reasons for the initial failure of P&G in Japan. In the year of 1973 Procter and Gamble (P&G) entered the Japanese market‚ until the 1987 P&G was losing a lot of money. Why? Mostly because they didn’t thought about cultural differences. A company just can’t apply everywhere in the world the same products‚ managers‚ sales methods and strategies. Companies have to adjust their ‘working culture’ to the country where they are cooperating. In the case of P&G the following things went
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If you look in the dictionary it will tell you that the definition of friendship is a state of being friends; friendly relation‚ or attachment‚ to a person‚ or between persons; affection arising from mutual esteem and good will; friendliness; amity; good will. That all sounds nice‚ but it doesn’t cover the fact that a true friendship is a relationship that can survive the test of time and remain unconditional. Friendship for most people is a combination of affection‚ loyalty‚ love‚ respect
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Does the religion‚ you studied fit Grant Ramsey´s definition of culture? According to Ramsey´s definition‚ the culture is “Information transmitted between individuals or groups” which has to fulfilled these conditions: 1.“The information must bring about the reproduction of a behavioral trait 2. The information must flow through the behavior 3. The information must have a lasting effect on the form or timing of the resultant behaviors. Analyzing these three conditions we can confirm if the Judaism
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DEFINITIONS OF ECONOMICS In simple‚ economics is the scientific study of the choices made by individuals and societies in regard to the alternative uses of scarce resources which are employed to satisfy wants. Different views about economy are presented below. 1) Economics is what Economists do. John Maynard Keynes described what he thought economists do in Essays in Biography in 1933. An economist‚ he wrote‚ must possess a rare combination of gifts. He must be mathematician‚ historian‚ statesman
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The pKa of a weak acid (p-nitrophenol) and its conjugated base (p-nitrophenolate ion) was determined by plotting pH as a function of [A-]/[HA] in order to represent the ionized and unionized regions across pH. The optimal wavelength (λm)‚ where the maximum absorbance occurs was determined by making twelve solutions where p-nitrophenol/pH is completely ionized (pH 9.0). The importance of determining the proper λm is this is
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The Definition of Independence Some people say that the definition of independence is a complex word and idea to try to define. In al truth independence is a perplexing word to try to define. This is because everybody has their own speculations of what independence is. Very infrequently are their two people that have the same perception of what the definition of independence is. What I perceive the definition of independence is the absolute freedom to do what you want‚ and to not be held
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A&P-Queenie Every summer my family and I go to our house in the cape just north of Boston. One hot summer morning‚ I was leaving the house to meet my family at the beach‚ suddenly I remembered my mother asked me to pick up a jar of "Kingfish Herring" for her and her friend to snack on at the beach. I started to walk across the street to my friend Lacey’s house. Lacey lives just outside Detroit‚ but like my family‚ her family comes to the cape for the summer. Our families’ have been friends
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the yellow box ____ (including your name above) it will expand as you write. Activity 1 1-1: Insert the chemical symbol in the answer blank for each of the following elements. ____ 1. oxygen ____ 2. carbon ____ 3. potassium ____ 4. iodine ____ 5. hydrogen ____ 6. nitrogen ____ 7. calcium ____ 8. sodium ____ 9. phosphorus ____ 10. magnesium ____ 11. chlorine ____ 12. iron 1-2: In the space below‚ list the chemicals above from the MOST abundant in the human
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In The Miracle Worker‚ written by William Gibson‚ Helen Keller suffers from a horrible fever resulting in her becoming blind and deaf. Having difficulties growing up in Tuscumbia‚ Alabama in the 1880’s‚ she was isolated‚ untamable‚ and disruptive. With no clue how to get through to Helen; her parents enlist the help of Annie Sullivan. After countless efforts‚ Annie’s determination and empathy‚ as well as‚ Mrs. Keller support provide her with the tools to be successful in teaching in Helen. With
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Updike A&P Questions and Answers 1). A). The setting in a real store A&P. He describes the scene in the store and lists where all the foods are on the isles. He goes into great detail to list every single moment of action‚ what the characters are doing‚ how they are walking‚ their facial expressions‚ and their demeanor. He goes to great length in capturing even the smallest details. B). His description of the scene makes the story believable. It actually places you in the scene. Updike uses phrases
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