retentious or standoffish personalities‚ although business is considered to be relaxed. Acting informal before a relationship is built is discourteous and Greek business colleagues may get quiet when they have been offended. Business meetings are necessary‚ however should be made 1-2 weeks in advance and confirm by telephone. Many business people eat lunch between 1 and 3 p.m.‚ so this not an optimum time to schedule a meeting. Have materials including business cards printed in both English and Greek. Meetings
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Was the company ’s experience positive‚ negative‚ or mixed? One of the most well known companies that has done business overseas is McDonald ’s corporation. While this expansion worked well for the company in the beginning by 2002 the corporation was looking to close 175 stores overseas. (Webpro‚ 2002) What legal or political barriers did the company have to overcome? Each country has a different set of laws to govern the way in which companies may operate in there country‚ employee benefits
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UNSW GROUP Memorandum MEMORANDUM TO: Dr.Hokyu Hwang‚ Chairman of UNSW group FROM: Benjamin Chung (Division Leader of Asia-Pacific Region) SUBJECT: Intellectual property considerations for entry into Chinese markets. Thank you for rewarding us the opportunity to the lead upcoming Chinese market project. As requested‚ we have prudently evaluated the situation‚ and I recommend that we immediately proceed and invest enormous consideration onto devising the upcoming market entry strategy for
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A DECLINE IN PRODUCTIVITY IN AUSTRALIA OVER THE LAST DECADE TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. INTRODUCTION 2. PRODUCTION GROWTH ISSUES 3. PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE IN THE LAST DECADE 3.1 MINING 3.2 UTILITIES 3.3 INVESTMESNT 4. THE DECLINE IN PRODUCTIVITY 4.1 GROWTH IN THE LAST DECADE 4.2 TECHNOLOGY 4.3 INNOVATION 4.4 EDUCATION 5. CONCLUSION‚ RECCOMMENDATION & IMPLEMENTATION BIBLIOGRAPHY APPENDIX A decline in productivity in Australia over the last decade Page 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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Doing International Business in Textiles Submitted By:- Amruta Khallikar 11FN-056 Hitesh Gandhi 11DM-051
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information about DOING BUSINESS IN COUP-PRONE FIJI. Slide two – as you may all know Fiji is an island country & officially called “republic of Fiji”. There were four coups during the past two centuries and Fiji becomes known as “a coup-coup land” . It is one of the most developed economies in the pacific island countries. & the main ecnomy income are from tourism and sugar export. Slide Three – Fiji is a republic & military government country. There is no democracy‚ unlike Australia‚ in Fiji there
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The Cultural Challenges of Doing Business Overseas MBA/501 Dr. Ellen Szarleta-Instructor August 27‚ 2006 The Cultural Challenges of Doing Business Overseas Introduction For an American company to be successful overseas with business ventures they have to take risks in making business decisions which can be challenging. Steve Kafka‚ an American of Czech origin and a franchisor for Chicago Style Pizza‚ has decided to expand his business into the Czech Republic. He knows it is a risky decision;
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I believe that doing business in a country with a totalitarian government would not be a wise decision. They will tell you how your business needs to be run and they are involved in every aspect of how your business operates. You would have to be very cautious of what you sell‚ and how you sell it. One wrong move and you might even have your business taken over by the government while you sit inside a jail cell wondering what happened. I also believe that by doing business with a country that
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Before doing any type of business in China one must get familiar with the Chinese business culture. According to Hofstede’s analysis‚ China ranks very high in long term orientation‚ very low in individualism‚ high in power distance‚ and average in masculinity and uncertainty avoidance. In my opinion I still believe these behaviors or cultural dimensions are very accurate. The culture here believes in overcoming obstacles over time which is part of Hofstede’s long term orientation dimension. This
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RUNNING HEAD: THE CULTURAL CHALLENGES OF DOING BUSINESS OVERSEAS The Cultural Challenges of Doing Business Overseas Cristal Mitchell University of Phoenix Introduction To the average person‚ the idea of opening a pizza franchise in the Czech Republic sounds odd. Here’s what’s interesting: the franchising sector in the Czech Republic is steadily growing and the concept of franchising is becoming familiar to an increasing number of companies and individuals (www.factbook.net). American
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