By Frederik Balfour Guanxi. It’s the first word any businessperson learns upon arriving in China. Loosely translated‚ guanxi means "connections" and‚ as any China veteran will tell you‚ it is the key to everything: securing a business license‚ landing a distribution deal‚ even finding that coveted colonial villa in Shanghai. Fortunes have been made and lost based on whether the seeker has good or bad guanxi‚ and in most cases a positive outcome has meant knowing the right government official‚ a relationship
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of people always use five fundamental taste elements when they’re cooking. For Vietnamese people‚ salt is used as the connection between the worlds of the living and the dead. Cooking and eating play an extremely important role in Vietnamese culture. The word ăn (eat) is included in a great number of proverbs and has a large range of semantic extensions. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnamese_cuisine#Cultural_importance Vietnamese cuisine is reflective of the Vietnamese lifestyle from the
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teaching‚ we are not only taught the Mother Tongue but also we are taught the culture of that nation. Cultural and language are closely related‚ inseparable. Language is a mean of culture transportation and culture contained in language. It has been said and written that language is the crystallization of national culture‚ through language and texts‚ culture values are handed down. In the future‚ thanks to language‚ culture will have chances to have development. The transformation and development of
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Conclusion: In order to make bread‚ yeast is required. Yeast is a singled celled fungus that contains protein and is part of the fermentation process. As explained in question nine‚ fermentation is the process of the breakdown of sugars by bacteria and yeast using a method of respiration without oxygen (anaerobic respiration). It involves a culture of yeast and a solution of sugar‚ producing ethanol and carbon dioxide with the aid of the enzymes. The process of fermentation and bread making requires
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Cross Cultural Issue in International Business Culture: Culture is a complex concept with numerous definitions. The definitions range from all-encompassing to limited areas of interest. As documented by Kroeber and kluckhohn (1985)‚ there are over 160 definition of “culture” alone‚ and great deal of material has been published on this topic. Rosinski defines culture as “the set of unique characteristic that distinguishes its members from another group” (2003‚ p.20). Because every individual
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Factors Affecting the Usefulness of Social Networking in E-learning at German University of Technology in Oman Revinson G. Martin “what are the factors affecting the usefulness of social networking in e-learning at GUtech”? This will help the university administrator‚ students‚ and educators to know the value of social networking in e-learning and will help and guide those who develop‚ implement‚ and deliver e-learning systems. There are many social networking sites available that the researcher
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Influence of Social Culture and Industry Culture on Organizational Culture Niloofar Namjoofard Global Challenges B7521 Argosy University Fall I‚ 2012 Dr. Nkemeh Relationship Between Social Culture‚ Industry Culture and Organizational Culture According to Briscoe & Schuler global organizations try to offer products and services with lowest costs‚ highest quality and shortest time of delivery to wherever demand is sufficient. They provide the resources from wherever the
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Chinese Culture - The Culture of Shanghai Shanghai University 30.11.2012 Shanghai – Brief Overview Shanghai is an important commercial harbor and the most important industrial town of the People ’s Republic of China. The administrative area has more than 23 million inhabitants. The status of the town corresponds to that of a province; the town is subordinated directly of the central government. Shanghai is an important traffic interchange and an important cultural center and educational
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Why Conclusion is Important in Term Papers Writing Conclusion is the last part of any type of paper‚ usually a college term paper comprised of three main parts introduction‚ body and finally conclusion. The conclusion of a term paper should be well written because as it is the last part of a paper so it should have a lasting impression on readers and audience. It is an integral part of any study as it sums up important arguments and its evidence to support and proves the thesis statement. Importance
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Marriage and Kinship ties of Indian culture specifically of the village of Ratakote as told in Conformity and Conflict. The first thing I noticed about both cultures was they practiced arranged marriages with their children preferably being young (the Indians explained that young age was best so their children wouldn’t start becoming sexually active and elope with someone else they fell in love with and break off the entire marriage they were in). Both cultures were very close to each other family-wise
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