What does everyone in the world know and love Disneyland and so do I. I am a big Walt Disney fan‚ and I think it would have been great to work with him. So I created a time machine. All I have to do is push this big red button and type the date in‚ and I will be with Walt Disney working on his design for a roller coaster in Magic Kingdom. So here I go typing October 1st‚ 1971. I push the red button‚ and here I am in a design meeting with Walt Disney! The first thing on the design list was space
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Hofstede and Trompenaars compared Of these seven value dimensions‚ two reflect closely the Hofstede dimensions of Collectivism/Individualism and to a lesser extent power distance. Trompenaars and Hampden-Turner’s communitarianism/individualism value orientation seems to be virtually identical to Hofstede’s Collectivism/Individualism. • Their achievement/ascription value orientation‚ which describes how status is accorded‚ appears to be linked to Hofstede’s power distance index‚ at
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INTERCULTURAL FEEDBACK | Brittany | | | SUMMARY INTRODUCTION I – HOFSTEDE MODEL II – CULTURE NORMS AND VALUE SYSTEMS CONCLUSION BIBLIOGRAPHY INTRODUCTION Brittany was shaped in course of the centuries by the nature and by the men whose everyday life remains still confidentially connected to the environment and to the territory. With Rennes‚ its capital‚ and all 1270 municipalities‚ it reveals geography as well as a culture as rich as diverse. The agriculture and the fishing still have
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Practice Test Webset EURO B2 Speaking Procedure‚ Script and Materials Time: 20 minutes You now have 10 minutes to prepare the presentation • • • • • You may use a non-electronic dictionary. You must not speak to the other candidates. You may make notes but do not read aloud from the notes in the test. You may take this sheet of paper and your notes into the examination. In the test‚ give your notes to the examiner when asked. Page 2 Euro B2 Webset - Speaking - PROCEDURE &
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Groupe Eurotunnel History Early projects 1802 In 1802‚ French mining engineer Albert Mathieu-Favier put forward the first ever design for a cross-Channel fixed link based on the principle of a bored two-level tunnel: the top one‚ paved and lit by oil lamps‚ to be used by horse-drawn stagecoaches ; the bottom one would be used for groundwater flows. 1803 In 1803‚ the Englishman Henry Mottray unveils another project for a cross-Channel fixed link: a submerged tunnel made of prefabricated
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AP Euro themes 1. Decline of the Holy Roman Empire Protestant reformation‚ Schmalkaldic wars‚ 30 years war Protestant reformation • Martin Luther 95 theses cause a shift in religious society (spread throughout Europe because of Gutenberg’s printing press) • He spread his different views on indulgences‚ Salvation by faith alone‚ only two valid sacraments (compared to the catholic 7)‚ and the church as being subordinate to the state • Made people question the existing authority of HRE and church
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Social Orientation: Individualist Definition Impacts -One that pursues a markedly independent course in thought or action. -One that advocates or practices individualism. -free will is highly value. -same value standard apply to all universalism. -other people seen as potential. -task prevails over relationship. -calculative model of employer employee relationship. -become more innovative or excel in their responsibilities. -opinions can lead to robust discussions and debates‚ resulting in
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Introduction The purpose of this paper is to analyze the Walt Disney Company and their expansion into Hong Kong with the theme park Hong Kong Disneyland (HKD). The Walt Disney Company was founded in 1923 by Walt Disney. It was a company founded upon as an entertainment experience for people of all ages starting out with short films and then moving into full length motion pictures. Since its inception the Disney Company has grown into a worldwide organization and is made up of four major areas
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Executive summary Background: Disneyland wants to know visitors’ ideas of what improvements can be made to enhance their satisfaction. For this purpose‚ Disneyland desires that a quick survey of their visitors be done to elicit their opinions. Justification: Disneyland always receive many of complaints for the tourist ‚it found that the common problem is cutting in the line and the place & facilities is not enough. Recommendations: Disneyland should find out the main problem and rectify
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CASE 2: The Not –So-Wonderful World of Euro Disney 1. What factors contributed to Euro Disney’s poor performance during its first year of operation? What factors contributed to Hong Kong Disney’s poor performance during its first year? Answer: The major factors led Euro Disney’s poor performance was the lack of cultural consciousness and market survey. Euro Disney was built according to other American Disney parks without thinking about the culture difference. They used all American characters
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