Cultural Distance Assignment IIB 1. What is the formula developed by Kogut and Singh in 1988 in the Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS)? Explain the formula in your own words. CDj is the cultural distance between the host country (j) and the home country (in this case Germany). It is calculated with a summation of 4 different variables indicating different cultural dimensions. These are uncertainty avoidance‚ power distance‚ individualism/collectivism and masculinity/femininity
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Confronting a Mercantile Elite: Bourbon Reformers and the Merchants of Lima‚ 1765-1796 Author(s): Patricia H. Marks Source: The Americas‚ Vol. 60‚ No. 4 (Apr.‚ 2004)‚ pp. 519-558 Published by: Academy of American Franciscan History Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4144490 . Accessed: 02/08/2011 11:59 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR’s Terms and
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Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education-TOJDE January 2006 ISSN 1302-6488 Volume: 7 Number: 1 Article: 2 Problems and Prospects of Open and Distance Education in Nigeria Mudasiru Olalere YUSUF (Ph.D) Senior lecturer (Educational Technology) Department of Curriculum Studies and Educational Technology‚ Faculty of Education University of Ilorin‚ Ilorin NIGERIA ABSTRACT Distance education as a mean of providing access to education‚ particularly tertiary level education‚ has gained great prominence
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THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A HIGHER EDUCATION OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING KNOWLEDGE BASE FOR DECISION MAKERS IN KENYA By Magdallen N. J (PhD) African Virtual University (HQ) P. O. Box xxxxxxxxx Nairobi - Kenya Tel: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fax: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Presented to United Nations Educational Scientific & Cultural Organization (UNESCO) TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Introduction…………………………………………………………..………………3 Study
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McDonalds: Brazil and China Introduction In 1940‚ Dick and Mac McDonald open a Bar-B-Q drive in restaurant in San Bernardino‚ California. In1948‚ they close down to change what they sold. They now sold 9 items: 15¢ hamburgers‚ cheeseburgers‚ potato chips‚ coffee‚ milk‚ soft drinks‚ and a slice of pie. In 1949‚ their world famous fries replace potato chips. As stated on McDonald’s website in 1954‚ Ray Kroc sells the brothers multi-mixers‚ becomes their franchising agent‚ and in
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difference being on the extent to which religious leaders should influence politics. Some states prefer a government that refrains from upholding religious beliefs‚ values‚ and practices. This paper is purposed to make a comparison between the politics of Brazil and Argentina considering their political histories‚ analysis of their current
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Executive Summary Investing in Brazil‚ as with any country‚ entails exposure to a variety of political‚ social‚ economic‚ and other risks‚ but also entails potential benefits for multinationals corporations. Political Risk- Brazil has been a stable democracy for 25 years. Despite some unique risk as corruption‚ Brazil has been rating overall medium risk for dynamic risks‚ governance framework‚ political violence and business and macroeconomic environment. Financial Markets in the country
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Breaking distances: Introduction: Drivers must pay attention to their surroundings. This includes calculating the braking distance from the cars and objects around a driver. With this the driver can avoid accidents and can save lives and money. As shown in the picture above. The prime factors that apply that have a big impact on the actual stopping distances in the real world: Weather‚ road conditions‚ type and condition of vehicle‚ load etc ‚ not to mention the age‚ health and mental ability
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4 Taxation 4 Corruption 4 1.6 - Culture 5 General Brazilian Cultural Values 5 Comparison of Cultural Values between Brazil and America 5 Power Distance Index (PDI) 6 Individualism 6 Masculinity 6 Uncertainty Avoidance Index 7 Long-Term Orientation 7 2.1 - Coca-Cola in Brazil 7 2.2 - Corporate Organization 9 2.3 - The Organization of Coca-Cola Brazil 10 2.4 - Diversity and Human Capital 11 2.5 - Leadership at Coca-Cola 12 Geocentric Leadership and Human Capital 12 3
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Introduction Retaining competitive employees in a dynamic labour market is one of the responsibilities of the human resource department. Almost all organizations aim to maximize profit‚ and along with this primary goal is to reduce cost. One way of reducing cost is to retain employees and reduce employee withdrawal. To reduce employee withdrawal‚ the organization must be able to point out reasons why an employee intent to leave the organization. And‚ one of the possible reasons is the perception
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