in the video game that I’m playing. That’s why I like games that, that are not that simple and– or are not very straightforward, but– What was the question again?

Interviewee: I think that gaming makes me more focused when I’m gaming and I tend to immerse myself in the video game that I’m playing. That’s why I like games that are not that simple or are not very straightforward, but– What was the question again?

Full Verbatim: Um, do you think that you personally change when you’re gaming?

Clean Verbatim: Do you think that you personally change when you’re gaming?

Full Verbatim: Ah, okay, I’ll just answer that, yeah. Yeah, I do. I might get a tad bit aggressive when-whe-when gaming and I might get– Let’s just say that I take I take my games very seriously sometimes.

Interviewee: Okay, I’ll just answer that. Yes, I do. I might get a tad bit aggressive when gaming and I might get– Let’s just say that I take my games very seriously sometimes.

Full Verbatim: Yeah, so you do agree that gaming, kinda, increases aggression then? Because you brought that up already.

Clean Verbatim: Yes, so you do agree that gaming kind of increases aggression then? Because you brought that up already.

Full Verbatim: Um, I don’t know, I didn’t mean it like that, that it brings up aggression.

Full Verbatim: Okay.

Full Verbatim: And I don’t think video games make anyone violent in the-in the sense that people think they do, but—

Interviewee: I don’t know, I didn’t mean it like that, that it brings up aggression. I don’t think video games make anyone violent in the sense that people think they do, but—

Full Verbatim: Yeah, because there’s a big debate goin-going on about that right now.

Clean Verbatim: Yes, because there’s a big debate going on about that right now.

Full Verbatim: Yeah, but-but I don’t think that that’s true or, you know [laughs]. If-if that would be true, we would be very, very, very different people an-and, you know, I don’t think– Other aspects of life take control much, much more than-than what video games actually do an-and what they actually do to people. I don’t think– it’s– Very minuscule in wh-what other aspects affect life.

Interviewee: Yes, but I don’t think that that’s true or [laughs]. If that would be true, we would be very, very, very different people and I don’t think– Other aspects of life take control much, much more than what video games actually do and what they actually do to people. It’s very minuscule in what other aspects affect life.

Full Verbatim: Um, okay. Good. Um, do you think that gaming is beneficial and why if it is?

Clean Verbatim: Good. Do you think that gaming is beneficial and why if it is?

Full Verbatim: Um, yeah.

Interviewee: Yes.

Full Verbatim: Y-you’ve mentioned that you become focused.

Clean Verbatim: You’ve mentioned that you become focused.

Full Verbatim: Okay, wh-what do you mean? How do you mean beneficial or do you wanna–? [crosstalk]

Interviewee: Okay, what do you mean? How do you mean beneficial or do you want to– [crosstalk]

Full Verbatim: Beneficial that, in the sense that do you get anything out of it. Do you get any positive experiences or–?

Clean Verbatim: Beneficial in the sense that do you get anything out of it. Do you get any positive experiences or–?

Full Verbatim: Yeah. Definitely that I-I feel that gaming has given a lot to me and-and it has given me a lot of, like, peace of mind tha-that I’ve gotten it through, through stressful times and-and it has been a way to-to kinda—

Interviewee: Yes. Definitely that I feel that gaming has given a lot to me and it has given me a lot of peace of mind that I’ve gotten it through stressful times and it has been a way to—

Full Verbatim: Escape.

Clean Verbatim: Escape.

Full Verbatim: Not to let– To escape. Not to let steam out, but to escape, definitely.

Interviewee: To escape. Not to let steam out, but to escape, definitely.

Full Verbatim: Okay, so then, well do you think that video games contribute to skill development?

Clean Verbatim: Okay, so then do you think that video games contribute to skill development?

Full Verbatim: Ah, anything in-in, like, specific skills or-or, like, you know– Or what do you mean by that?

Interviewee: Specific skills? Or what do you mean by that?

Full Verbatim: Um, I mean that– Well, there’s been studies about that. That [coughs] children who play video games, that they are– kinda, they get better sco-scores in tests [coughs]. And they, they get focused really quickly and, well, they react to situations a lot faster

Full Verbatim: Umm-hmm.

Full Verbatim: -than those that, you know, they don’t do that.

Clean Verbatim: Well, there’s [sic] been studies about that. That children who play video games, that they get better scores in tests and they, they get focused really quickly and, well, they react to situations a lot faster than those that don’t do that.

Full Verbatim: Well, I believe that, you know, they definitely develop the motorical skills a lot an-and very well and I think that they should be used in teaching a lot more and, um– I-I feel that my development in languages, for example, has gotten considerable games– through video games, definitely. And that, you know, my motorical skills have definitely developed to a more sensitive side through video games. Because video games create an environment where you have to-you have to succeed, you have to respond to situations very quickly.

Full Verbatim: Umm-hmm.

Full Verbatim: For example, just as an example.

