344 Strategic Management in Dynamic Organization Master Thesis How to survive as an expatriate in China? A case study based on three companies: IKEA‚ NCR and Texol -- Examinators: Anders Hytter Marja Soila-Wadman Authors: Kamila Karcz Rongzhi Liu Joanna Adamska 820504 840818 820128 Tutor: Marja Soila-Wadman Summary The increase of foreign direct investment in China has resulted in the presence of a number of Western expatriates working in Sino–foreign joint ventures. These expatriate
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The cross-cultural encounter between Europe and Africa began as Europe aggressively initiated an era of exploration of Africa south of the great savanna. Europe’s curiosity‚ exploration and greed transformed the history of African people. In the study of the cultural history of Africa‚ much innovation has been attributed to outside origins and influences. Historians and archaeologists have learned a great deal about the developments that emerged from the European influence in Africa. The age of exploration
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is very complicated and elaborate. According to Pulsipher and Pulsipher (2011) geography deals with the physical aspects of a place‚ why people decided to occupy a certain place‚ the environmental issues a certain place might have and how people might interact with other places of the world. The products that are unique to certain geographic origins historically have been produced because of the resources and soils that certain products are obtained from. The changes
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The French Revolution is one of the most pivotal moments in recent history that has left an impact on the Western World. As Timothy Tackett stated in his introduction of the book The Coming of the French Revolution‚ most of the modern concepts we see today such as “liberalism‚ nationalism‚ republicanism‚ feminism‚ abolitionism‚ and de-Christianization” are influenced by this revolution that changed France forever. However‚ the cause of this revolution is still deeply examined to this day. There are
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leaders proposed to improve China to better counteract European influence on China. Yung Wing’s ideas are based on his western education from Yale University which included significant changes to the military‚ political‚ and economic aspects of China. Yung’s ideas are best represented with his Policy Proposals to the Taiping and his interview with Zeng Guofan in 1863. (Cheng‚ Letz‚ and Spence 1999‚ 151) Zhang Zhidong of the conservative Confucians proposed that change in China should be controlled and
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1 Phoenix Contact 2013 Sustaining Energy in Fluctuating Times: The Role of Leadership and Corporate Culture Development This case study tells the story of Phoenix Contact‚ a medium-sized international manufacturer of industrial electrical and electronic technology based in Germany. The main focus is on developments that took place between 2000 and 2013. The world leader in its market managed to digest high-speed growth phases and overcome a severe economic crisis by intentionally developing
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Different cultural practices affect every area of life‚ the family dynamic‚ labor force‚ education‚ cultural economics‚ death‚ reproduction‚ religion etc. The cultural practices in the United States are eclectic in many ways considering all the different ethnicities that reside in the U.S. In Japan‚ the religious views tend to lend towards liberal views on the family dynamic and sexual expression. I intend to compare the differences between the two countries as it relates to sex and gender roles
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As I read through the colonization of America‚ I feel sad for America that how different European countries experimented with colonization of America. Some tried to force religion‚ some tried to force slavery‚ and some brought diseases. How unstable the life was for Native Americans and it was a struggle to adapt the rigors of colonization. How Britain imposed controls on its American possessions. And Slavery increased as the demand for manpower increased with booming economy. In this era of colonization
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Etheart ANTH 3550 Japan Tuesday‚ February 12‚ 2013 Japanese Cultural Nationalism Altering Immigrant Perception Change by Force Status minorities in Japan are those who are not educated‚ do not come from educated families‚ or have unfavorable occupations. The value and worth of a status minority in Japanese culture is rated amongst their familial/ancestral connections to rates of production and which then determines individual godliness and worth amongst a society. Ethnic minorities in Japan are Burakuin
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Middlesex University‚ UK {C.Liu‚ G. Dafoulas} @mdx.ac.uk Abstract This paper is concerned with issues rising of current practices in learner and learning support in elearning. The underlying research attempts to address the needs and establish new ways of supporting online learners to cope with time and distance constraints affecting the distance education curriculum. The focus of the paper is on presenting a framework of using online portfolios for providing learner and learning support in e-learning
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