Indian Economy and the curse of Gold The Indian economy grew at around 5% for the fiscal year ending March 31‚ 2013‚ down from 6.2% the previous year. With economic growth slowing for nearly three years now and the economy expected to grow at around 4.8% this year‚ the slump is attributed to several persistent structural issues – prominent amongst which a widening Current Account Deficit (CAD). To quote the RBI governor‚ "The biggest risk to the economy stems from the CAD." CAD represents
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Migratory Effects of the Gold Rush on California America has long and rich history and one of most famous and largest was gold rush happened in California throughout 1848. The gold that was found in California was considered unique because golden nuggets were found in the river which made it easy to collect and also free to take home. Many of the gold seekers believed that they would return home in a few months or in a year with their packets full of gold. The spirit of gold attracted hundreds and
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products that miserably fail in the market. Is it because it does not get a mega budget ‘filmy-wala’ style launch? Or is it simply that the product lacks those benefits for which it was created? CROSS CULTURE in business is becoming a prominent problem for the failure of a product in international business. Cross cultural sensitivity is the quality of being aware and accepting other cultures. This is important because what seems acceptable in some countries can be rude or derogatory in other countries
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Cross Cultural Leadership – 15.996 Lecture Notes Class Two – Cultural Styles • • • • • Universalism vs. Particularism Individualism vs. Collectivism Neutral vs. Emotional Achievement vs. Ascription Dialogue: making a joint hiring decision including compensation Read: • Trompenaars‚ Fons and Hampden-Turner‚ Charles. Riding the Waves of Culture: Understanding Cultural Diversity in Global Business (2nd edition). New York: McGraw-Hill‚ 1998‚ pages: 1-10‚ 29-36‚ 49-53‚ 68-75‚ 80-81‚ 105-111
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Bibliography: 1. Browaeys‚ M.-J.‚ & Price‚ R. (2008)‚ Understanding Cross-Cultural Management‚ 1st Ed‚ Prentice Hall‚ 20-46 2 3. Inglehart‚ R. (2005)‚ Chairman of the World Values Survey (Inglehart‚ 2005) 4 5. Minkov‚ M. (2011). Cultural Differences in a Globalizing World (1st Ed‚ xviii intro)‚ Emerald 6 7. Minkov‚ M.‚ & Hofstede‚ G. (2012a). Hofstede’s fifth dimensions: New evidence from the World Values Survey‚ Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology‚ 43(1)‚ 3-14 8 9. Smith‚ P.B.‚ Trompenaars
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the late 5th century (Sullivan). The stone stands 18 feet tall (Curious Ireland). The Muiredach’s High Cross is a giant stone cross consisted of separate stone panels (Sullivan). The Muiredach’s High Cross is a giant stone cross consisted of separate stone panels (Sullivan). Each piece of the stone panels represents a religious reference from Christianity. For example‚ the center of the cross depicts a person being a crucified. This is probably a reference to Jesus when he was
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All that glitters is not gold is a well-known saying‚ meaning that not everything that looks precious or true turns out to be so. This can apply to persons‚ places‚ or things that promise to be more than they really are. The expression‚ in various forms‚ originated in or before the 12th century[1] and may date back to Aesop.[2] Chaucer gave two early versions in English: "But all thing which that schyneth as the gold / Ne is no gold‚ as I have herd it told‚" and "Hyt is not al golde that glareth
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Langston Hughes’s poem‚ “Cross”‚ focuses on the conflict of segregation of races that occurred in the United States. The poem is in the first person point of view‚ in which‚ the narrator reflects on himself as a young child‚ as he reaches the adult life. In the short three stanza poem‚ the speaker summarizes his obstacles in life that were caused by his family. The poem begins as the narrator describes the ethnicity of his parents “My old man’s a white old man and my old mother’s black” (line 1-2)
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Cross-cultural Depression Rogina Harden Psy/450 January 8‚ 2013 Stephen Hoyer Cross-cultural Depression Kraft (2013)‚ "Sadness is a short adjustment period. Depression is a long term illness.” What exactly depression is in clearly defined terms and where this disease comes from is something that has been left to discussion for some time. Butcher‚ Mineka‚ and Hooley (2013) make it clear to be aware of the cultural and historical context before making labels. However‚ 350 million depression diagnoses
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Cross-Cultural Perspectives ETH/316 3/1/2013 Michelle Clark-Washington Cross-Cultural Perspectives I did my research on McDonald’s a global organization that has had a few cultural issues that affects them when growing outside the United States. So as we all know McDonald’s is a fast food company‚ they started in the United States in 1940 as a barbecue restaurant. In 1948 they took a look at the restaurant and choice to change what they made and sold. They moved to a production line
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