Interviewee: Well, I believe that they definitely develop the motorical skills a lot and very well and I think that they should be used in teaching a lot more. I feel that my development in languages, for example, has gotten considerable through video games, definitely and that my motorical skills have definitely developed to a more sensitive side through video games because video games create an environment where you have to succeed, you have to respond to situations very quickly. For example, just as an example.

Full Verbatim: Yeah, okay. Yeah, that’s good. So, few more questions. Um, do you think that all gamers are lonely and unsocial?

Clean Verbatim: Okay. Yes, that’s good. Few more questions. Do you think that all gamers are lonely and unsocial?

Full Verbatim: [coughs] Excuse me?

Interviewee: Excuse me?

Full Verbatim: Yeah, okay. Um, so, in your opinion, um, do others besides teens and children play video games?

Clean Verbatim: Okay. In your opinion do others besides teens and children play video games?

Full Verbatim: [laughs] Well, definitely, definitely, yeah. I don’t consider myself either either anymore so– 

Interviewee: [laughs] Well, definitely, definitely, yes. I don’t consider myself either anymore so—

Full Verbatim: [laughs]

Clean Verbatim:

[laughs]

Full Verbatim: I would definitely say that yes, yes they do and, um, I don’t think it should be classified like that. I believe that a lot of people could, um, definitely benefit from what video games have to offer and-and how they can affect your life, um, as in a way of spending your time and, to a certain extent, I believe that video games can, can lead to social events. Contrary to

Full Verbatim: Umm.

Full Verbatim: -to how people feel about the people who– other people who play video games.

Interviewee: I would definitely say that yes, yes, they do and I don’t think it should be classified like that. I believe that a lot of people could definitely benefit from what video games have to offer and how they can affect your life as in a way of spending your time and, to a certain extent, I believe that video games can lead to social events. Contrary to how people feel about other people who play video games.

Full Verbatim: You mean social events as in, like, I don’t know like- [crosstalk]

Clean Verbatim: You mean social events as in, I don’t know like- [crosstalk]

Full Verbatim: Yeah.

Interviewee: Yes.

Full Verbatim: -Lan parties or- [crosstalk]

Clean Verbatim: -LAN parties or-

[crosstalk]

Full Verbatim: Yeah.

Interviewee: Yes.

Full Verbatim: -tournaments.

Clean Verbatim: -tournaments.

Full Verbatim: Or people that you meet over the Internet

Full Verbatim: Um, yeah.

Full Verbatim: -or-or in a video game, definitely.  

Full Verbatim: Yeah.

Full Verbatim: And to have people– More people to have things in common, definitely.

Interviewee: Or people that you meet over the Internet or in a video game, definitely and more people to have things in common, definitely.

Full Verbatim: Um, okay. That brings us to another point. So, do you think that gaming is addictive?

Clean Verbatim: Okay. That brings us to another point. So, do you think that gaming is addictive?

Full Verbatim: [laughs] That’s—

Interviewee: [laughs] That’s—

Full Verbatim: [laughs]

Clean Verbatim:

[laughs]

Full Verbatim: That’s, um– That could be debated, but, to a certain extent, yeah, yeah, I do, but very mildly-very mildly addictive or not at all. To a person that doesn’t have much-much input, like much– Not much input, but, but to a person that doesn’t have much in their life

Full Verbatim: Umm-hmm.

Full Verbatim: -definitely a lot of things can be, very simple things can be addictive.

Interviewee: That could be debated, but, to a certain extent, yes, I do, but very mildly addictive or not at all. To a person that doesn’t have much in their life, definitely a lot of things can be, very simple things can be addictive.

Full Verbatim: True.

Clean Verbatim: True.

Full Verbatim: But– Hmm– Very mildly addictive. I would have to go with that.

Interviewee: Very mildly addictive. I would have to go with that.

Full Verbatim: Umm. Okay, so, need some self-control, I guess.

Clean Verbatim: So, need some self-control.

Full Verbatim: Okay, it’s recording. Um, so I’m going to ask you a few questions, so answer them briefly or you can add something more if you wish.

Clean Verbatim: Okay, it’s recording. I’m going to ask you a few questions, so answer them briefly or you can add something more if you wish.

Full Verbatim: Okay.

 Interviewee: Okay.

Full Verbatim: So, first of all, how old are you?

Clean Verbatim: First of all, how old are you?

Full Verbatim: Um, I’m 26 at the moment.

Interviewee: I’m 26 at the moment.

Full Verbatim: Okay. Um, what comes to your mind when you hear the term ‘video games’?

Clean Verbatim: What comes to your mind when you hear the term ‘video games’?

Full Verbatim: Um, probably a good way to spend my time, enjoyable, probably.

Interviewee: Probably a good way to spend my time, enjoyable, probably.

Full Verbatim: Okay. Um, next question, have you ever played one?

Clean Verbatim: Next question, have you ever played one?

