THANG LONG UNIVERSITY ENGLISH DEPARTMENT CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION Cultural Similarities and Differences between Eastern and Western INSTRUCTOR: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Do Student name : Vu Thi Huyen Trang Student code : A21888 Ha Noi‚ 2015 Table of Contents 1.Introduction……………………………………………………………………….01 2.Definition……..…………………………………………………………………..01 3.The Similarities…………………………………………………………………..02 3.1. Religion…………………………………………………….. 3.2. Zodiac………………………………………………………. 3.3. Communication……………………………………………
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Umurbek Osorkhan 2EC12056R QBS 10th 5 November 2012 1 Company Overview Cathay Pacific Airways is an airline company founded on September 24th‚ 1946 by Roy Farrell and Sydney de Kantzow. Starting with a very limited schedule service‚ the company grew larger through multiple product innovations‚ technological investments such as the computerized reservation system and successful acquisitions. In 1986‚ Cathay Pacific went public and further expanded in Europe‚ North America‚ and China. The company
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investments Current assets Stock Trade and other receivables Liquid funds Year 2008 rank No.1 in this index. And asset in 2009 is less than that in 2007‚ annual report adress that during the depression‚ Cathay Pacific tried to kept its profit by cutting expenditure and selling assets. We cannot judge the performance through a sole number. Fewer assets means less capacity or smaller scale‚ however‚ fewer assets also results in less cost and efficient operating.
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Michael Murray English 101 Theresa Stein Across the Water “There’s a large posterior fossa mass. Surgery is scheduled for two o’clock.” Those words launched a journey of nearly ten years for me and my youngest child. A journey largely responsible for shaping the people we’ve become since that horrendous‚ God-awful moment. “That’s only an hour from now… I need more time and I need more information‚” I finally responded. It felt as though I’d been slammed between two steel plates and pushed
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Negotiating with the Chinese: A Socio-Cultural Analysis Pervez Ghauri Tony Fang China has been one of the most favorite markets for Western firms for the last decade. However‚ doing business with China is considered difficult‚ mainly because negotiating with Chinese counterparts is quite complex. This paper analyses the negotiation process with China from a socio-cultural perspective. A Swedish multinational‚ Ericsson‚ is followed for several years and its negotiation process for different Chinese
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Chapter 8 ECONOMIC INTEGRATION QUESTION 7: After a promising start‚ MERCOSUR‚ the major Latin American trade agreement‚ has faltered and made little progress since 2000. What problems are hurting MERCOSUR? What can be done to solve these problems? There are several reasons why Mercosur can be considered an unsuccesful trade agreement: 1. Member countries are not yet politically mature to commit to long term agreements that can be respected by the the future rulers of each country. Instead
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The Background information: ’Lumia 920’ of Nokia was released in November last year which is a lower-price level running on Windows Phone 8 software. This cutting-edged device - ’Lumia 920’ successfully brings people big surprises with Car Zeiss lens ‚ wireless charging and a 4.5" PureMotion HD. SWOT Analysis of Nokia Strengths Nokia is the world’s largest producer and manufacturer of cell phone.( Shann Bobby. ) Due to its good quality and durable functions‚ the product of Nokia normally
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Why is the Pacific Ocean unsafe? In 2011‚ Japan suffered a major travesty due to the 9.0 magnitude earthquake‚ and tsunami that followed soon after. However‚ during that earthquake and tsunami‚ a nuclear power plant known as Fukushima Daichii was hit‚ and exposed to the community. Being exposed to a nuclear power plant is extremely harmful because of the symptoms that may occur from it‚ due to radiation. According to the 2013 edition of the Encyclopedia‚ radiation is a‚ “flow of atomic and subatomic
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CATHAY PACIFIC ~ INTRODUCTION Since its establishment in 1946‚ Cathay Pacific has been a profitable airline company‚ which experienced periodical growth. In 1998 however‚ the airline experienced a loss of US $70 million‚ a stark contrast from earning $218 million in profits in the previous year. For Cathay Pacific‚ this was the first loss experienced by the air carrier since 1963�. Cathay Pacific ’s economic hardship was mainly the result of a financial crisis‚ which affected the Asia-Pacific region
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Swire Pacific (SEHK: 0019) 29 August 2012‚ Keiann Yeung Business Description Swire Pacific is a Hong Kong-based conglomerate with key operations in property and aviation. Other divisions include marine services‚ beverages‚ trading and industrials. Property accounts for more than 60% of its Enterprise Value and operating profit. Other key holdings include 44% of Cathay Pacific. The UK-based founding family John Swire & Sons owns 42% economic interest and 58% voting rights in the company.
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