Indonesia and its Business Culture Religion and culture: -Most Indonesian businessmen are Chinese and mostly non-Muslim. -Many are Christians but because Indonesia is dominated by Muslims‚ it could be offensive and impolite to eat during the fasting hours of Ramadan. -Superstitions: There are many superstitions in Indonesia due to the folklores and belief in Black Magic. One such superstition is to avoid making payments at night as it is believed that it may lead to bankruptcy of business failure
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ARTICLE IN PRESS Technology in Society XX (2003) XXX–XXX www.elsevier.com/locate/techsoc International technology transfer and distribution of technology capabilities: the case of railway development in Indonesia Kartiko Putranto ∗‚ Don Stewart‚ Graham Moore International Technologies Centre (IDTC)‚ Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering‚ The University of Melbourne‚ Parkville‚ Victoria 3010‚ Australia Abstract Technology capabilities include various abilities from project
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Marketing Strategy: McDonalds in Indonesia The company I choice to do a marketing strategy on was McDonalds‚ “Ba Ba Ba Ba Ba I’m Lovin’ it”. I choice McDonalds because it is one of the most universal and internationally known companies that will always and forever be known for its beautiful golden arches and Ronald McDonald characters. Of course‚ I could have gone with Kentucky Fried Chicken or even Ikea but the thought of not talking about one of the happiest places on earth‚ and I am not referring
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Summary Executive Summary This paper examines the economic environment of doing business in Indonesia. It takes into account several dimensions such as political‚ legal‚ economics‚ social and technology factors. However‚ economics and political factors are covered in depth as they have a greater impact on establishing advantages and challenges when a firm might decide to set up a business in Indonesia. The results show that not only legal origins have an impact on corporate finance‚ ownership
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development‚ and it main challenges will face in Indonesia. Regulations and capital requirements are challenges. Life sector and growing GDP provide tremendous potential. Other prosperous sectors such as trade and manufacturing also indirectly help. It is clear. With Indonesia’s enormous natural resources‚ cheap labor and growing middle class‚ the potential is exceptional. If the challenges can be handled‚ the opportunities are too big to neglect. Indonesia and its insurance industry is absolutely attractive
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1.1. The Background of the Study Visit Indonesia campaign as an effort to make Indonesia as world’s priority holiday destination has been done since 2008 now its called Wonderful Indonesia. Prior to that campaign‚ government has tried many stategies in promoting Indonesia to the eyes of international. Still‚ Indonesia has not been able to be on the top ten of world’s choice holiday destination. This fact is the base of why a research on indonesia’s tourism is done.
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to have a successful business in Indonesia. To start a business in a foreign country‚ it is crucial to understand the culture‚ social‚ customs and language of the country to be successful. Understanding the cultures help us predict how a person is going to act‚ negotiate‚ speak and make decisions (Morrison & Conoway‚ 2006). The cultures are different between the United States and Indonesia. What may be acceptable in U.S may not be acceptable in Indonesia; in other words they have different
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Relationship of China and Indonesia 1. Antiquity The relationship between the monarchy in ancient China and Indonesia since the 7th century ‚ and perhaps earlier has begun. Indonesia is part of the Maritime Silk Road connecting China and India and the Arab world. A large number of Chinese ceramics are found throughout Indonesia suggested link between the two ancient trade . National Museum of Indonesia has one of the best Chinese ceramics and found outside China ‚ Chinese and Japanese the most
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Indonesia - The Troubled Giant Indonesia is a vast country. Its 220 million people are spread out over some 17‚000 islands that span an arc 3‚200 miles long from Sumatra in the west to Irian Jaya in the east. It is the world’s most populous Muslim nation - some 85 percent of the population count themselves as Muslims -but also one of the most ethnically diverse. More than 500 languages are spoken in the country‚ and separatists are active in a number of provinces. For 30 years this sprawling
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Indonesia: The Troubled Giant Question 1: What political factors explain Indonesia’s poor economic performance? What economic factors? Are these two related? The impeachment of the Indonesian dictator Suharto is widely considered one of the most exciting political happenings of recent years. Indonesia is the world’s fourth biggest country‚ with a population of 202 million people; Suharto had ruled the country with an iron fist for about 32 years. The fact that his absolute
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