Custom and Tradition of Italy Greetings in Italy When we introduced to an Italian‚ we should say ‘good day’ (buongiorno) and shake hands (a single pump is enough). ‘Hello’ (ciao) is used among close friends and young people‚ but it is not considered polite when addressing strangers unless they use it first. Women may find that some men kiss their hand‚ although this is rare nowadays. When being introduced to someone in a formal situation‚ it is common to say ‘pleased to meet you’ (molto lieto)
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PEST Analysis of Philips company All business entities are under the pressure of different factors inside and outside the organization. In order to survive in the global environment‚ companies in building their strategies have to aware of the outside forces such as political and economic situation inside the country and in the global community‚ new technologies in the market‚ socio and cultural influences. POLITICAL FACTORS Political factors that affect the activity of an organization are: tax
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lower rate of sales tax of 4%-6% on local supplies. Textile exports stood at $12.5 billion fromJuly 2010 to May 2011. During the current fiscal year‚ the tax department collected Rs. 10.5billion as 1.0% withholding tax. Similarly‚ textile industry contributed Rs. 2.5 billion at the rateof 0.25% as Export Development Fund (EDF). Break-up shows that the applicability of lower rateof 4%-6% sales tax on local supplies would contribute an additional amount of Rs. 11billion‚annually‚ to the national exchequer
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Austrian and other european groups. Italian is the official language of Italy which is spoken by 93 percent. The migrations of Indo-European peoples into Italy probably began about in the 9th century B.C. until it was overthrown by the Romans in the 3rd century B.C. From 800 on‚ the Holy Roman Catholic popes‚ Normans and Saracens all vied for control over various segments of the Italian peninsula. So‚ even though that Italy remained politically fragmented for centuries it became the cultural center
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The economic situation in Italy 2009 Krisztián Pásztor 5/12/2011 The Economic profile of Itlay Since the II World War Italy has transformed form an agrecurtural society into a world industrial power. The industry is driven by the large state-owned firms and by the large number of family owned businesses. It has the seventh largest economy in the world and the fourth largest in Europe. It is part of the European Union and member of the G8 industrialised nations. The country has a high standard
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fluctuating factors that are likely to influence the organisations supply and demand levels and its costs. The ongoing changes occuring in society create an uncertain environment and have an impact on the fuction of the whole organization. Therefore PEST analysis is a useful tool for understanding the ’big picture’ of the environment in which Home Retail Group operates‚ and the opportunities and threats that lie with it. By doing this and looking at the outcome‚ we can take advantage of the oppurtunities
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Table des matières I. Introduction Italy is facing strong imbalances on a macroeconomic point of view‚ and that requires special policy actions in order to restore an economic balance in this country‚ currently struggling in an economic crisis. The main problems are the huge public debt held and the lack of external competitiveness. Both those problem are originally caused by the extremely slow economic productivity growth of the country. Given the fact that the Italian economy
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SWOT ANALYSIS When we talk about of strategic decision making in an organization‚ we must take consider many factors that must be studied within the company. For that‚ there are several useful tools such as SWOT analysis‚ which is meant (strengths‚ Weaknesses‚ opportunities‚ and Threats)‚ this method is the simplest and effective way to analyze the present and see how will be the future of the company. The main purpose of this analysis is to support the organization to locate the strategic aspects
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Keyword: Italy Top things to experience on Summer Holidays to Italy If you are planning summer holidays to Italy you may wonder what kinds of events and experiences you can expect to have. Summer holidays to Italy can be very memorable and very busy as well since this is a time when there are many different things that you can experience. Summer holidays to Italy can be very crowded. Many people choose to take summer holidays to Italy because the beautiful weather can allow them to experience
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Economic Activity in Italy Located in Southern Europe‚ Italy is a peninsula that extends into the central Mediterranean Sea‚ northeast of Tunisia. Italy’s industrial economy is diversified‚ divided into the industrially developed North that is dominated by privately held companies‚ and a less-developed South‚ that is welfare-dependent and more agriculturally orientated‚ with high unemployment. The Italian economy is largely driven by the manufacturing of higher quality goods that are produced by
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