have made the business environment for Apple more complex in recent years? 4 2. Which aspects of the South Korean market have significant implications for the success or failure of the iPhone in the market and why? 6 3. Besides market entry strategy and marketing mix‚ what other aspects of the planning process should Apple consider before entering the South Korean market? 8 4. Discuss the relative pros and cons of each of the marketing mix elements
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Power distance At a score of 60‚ South Korea is a hierarchical society. This means that people accept a hierarchical order in which everybody has a place and which needs no further justification. Hierarchy in an organization is seen as reflecting inherent inequalities‚ centralization is popular‚ subordinates expect to be told what to do and the ideal boss is a benevolent autocrat Individualism South Korea‚ with a score of 18 is considered a collectivistic society. This is manifest
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BUSINESS CULTURE IN SOUTH KOREA Korean culture is heavily influenced by Confucian values and this shows in every aspect of life in South Korea. Authorities‚ seniors‚ and elders are always respected‚ and families and friendships are an extremely valuable part of life. South Korea is more conservative both in everyday life and business environment than the Western world but it should be considered as getting different opportunities to do business. Greetings and introduction If possible‚ the
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VIew South Korea was the one of the poorest country in the world in 1953 and GNP per person was $67. However‚ South Korea started to develop rapidly since 1960 and reached 10 million dollars of national income in twenty years. Now Korea is one of the G20 members with GDP of $ 1.116 trillion ( 2010 ) . Country studies Korea’s economy was based on agriculture in early days. However‚ contribution of agriculture decreased as Korea industrialize . Agriculture and domestication of Korea is made
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Work: The Ministry of Labor in Korea has implemented a system in which all workers who do not miss a day of work in one week receive one paid holiday. Employees who do not miss a day of work in a full year are entitled to a 15-day paid vacation. Those who do miss days of work should expect a reduction in paid leave time. After the first year of work with a company‚ every two subsequent years translates into another paid holiday. Koreans use both the Solar and Lunar calendar which results in a
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particular challenge faced by Korea that I would like to address is the Chaebols and the corruption status of South Korea. The Chaebols and the Government The term Chaebol refers to big business group in South Korea. Chaebols are usually characterized by family control of ownership and management‚ diversified business areas‚ and their close relationship with government (1). The development of the Chaebols can be traced back to the period around 1950 to 1960 when South Korea gone through a very rapid
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Haley Troutman Mrs. Chatman Freshman English 25 January 2013 Twenty-five Bee Stings Later It was August of 1998‚ I was five years old‚ and it was my last summer before I started kindergarten. I watched as my family scurried around like ants‚ gathering every piece of fishing equipment we owned. The good ole turtle green van was loaded to the brim when my dad swiftly shut the back doors before anything else could fall out. After three hours of my brothers constantly antagonizing me and my dad
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1. About country you want to travel most If I given a chance to visit country I want to travel most‚ United States of America would be an ideal location for me. It is famous for various word-wide enterprises such as Apple‚ General Motors‚ Costco Wholesale‚ Microsoft‚ Intel‚ Boeing‚ etc. It is also famous for beautiful sights many people wanting to visit. In fact‚ I have been look forward to visiting USA. Because when I had watched movies and television programs about USA‚ It seemed like wealthier
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Barry Benson‚ a small bee‚ sits on the shoulder of his human lover. “Vanessa?” “Yes Barry?” she answers‚ reaching for a glass of wine “There’s something we need to talk about.” Vanessa could tell from his tone that this was serious. She sets down her glass of wine‚ and holds out her finger for Barry to fly onto. Finally eye to eye‚ he speaks. “These last three months have been…” he is cut off by Vanessa “Magical?” “Yes...I can’t believe how lucky I’ve been to know you. But..here’s the thing”
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proven that 90% of teenage girls are insecure about their bodies‚ about half of that percentage have considered plastic surgery to solve their insecurities. But is plastic surgery really the way to lean to in your developing teenage years? Plastic Surgery can be very advantageous for the teenager who is insecure about their appearance. But‚ it may also be very consequential. Plastic surgery comes with many side effects and sometimes even results
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