Executive Summary Introduction Background information about China Chinese society and culture . Hofstede ’s Dimensions .Ideal of female Beauty Labour market Business etiquette . Communication . Meeting . Gift-giving . Negotiation Marketing strategy Conclusion References 1. Executive summary China is booming! No country is growing as strong as China. In 2013 the country is expected to rise to the largest trading
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Cross-cultural Translation Studies as Thick Translation Theo Hermans (University College London) 1 Aristotle Let me begin with two specific examples. Both will have a familiar ring. I do not intend to discuss either example in any detail. They merely serve to illustrate‚ however briefly‚ the kind of problem I am trying to address. My first case concerns Aristotle‚ and more particularly John Jones’ book On Aristotle and Greek Tragedy (1962‚ 1971). In the history of readings‚ of interpretations‚
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Chapter 11 Cultural Characteristics and Effective Business in China Maria Fernanda Pargana Ilhéu ISEG/UTL‚ PORTUGAL Abstract For firms in the international market the cultural characteristics of host country societies‚ where their managers are going to deal and work‚ must be learned‚ absorbed and adopted. A person’s perception of market needs is framed by his or her own cultural experience. More than factual knowledge of Chinese culture the interpretative knowledge is very important and difficult
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Culture is a "learned system of knowledge‚ behaviors‚ attitudes‚ beliefs‚ values‚ and norms that is shared by a group of people (Smith‚ 1966 as cited in Building our understanding‚ n. d.). Cultural diversity comprises the uniqueness of each group. Hispanics in the United States consists of groups with nationalities that include (a) Cuban‚ (b) Mexican‚ (c) Puerto Rican‚ (d) South or Central American‚ or other Spanish culture or origin‚ regardless of race.. People who identify their origin as Spanish
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A Case Study Of Kfc’s Cross-Cultural Marketing In China A Case Study of KFC’s Cross-cultural Marketing in China Summary: In 2007‚ KFC had opened 2000 outlet stores in china‚ leaving rival MacDonald’s far behind‚ achieving high praise from Chinese consumers and defeating challengers again and again. From the perspective of cross-culture‚ this paper tries to analyze the marketing strategy of the American fast food chain stores in china and give multinational food and beverage companies suggestions
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CROSS-CULTURAL ASSIGNMENT 2. Communication differs in various cultures. A multinational or a global company employs a great number of people with different cultural traits. Some may possess traits that are good for business when sent to countries away from home and some may not take up this responsibility well. People with different values respond in various ways to leadership especially from leaders from a different background or culture. Cultural diversity is very wide and this would cause to
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Building effective communication skills and relationships within a single culture is often challenging. Bridging the gap between different cultures makes building communication skills and relationships even more difficult. I will discuss some of the challenges of cross-cultural communication and the pieces necessary to build effective working relationships. Typically‚ some of the basic assumptions we make when communicating with people from our own culture must be questioned and modified when
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many distinctive differences between post-revolutionary France‚ the United States’ version of democracy‚ and that of Ancient Greece. A main difference between the United States’ democracy‚ and post revolutionary France is that France uses a parliamentary system. “Appointed by the President of the Republic (Head of State)‚ the Prime Minister is the Head of Government” (“How the Government Works”). The prime minister of France is in charge of the laws in France. In the United States‚ laws are dealt
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CROSS-CULTURAL MANAGEMENT IN HTBG SMEs: CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES INTRODUCTION Cross-cultural management in the organization is one of the important factors of competitive advantage of today’s company in the global marketplace. Accelerated globalization‚ shortening of product or technology life cycle and openness of foreign markets have allowed many companies both large and SMEs to internationalize their activities and markets much more rapidly and early than the one advocated in the stage
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Cross-cultural perspectives David S ETH/316 Version 1 July 4‚ 2011 Cross-cultural perspectives Wal-Mart’s international operations were a major struggle for the company‚ collimating in its demise of Wal-Mart in Germany and South Korea. Because Wal-Mart executives did not understand‚ the cultural differenced between countries they foundered in many countries to the point that they could not rebound in the minds of the local population. When Wal-Mart moved into other countries‚ they did
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