Asian Social Science May‚ 2008 Formation of Cultural Competitive Force When Doing Business in China Maohua Sun School of Mathematics and Computer Science‚ Nanjing Normal University Nanjing 210097‚ China Tel: 86-25-8528-2055 E-mail: dongxiaobo@163.com Abstract With the globalization of world business‚ China has become an appealing market for foreign investors. The problem of cross-cultural management arises as the cooperation between China and its culturally different Western partners
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they wish to run a successful business. Let us take China and France as examples of two very different countries that may have cross-cultural problems while doing business. First we will give a general overview of the two countries and then discuss some management practices that may vary between these eastern and western cultures. General Overview: France  Geographical location: Western Europe  Population: 62.000.000 people  Language(s): French: 42‚100‚000 (92%)
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Brenneman’s theory of Continental’s business. Brenneman was someone who‚ like most noteworthy business leaders‚ was invested in all 4 CVF quadrants. The article shows he had a strong focus on the Flexibility half‚ but primarily the Collaborate quarter. This was displayed by his willingness to engage with all employees such as mechanics and baggage handlers‚ even ‘helping to throw a bag or two’ (Brenneman 1997‚ p. 176) .By gaining a better understanding of the business he created an atmosphere where
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System 30 (2002) 419–432 www.elsevier.com/locate/system Doing focus-on-form Rod Ellis*‚ Helen Basturkmen‚ Shawn Loewen Department of Applied Language Studies and Linguistics‚ University of Auckland‚ Private Bag 92019‚ Auckland‚ New Zealand Received 17 April 2002; received in revised form 14 June 2002; accepted 17 June 2002 Abstract ‘Focus-on-form’ refers to a particular type of form-focused instruction - the treatment of linguistic form in the context of performing a communicative task
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AJIS vol. 10 no. 2 May 2003 DOING ETHICS: A UNIVERSAL TECHNIQUE IN AN ACCESSIBILITY CONTEXT Christopher R. Simpson1‚ Liddy Nevile2‚ Oliver K. Burmeister3 1 Adjunct Teaching Fellow‚ School of Information Technology‚ Swinburne University of Technology‚ Australia‚ E-mail: csimpson@swin.edu.au; 2 E-mail: Liddy.Nevile@motile.net; 3 Swinburne Computer-Human Interaction Laboratory‚ School of Information Technology‚ Swinburne University of Technology‚ Australia‚ E-mail: oburmeister@it.swin.edu.au;
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Business Management and Marketing Nathan Austin-Smith 1303870 Responsible Management: Assessment 2 BS1952 Introduction: Management has become more and more important throughout the years‚ as companies grow bigger and multinational‚ leading to more people working in the companies and more ethical issues arising. Responsible management relates to ‘doing things right’‚ essentially maintaining efficiency. Effectiveness is the foundation of success‚ whilst efficiency is a
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creature who is frightened away with firecrackers and red color during the Chinese New year. Welcoming a VIP The Lions are often invited to welcome a VIP or guest of honor at a banquet or meeting. When the drum or gongs start playing‚ it signals the approach of the VIP. The lion dance performance begins when the VIP alights from his car or appears at the front gate. The lions accompany the VIP from the arrival point to the VIP table or the stage. Such welcome ceremonies are used in both traditional occasions
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In process of time many values are being changed and so does the motivation for doing sport. Some time ago the aim was to win a competition or to defend the honour of the motherland‚ but now sport is more about personal fame and earning money. This may cause a wrong approach in view of children and young people who are easily affected by media. Many people believe that nowadays the whole concept of sport is distorted. One very convincing point in favour of it are football players‚ who often change
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that contribute to success in business doing. It is said that‚ “nothing ventured‚ nothing gained” to indicate that someone should do business if he or she wants to be rich. However‚ business is not easy and being successful in business doing is a more difficult thing. I myself think that there are three most important elements that contribute to success in business doing. First and foremost‚ One of the most important factor that contributes to success in business doing is the employer. In fact‚
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