Differences in Culture Chapter Outline OPENING CASE: McDonald’s in India INTRODUCTION WHAT IS CULTURE? Values and Norms Culture‚ Society‚ and the Nation-State The Determinants of Culture SOCIAL STRUCTURE Individuals and Groups Social Stratification Country Focus: Breaking India’s Caste System RELIGIOUS AND ETHICAL SYSTEMS Christianity Islam Country Focus: Islamic Capitalism in Turkey Hinduism Buddhism
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International Culture in Marketing Abstract It has become increasingly popular for organizations to take their products and marketing strategies global. As they begin to integrate into these new markets they will be faced with many challenges. One of which is culture. Culture can be defined as‚ “The quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts‚ letters‚ manners‚ scholarly pursuits” (Dictionary.com‚ 2011). This paper highlights the impact
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The Chinese government originally pegged the value of the yuan against the U.S. dollar in an attempt to compete with the U.S. and the rest of the world. Because China is an export driven economy‚ the government thought exports would be less expensive with the pegged value of the yuan. This is a possible benefit of pegging the value of the yuan against the U.S. dollar or any other foreign currency. Therefore‚ the pegged exchange rate undervalued the yuan by as much as 40%. This fueled a boom in Chinese
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did this strategy appear to work for decades? Why was it not working by the 2000s? The marketing strategy used until the early 2000s was very simple. The strategy was to sell the same products worldwide and not to change them based on location or culture. This strategy appeared to be working because many people just wanted jeans and at the time this is what was offered and so people bought them. The old strategy was designed to enable the company to realize economies of scale in production and advertising
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location can be utilized successfully to attract customers in a saturated market and against intensified competition. Customer loyalty leads to higher customer retention rate and to continuous business success even in situations where failure to satisfy customers would normally cause an early termination of business. Therefore the restaurant operation must focus not only on attracting first-time customers but also on developing long term relationship with customers. Customer loyalty allows increased price
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Business and Culture Essay “With increased globalization‚ economies have become more interdependent‚ making internationalization of operations critical for a company’s success in today’s competitive environment”. This essay will examine problems that Air New Zealand and Jet Star deal with whilst working internationally in a multi-cultural environment. Hofstede’s five cultural dimensions will help illustrate on an organizational level the importance for survival of these two companies when faced
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develop skills with which they will be able to demonstrate: • The ability to keep ‘up to date’ on legislative and regulatory matters and changes‚ and determine their effects on business performance‚ management planning and decision making Task Overview: “There is one and only one social responsibility of business – to use its resources and engage in activities designed to increase its profit so long as it stays within the rules of the game….” (Milton Friedman‚ 1970) a. From an accounting
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Brunel Business School Master of Science ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- TITLE STRATEGIC MARKETING MANAGEMENT MODULE CODE MG5553 Individual Coursework Assignment Word Limit: 3000 words Submission Deadline: Monday‚ 21st January 2013 by 12 noon The assignment requires you to carry out a Marketing Research and Planning Project covering a period
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RW in the absence of international trade? Also give the opportunity costs of a ton of apples in both countries. Which product will the EU be exporting? b. Draw the production possibility frontier for the EU. c. What is the relative price of a bike in the EU in the absence of international trade? d. Now assume that in case of free international trade‚ the world relative price of bikes is 2. Use the equilibrium price to demonstrate that the EU will benefit from international trade. Exercise
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C H A P T E R 2 Culture and International Business A Conceptual Approach As mentioned in Chapter 1‚ anthropologists do more than simply accumulate and catalog information on the world’s exotic and not so exotic cultures. Like other scientists‚ they attempt to generate theories about culture that apply to all human populations. Because it is impossible for any individual to master every cultural fact about every culture in the world‚ a more theoretical approach can be instructive. That
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