Full Verbatim: Yeah, yeah, I’ve played several in my life.

Interviewee: Yes, yes, I’ve played several in my life.

Full Verbatim: Okay. Um, can you remember the first video game you ever played?

Clean Verbatim: Can you remember the first video game you ever played?

Full Verbatim: Hmm, that’s actually a pretty-pretty difficult one. Clean Verbatim: [coughs] Interviewee: I’d probably say, you know, like a basic answer, like Ping-Pong Clean Verbatim: Umm-hmm [chuckles]. Interviewee: -or something like that. But, um, I think that the first game that I ever played was Super Mario Brothers. Clean Verbatim: Umm-hmm. Interviewee: The first one. Yeah, um—

Interviewee: That’s actually a pretty difficult one. I’d probably say a basic answer, like Ping-Pong or something like that, but I think that the first game that I ever played was Super Mario Brothers. The first one, yes.

Full Verbatim: Was it the one that came in with the computer when you bought it? [laughs]

Clean Verbatim: Was it the one that came in with the computer when you bought it? [laughs]

Full Verbatim: Not the computer, but with the Super Nintendo, the first one.  Clean Verbatim: Yeah.     Full Verbatim: Yeah, I think a lot of people had that. We didn’t have it for a very long time and, and, you know, the first time that I ever played it was at a friend’s place who was the first who, who had a gaming console Full Verbatim: Yeah Full Verbatim: -of any kind. Yeah. My, my dad did have a Commodore back in the day, but he used it mostly for his work and not for– He didn’t have any games on it, except for Ping-Pong. Clean Verbatim: Umm-hmm. Interviewee: But I never played it, so I wou-I would definitely have to go with Super Mario Brothers.

Interviewee: Not the computer, but with the Super Nintendo, the first one. Yes, I think a lot of people had that. We didn’t have it for a very long time and the first time that I ever played it was at a friend’s place who was the first who had a gaming console of any kind. My dad did have a Commodore back in the day, but he used it mostly for his work and not for– He didn’t have any games on it, except for Ping-Pong, but I never played it, so I would definitely have to go with Super Mario Brothers.

Full Verbatim: Yeah, that’s a classic. Um, okay, so what’s your favourite one?

Clean Verbatim: Yes, that’s a classic. What’s your favourite one?

Full Verbatim: [pauses]

Interviewee: [pauses]

Full Verbatim: [laughs]

Clean Verbatim:

[laughs]

Full Verbatim : Favourite one. This is another tough one.

Interviewee: Favourite one. This is another tough one.

Full Verbatim: Yeah.

Clean Verbatim: Yes.

Full Verbatim: I would probably have to say from the, um– From the Fallout series, I would probably have to say Fallout 3 because it was the first, like, larger game that I ever played and, and the experience of playing it was just so-so immersive an-and everything seemed endless Clean Verbatim: [chuckles] Interviewee: -like endless opportunities so– I wou-I would definitely go with that one.

Interviewee: I would probably have to say from the Fallout series, I would probably have to say Fallout 3 because it was the first larger game that I ever played and the experience of playing it was just so immersive and everything seemed endless, like endless opportunities. So I would definitely go with that one.

Interviewer: Okay, it’s recording. I’m going to ask you a few questions, so answer them briefly or you can add something more if you wish.

 Interviewee: Okay.

 Interviewee: Okay.

Interviewer: So, first of all, how old are you?

Interviewer: First of all, how old are you?

 Interviewee: Um, I’m 26 at the moment.

Interviewee: I’m 26 at the moment.

Interviewer: Okay. Um, what comes to your mind when you hear the term ‘video games’?

Interviewer: What comes to your mind when you hear the term ‘video games’?

Interviewee: Um, probably a good way to spend my time, enjoyable, probably.

Interviewee: Probably a good way to spend my time, enjoyable, probably.

Interviewer: Okay. Um, next question, have you ever played one?

Interviewer: Next question, have you ever played one?

Interviewee: Yeah, yeah, I’ve played several in my life.

Interviewee: Yes, yes, I’ve played several in my life.

Interviewer: Okay. Um, can you remember the first video game you ever played?

Interviewer: Can you remember the first video game you ever played?

Interviewee: Hmm, that’s actually a pretty-pretty difficult one. Interviewer: [coughs] Interviewee: I’d probably say, you know, like a basic answer, like Ping-Pong Interviewer: Umm-hmm [chuckles]. Interviewee: -or something like that. But, um, I think that the first game that I ever played was Super Mario Brothers. Interviewer: Umm-hmm. Interviewee: The first one. Yeah, um—

Interviewee: That’s actually a pretty difficult one. I’d probably say a basic answer, like Ping-Pong or something like that, but I think that the first game that I ever played was Super Mario Brothers. The first one, yes.

Interviewer: Was it the one that came in with the computer when you bought it? [laughs]

Interviewer: Was it the one that came in with the computer when you bought it? [laughs]

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