The power distance dimension displays the equality in societies‚ but it also expresses how the societies’ attitude is towards the inequalities. The power distance of Belgium is 65‚ while in the Netherlands it is 38. Therefore‚ it is clear that there is a cultural difference with the power distance as shown at figure 9. Belgium: Belgium scores high with the 65 power distance‚ which means that they accept and expect inequalities. In a high power distance culture it is likely to follow a hierarchy that
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I will move to Belgium. Belgium is where fascinates me a lot although I’ve never been to there. There’re so many reasons why I love there that I don’t know how to start telling you. For the first reason‚ Belgium has three official languages. One of them is French‚ the most beautiful language in my opinion‚ which is spoken in Wallonia region. It may be strange that I love French but I prefer living in Wallonia Belgium to living in France. That’s because it seems to me that Belgium is more peaceful
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world politics‚ Belgium is not a powerful player. It does not have a major army and its divided government is‚ at the moment‚ unable to make important decisions regarding its own country‚ That being said‚ its geographical location has made sure that Belgium was not ignored in history‚ and it now hosts EU and NATO headquarters. Division of cultures and conflict is deep-rooted in Belgian history and culture‚ leading back to a tug of war between France and the Netherlands where Belgium was caught in the
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1. What environmental issues does the new belgium brewing company work to address? How does NBB taken a strategic approach to addressing these issues? Why do you think the company has taken such a strong stance toward sustainability? NBB try to reduce negative impact on environment by using cost-efficient energy-saving alternatives. NBB invests in a wind turbine‚ making it the first fully wind powered brewery in the United States. NBB has also used a steam condenser that captures and reuses hot
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Country Report: Belgium Assignment: Global Macroeconomics and Business Environment 1. Executive Summary The purpose of this paper is to give a brief presentation of the current situation of the Belgian economy‚ its challenges and prospects and to recommend policies to tackle these challenges. The Belgian economy is stumbling. Belgium almost entered into a recession in 2012 and the GDP trend is negative. Consumer spending is low. Government spending and investment spending
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New Belgium Brewing Company is working to address several environmental issues‚ including the usage of non-renewable energy sources‚ the treatment of waste water‚ using and wasting less fresh water‚ and the recycling of as much of the firm’s waste as possible. NBB is the first brewery in the United States to be fully wind-powered‚ and they encourage their employees and the communities they serve to bike wherever they go‚ rather than drive. These efforts‚ along with the planning of opening a new
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expanding business‚ they have to ensure that all the markets that their products will be sold in are aware of them. They can do this by using the AIDA model that consists of attention‚ interest‚ desire‚ and action (Ferrell & Hartline‚ 2014). New Belgium needs to catch the attention of the consumers in all the markets they distribute in so they would know that the company exist and they product is now available in their area. The company has to draw interest to their products‚ maybe hosting or participating
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product‚ the New Belgium Brewing Company stands out as an excellent example. The New Belgium Brewing Company was founded in 1991 by Jeff Lebesch and his wife‚ Kim Jordan. The idea started from a trip to Belgium‚ a country that is known for its remarkable beer and its centuries old traditions of making it as well. The trip culminated by the making of the first batch of Fat Tire beer in the couple’s basement. The name was chosen in honor of the bicycle trip Jeff had made to Belgium. Within years
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BELGIUM SECTION A) THE BALANCE OF TRADE FOR BELGIUM DEFINITION OF BALANCE OF TRADE: Balance of Trade is simply the difference between the value of exports and value of imports. Thus‚ the Balance of Trade denotes the differences of imports and exports of a merchandise of a country during the course of year. It indicates the value of exports and imports of the country in question. 2O14 UP TO THE 15TH OF JANUARY 2015 BALACE TRADE OF 2014 BALANCE OF TRADE 2013 BALANCE OF TRADE 2012 BALANCE
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the Congo slaves‚ so some of them tried to escape‚ but they couldn’t. If a slave got caught trying to escape‚ the Belgian army would torture him or maybe even kill him. Under the rule of Belgium‚ more than 10 million Congo people were killed. This made the Congolese people revolt to stop the torture that the Belgium army are doing to the slaves. This revolt eventually led to a war between the two sides which Congo won and was officially named independent to be the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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