Regardless of a company’s motivation for expanding outside its domestic markets‚ the strategies it uses to compete in foreign markets have to be situation-driven; cultural‚ demographic‚ and market conditions vary significantly among the countries of the world. Cultures and lifestyles are the most obvious country-to-country differences. Market demographics are close behind. Consumers in Spain do not have the same tastes‚ preferences‚ and buying habits as consumers in Norway; buyers differ yet again
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At Villanova‚ we believe that it is our similarities that make us strong‚ but our differences that make us stronger. Please tell us about a relationship that you have with someone who is different from you and how that has changed who you are today. The first few weeks of Cross Country were some of the hardest of my life. I was completely new to the sport after being persuaded to give it a shot by my more aerobically inclined friends. I had my reservations before I started‚ as I told my friends
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There are six principles of cross-cultural communication. The first principle states that the less someone understands about a culture and the more differences among one another the more difficulties they will have with communication. The second principle states that breakdowns occur due to cultural differences. The third principle is the belief that communicating across cultures helps people to better understand their own communication actions. They become more aware of the hand gestures and word
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. Local Demographics for Cultural Differences According to the US Census 2010 the city of Atmore Alabama had a population of 10‚194 which may seem small to some‚ but to myself who have noticed the quick growth it is quiet a large number. Atmore has become a town were you can see very clearly the changes there are 5‚672 Blacks‚ 4‚073 Whites‚ 184 American Indians‚ 185 Hispanics‚ 146 Two or more races 120 Mexicans‚ 63 White American Indians and Alaska Natives‚ 30 Asians‚ 8 Filipinos‚ 3
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3. Cross-national Cultural Differences A cultural orientation describes the attitudes of most people most of the time‚ never of all the people all of the time (Adler 2002: 22) 3.1 Introduction This chapter covers the studies that define cross-national cultural differences and shows how these cross-national cultural differences affect professional behavior in general. In § 3.2‚ a short exposition on the definition of national culture is provided‚ including the general understanding of what
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Psy 251E 17/12/2012 Childrearing Practices Throughout my time spent here in Spain‚ I have found the cross-cultural similarities and differences of child-rearing practices to be an extremely interesting area of study. Comparatively the families of the American and Spanish societies have quite different methods of raising a child and introducing him or her to this world. What is and what is not socially acceptable is the only differing area when looking at any two cultures side-by-side. Certain
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LOCATION SPECIFIC ADVANTAGES Coming to the advantages inherent to the Indian market conditions‚ it might be suitable to cover the PESTLE framework here as it is most relevant in describing the specific market environment. POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT The Indian economy has been experiencing more stability as far as the Government and political scene is concerned. There has been reduced internal turmoil resulting from political influences and this has created a better working environment for industries and
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Demographic Differences Demographics consist of population characteristics. Race‚ age and income are some of the popular demographics used. Demographic differences impacts how individuals view and translate situations. Diversity growth is supported by demographic differences. As organizations strive to gain the competitive advantage managers should learn‚ welcome and leverage the differences of the individuals within the organization. Contrary to many beliefs managers can not treat all employees
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| THE 101: Cross Cultural Issues in Tourism & Hospitality | Assessment No.2 | | Ariana Janjua | 201111790 | Culture‚ as defined by Geert Hofstede‚ is the "the collective programming of the mind distinguishing the members of one group or category of people from another". (Hofstede‚ 2011) It is due to the research carried out by scholars such as Hofstede and Fons Trompenaars that we are able to understand cultural values‚ and the difference in cultures more thoroughly
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DemographicSegmentation The word demographic can be related to the structure of populations or a particular sector of a population. Most of the marketers nowadays believed that the demographic segmentation bases are the most popular and practical segmentation bases. Kotler(1984‚ p. 255) states that “demographic variables are the most popular bases for distinguishing customer groups”‚ possibly because the ease with which this kind of data can be collected. Demographic segmentation divided the market into groups of
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