Activity 2.1 Question 1: a) The scores of UK‚USA‚Germany and Japan on the cultural dimensions. Power distance Masculinity Term Orientation UK 35 66 51 USA 40 62 26 Germany 35 66 83 Japan 54 95 88 b) The power distance is defined as the inequality social status between people‚it usually relate to centralization‚superiors and decision making in organization administration.The power distance of UK and Germany are both score as 35‚it indicates that the inequality in this two country culture
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The Benefits of Distance Learning I. Easy access for both students and teachers II. Knowledge of instructors and classmates A. Posting of bibliographies III. One-on-one contact between instructor and student A. Phone contact B. Web-site email C. Chat areas IV. Students learn just as easily as in the classroom V. Access to other students through online communication A. Personal emails B. Classroom and group discussion boards C. Online course chat rooms
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The development of distance education has resulted from so-called push and pull factors: the technological advances created user demand‚ while extensive usage of technologies led to further development in technology. (Lewis et al‚ 1999). One can distinguish between four generations of distance education technologies. The timeframe of the first generation is from 1850s to1960 and the technologies employed are print (correspondence classes)‚ radio and instructional television. The second generation
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BUSN 100 Ellie Macnamara S00148648 Brazil: A New Contender in the Global Economy? Throughout the latest research‚ newspaper or political science journal articles Brazil has been termed “an upcoming global power” or “international player”. This being seen specifically in Brazils global economic position. Brazil is the largest national economy in Latin America‚ the worlds seventh largest economy at market exchange rates and the seventh largest purchasing power parity‚ according to the international
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Long Distance Relationships: Can They Work? Two clichés: Absence makes the heart grow fonder and Out of sight‚ out of mind. Which one of these two conflicting views is closer to the reality? As it turns out‚ it does not really matter that much since long distance relationships (LDR) suffer from exactly the same strengths and weaknesses as proximal relationships. Whether two people are going to have fulfilling relationship does not only depend on their geographical closeness. What matters is
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Before baseline 11-10 launches‚ the distance rocket traveled 6.73m and weighed 1.12 grams and the seconds rocket went .92 seconds and weighed .95 grams. By adding some cardstock for fins and taking off my clay and replacing it with tape it went quite a bit further and it went quite a bit faster‚ the weight was .93 grams. With the weight taken off‚ the rocket went 1.796 m farther. For the baseline launches‚ the distance average was 7.465m and .91 seconds and for the height the average was 2
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Doing Business in Brazil | Brazilian Social and Business Culture A Brazilian Culture Overview Fact File o Official name – Federative Republic of Brazil o Population – 198‚739‚269* o Official Language – Portuguese o Currency – Brazilian real (BRL) o Capital city – Brasilia o GDP – purchasing power parity $1.99 trillion* o GDP Per Capita – purchasing power parity $10‚100* Overview Brazil is a country greatly shaped by its diverse culture and geography. The largest country in South America
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English 10/28/13 “Judging Distances” Analysis In “Judging Distances” by Henry Reed it is indicated that there are two voices speaking within the poem because they both have a different style of speaking. The first voice seems to be starting sentences such as‚ “Not only how far away‚ but the way you say it is it.” (1). The second voice then steps in to finish the latter’s sentence‚ “Is very Important. Perhaps you may never get the knack of judging a distance‚ but at least you know.” (2-3)
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Ben & Jerry’s in Brazil! MK0389ZNN: Global Marketing and Communication Student ID : W13032776 Word count : 2188 Introduction For this assessment‚ we have chosen to focus on Ben & Jerry’s brand. Ben & Jerry ’s is an American ice cream company‚ a division of the Anglo-Dutch Unilever conglomerate‚ that manufactures ice cream‚ frozen yogurt‚ sorbet‚ and ice cream novelty products. These are manufactured by Ben & Jerry ’s Homemade Holdings‚ headquartered in Burlington‚ Vermont‚ United
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Global Learning Research Paper: Brazil June 10‚ 2013 Table of Contents Introduction 1 Background 1 Economic History 3 Business Culture 5 Economic Conditions and the Business Culture 6 Relationships and Trust in the Business Culture 8 The Custo Brazil and the Business Culture 9 Brazil versus the United States 10 Living and Working in Brazil 12 Recommendations for Working with People from Other
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