什么是Davos man？
Davos Man is a neologism which refers to the global elite of wealthy people whose members view themselves as completely international. Davos is an Alpine city in eastern Switzerland which became famous in the 1990s for hosting the World Economic Forum, an annual gathering of international politicians and financiers who represented a transnational elite.
Davos Men supposedly see their entity as a matter of personal choice, not an accent of birth. According to political scientist Samuel P. Huntington, who is credited with inventing the phrase "Davos Man.they are people who "have little need for national loyalty, view national boundaries as obstacles that thankfully are vanishing, and see national governments as resues from the past whose only useful function is to facilitate the élite's global operations". In his 2004 article "Dead Souls: The Denationalization of the American Elite," he argues that this international perspective is a minority elitist position not shared by the nationalist majority of the people.
John Fonte of the Hudson Institute has suggested that the transnational eology of Davos Man represents a major challenge to Francis Fukuyama's assertion that liberal democracy represents the fulfillment of The End of History and the Last Man.
Hernando de Soto Polar of the Institute for Liberty and Democracy attributes a similar concept to Henri Braudel, referring to it as the "bell jar". Although internationally connected, each country's elite lives in a bell jar in the sense of being out of touch with its own populace. Their isolation fosters a tendency to be oblivious to the fate of their fellow citizens.
Davos man——达沃斯人，是那些拥护全球化，在世界范围内行走并且真正具有全球意识及高端能力的国际化优秀人士。也是是优雅、专业、敬业的代名词。
Davos man的由来与发展：
上个世纪，达沃斯以其天然的好环境而闻名世界。
位于瑞士东部河谷格劳宾登州（Graubunden）的达沃斯（Davos），是一个海拔高达1560米的山中谷地，高耸的阿尔卑斯山挡住北方吹来的风，使这里阳光充沛，又没有嘈杂的喧嚣。
100年后，达沃斯作为地名已经淡出，最让人们记起这个地方的是每年一度以其名字命名的“世界经济论坛”。
今天的这个“达沃斯”属于谁呢？
是那个能吸引全球的顶级政商大佬们齐聚一堂的瑞士洛桑管理学院普通教授——施瓦布？还是将从阿尔卑斯山间小镇转移到中国的海滨城市的来自近100个国家和地区的数千名政府首脑、知名企业家以及社会团体的领导人？
9月10日，夏季达沃斯将再次来到大连。
世界经济论坛北京代表处的首席代表韦瑞龙（ChristopheWe－ber）说：“达沃斯论坛是一场思维的盛宴，并不属于某个人或者群体。”
在达沃斯论坛上，“达沃斯人”优雅、专业、敬业的个人形象为很多职业男女提供了礼仪榜样。对于类似他们这样常年行走在国际舞台上的人来说，掌握必备的全球职场社交礼法，是提高自身形象和身份地位的制胜法宝。因为，一点点社交技巧就有可能影响到他们的一笔大生意。
在达沃斯论坛上，世界各地的精英荟萃。虽然每个国家的文化和习俗都有所不同。但是，当来自全球各地的人会集到一起时，会议的气氛却是如此和谐。每个人都是各自国家的“名片”，每个人也都是各自企业的“名片”，他们的一言一行都代表了一种文化和一种气质。
“达沃斯人”已经把这些礼仪当成了一种习惯，因为他们明白，机遇可能会随时出现。在飞机上，同桌的人有可能将来会成为重要的合作伙伴。在路上，一个陌生人的一句玩笑也有可能提供一个很好的思路。而在达沃斯论坛这样的国际场合，每一个人的每一句话都有可能成为一句非常重要的忠告和提示。这些，都会带来更多的机遇。
