West Indies Yacht Club Resort: When Cultures Collide Jeffrey P. Shay University of Montana In early December 1994‚ Patrick Dowd‚ a 30-year-old management consultant‚ stared out his office window at the snowy Ithaca‚ New York‚ landscape. Dowd reflected on his recent phone conversation with Jim Johnson‚ general manager of the 95-room West Indies Yacht Club Resort (WIYCR)‚ located in the British Virgin Islands. Johnson sounded desperate to pull the resort out of its apparent tailspin and noted
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it is 1880. The Civil War has been over for 15 years. Economic conditions in the town you live in have deteriorated‚ and you are struggling to make ends meet. You decide to try your luck out west‚ where there is plenty of land and plenty of opportunity. Before leaving‚ you must decide what you will do out west—be a miner‚ a cowboy‚ or a farmer. Each presents its own opportunities and difficulties. Write an essay in which you: Tell what you would be—a miner‚ cowboy‚ or farmer. Describe the opportunities
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Journey To The West 西游记 Growing up‚ we all had our favorite stories. My personal favorite was the Harry Potter series; I spent hours and hours immersed in those books. For a lot of Chinese children however‚ the story they grew up with was called Journey to the West‚ or XiYouJi. This story was written by Wu Cheng’en‚ an author who lived during the 16th century in the Ming dynasty. A very famous piece of literature‚ it is considered one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese Literature. The
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wrong. When this wrong-doing offends one or more of the gods‚ the punishment typically results in negative changes in the person’s life‚ and often their ruin or death. In the myths Ovid presents in his Metamorphoses‚ the wrong-doing is brought about in one of three ways. The first of these ways is by an act of the gods‚ seen in the myths of Io and Tiresias. The second way is through bad luck‚ as we see in the myth of Actaeon. The third and final of the ways the wrong-doing comes about is through
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all. Apart from these languages there are innumerable dialects specific to each ethnic group. Different states in India each have different official languages. Central government only recognises Hindi as the official language of India. However‚ when doing business in India‚ English is the language of international commerce. Many Indians bob their heads up and down when affirming something and from side-to-side when conveying a ’No’. Then‚ again‚ silence can express a ’Yes’ or a ’No’. In addition
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Doing Business in Brazil | Brazilian Social and Business Culture A Brazilian Culture Overview Fact File o Official name – Federative Republic of Brazil o Population – 198‚739‚269* o Official Language – Portuguese o Currency – Brazilian real (BRL) o Capital city – Brasilia o GDP – purchasing power parity $1.99 trillion* o GDP Per Capita – purchasing power parity $10‚100* Overview Brazil is a country greatly shaped by its diverse culture and geography. The largest country in South America
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Doing Business in Colombia | Colombian Social and Business Culture A Colombian Culture Overview Fact File o o o o o o o Official name – Republic of Colombia Population – 45‚644‚023* Official Languages – Spanish Currency – Colombian peso (COP) Capital city – Bogotá GDP – purchasing power parity $399.4 billion* GDP Per Capita – purchasing power parity $8‚900 * Overview Colombia is a country with a unique culture influenced by a fusion of its indigenous Indian‚ Spanish and African
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SEMINAR IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ASSIGNMENT (2) DOING BUSINESS IN CHINA DOING BUSINESS IN CHINA Despite the economic developments in major parts of the country‚ and modern Chinese people’s increasing appetite on adopting western styles of living‚ China is still a country with a very special character of its own. Most first time visitors to the grand old empire will without doubt find the Chinese mentality‚ culture‚ and not forgetting the food‚ exciting but also challenging and sometimes
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In The Journey to the West‚ Pilgrim and the woodcutter seem to be similar where they both feel that they have a purpose in life. However‚ their situations are different from one another. For instance‚ Pilgrim tries to better himself by seeking the immortals‚ as well as‚ gaining eternal youth. He is full of passion‚ desire‚ and excitement‚ which has lead him to have no worrisome thoughts. He has nothing holding him back from the tasks that he wishes to accomplish. Unlike the Pilgrim‚ the woodcutter
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DOING BUSINESS IN ITALY Appearances mean a lot to Italians; they judge a person based on the way he or she dresses and carries him or herself. The first impressions they form about someone usually are the lasting impressions. For that reason‚ one should always be respectful when greeting italians and attentive to his or her appearance when doing business in Italy. The greetings are enthusiastic‚ but formal. When greeting someone for the first time‚ one should give a handshake with direct eye
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