Both Spain and Portugal were eager to expand beyond the European continent by the early sixteenth century because of wealth flowing through Northern Europe and that they both had a poor management and weak home industries. In this competition for global power‚ Spain‚ rather than Portugal‚ laid claim to most of South America because Spain and England was stressed that Portugal would utilize its developing wealth to try to command them so they choose to take care of this issue by exploring the Americas
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In the intercultural relationship‚ to avoid conflicts‚ misunderstandings‚ it is important to identify values‚ beliefs‚ norms the interlocutor use to adapt and facilitate the communication. In that case‚ Spanish and Brazilian culture are based on Latin culture but had considerably evolved on their sides‚ so prior details are very important to prepare a travel in Brazil or Denmark. According to Hofstede (1982)‚ the 4th dimensions of cultures can be used to describe the management styles of each national
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Blue Ridge Spain This case is about a joint venture between the American company Blue Ridge which is owned by Delta Foods and the Spanish company Terralumen in Spain. Problems arose because of disagreement concerning the future growth rates set by Delta which are considered as unrealistic by Terralumen. Mikael Södergran is the young VP of Europe for Blue Ridge and wants to see the joint venture perform in the short run as this is the task he was given by Delta. He is very direct‚ getting
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historical battles occurred between Christian Kingdoms and Muslim Moors in medieval Spain and Portugal. The Reconquista was characterized by Islamic conquest of Hispania‚ the collapse of the last Islamic state in Iberia and the expansion of Christian kingdoms‚ a history explored in this paper. Medieval Iberian Medieval Iberian land comprised of multicultural complexity that would become modern Portugal and Spain. The medieval Iberian Peninsula was a region with rich cultural‚ religious and ethnic
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What made Spain so salient and monumental for its time period? Trade definitely played a significant role in making their empire so enlightened and immense‚ yet in the end made the empire become very poor. Trade in the New World aided Spain in becoming of the most diverse places. Moreover‚ trade made the empire become one of the most successful empires when they started to trade‚ but exhibited more negative impacts on them. Primarily‚ mercantilism assisted in causing much inflation which caused
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travellers have seen Spain along four centuries and what their impressions about the “clichés” are –review by Triana Acedo. Have you ever thought about what impressions‚ opinions and feelings travellers have once they leave Spain? Will it be positive or negative? What did it impact them the most? Travellers in Spain is an anthology by which David Mitchell compiles the impressions that distinguished personalities such as Lord Byron or Virginia Woolf among others‚ had of Spain from the 17th until the
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States of America declared war on Spain immediately after the sinking of the Battleship Maine in Havana harbor on February 15‚ 1898. This was the start of the Spanish American War; the war ended a few months later with the signing of the Treaty of Paris on December 10‚ 1898. As a result Spain lost its control over the remains of its overseas empire which included Cuba‚ Puerto Rico‚ the Philippines Islands‚ Guam‚ and a few other islands. Beginning in 1492‚ Spain was the first European nation to sail
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somewhat similar are Canada and Spain (Canada‚ n.d.; Spain‚ n.d.). These cultures rely on similar values but they are just different enough for easy mistakes to be made (Thompson‚ n.d.). Spanish businesses rely heavily on personal connections and to do business with a Spanish company it is important to make a strong and lasting connection (Spain‚ n.d.). This also means that business moves slower‚ no decisions are made‚ and individuals are swayed by passion and emotions (Spain‚ n.d.). Generally in Canada
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Comparison Spain vs. Italy Similarities * Left-centred coalition government * Member of the EU * Low birth rate * High immigration * Declining competitiveness * Latin‚ Mediterranean (used to take siestas)‚ highly emotional citizens * High costs‚ low productivity firms (likely to be overtaken by Chinese competition) * Low spending on R&D * Poor educational system Differences * Italy has a high black economy‚ Spain does not (tax deficits for Italy)
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sixteenth century‚ King Phillip II‚ ruler of Spain at the time‚ had control of one-fifth of Western Europe’s land and one-quarter of its people. Spain had convoys coming and going from the New World or the Americas back to the Old. King Phillip II had a monopoly on the commodities with incalculable value like sugar and salt. Salt was used to cure meat and as preservatives‚ so it was in high demand. A Castilian writer once said‚ “The Empire of Spain is over twenty times greater than that of Rome
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