The cultural plurality that exists within South America greatly shapes the continent‚ its peoples and the environment in which they live. Prior to European colonialism‚ South America belonged to the indigenous populations. Natives functioning within their own world‚ unbeknown to the vast array of societies that exist beyond their own realm. As the great powers of Europe began to expand beyond their hemisphere‚ reaching uncharted territories‚ the white voyagers eventually reached the lands of South
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International business is not only an economic activity‚ but also a cultural activity. When foreign companies are doing business in China‚ many Chinese companies planning to enter the international market‚ which faced with the enormous cultural differences .Depth understanding of Western culture makes the Chinese state-owned enterprises to adapt to international business activities between the main economic environment‚ and better adapted to the cultural environment and with each other to achieve competitive
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a taller height‚ and a small chin and mouth. Essentially‚ South Korean beauty meant looking as “white” or Caucasian as possible. I never quite understood how having lines above my eyelids saved my parents money until the summer of 1998 when I visited Korea. I knew that the lines above my eyes supposedly made them appear larger than other “Asian eyes‚” but I did not see the financial connection until I saw my aunt in Korea whom I hadn’t seen for years. She just had eyelid surgery a
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Whose values count? Culture: any group sharing values‚ beliefs‚ customs “…isms” ethnicism/racism sexism heterosexism (homophobia) classism ageism prejudice against disabled religious bigotry Cultural Competence Familiarity with other groups culture Know thyself People including students‚ therapist‚ profs‚ are humans first and Three challenges to know about yourself Humans rarely contemplate the origin‚ validity or meaning of their value Humans underestimate the arbitrariness
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Tesco’s Virtual Store: From South Korea to the United Kingdom Tesco introduced a virtual store concept in South Korea that has been successful. I would recommend that Tesco introduce a similar store concept to the United Kingdom. There are similarities between the Seoul and London markets that give confidence that a similar store concept would be successful in London as well. Both cities are of a similar size‚ about 9 million people‚ with similar average incomes (Exhibit 5). The virtual store
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Cross-Cultural Issues in Consumer Behavior SHARON SHAVITT University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign ANGELA Y. LEE Northwestern University CARLOS J. TORELLI University of Minnesota ne of the most difficult choices that multinational corporations face is deciding whether to run the same marketing campaign globally or to customize it to the local taste in different countries. In many cases‚ companies develop their marketing strategy in one country and then do "disaster checking" as
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world is not as easy as it sounds. It’s not only about money or economic Aspects‚ but also cultural and social factors; and as the corporate world is becoming more and more interrelated and international‚ the importance of learning and understanding about different cultures and behaviors around the world is greater than ever. The aim of the present essay is to examine and understand the different cultural aspects from Germany‚ from a general to a specific perception‚ so that it could be use as
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A Country Divided: A Cultural Background of the Republic of Korea SGT Bruneau‚ Glenn E. ADA ALC 004-16 A Country Divided: A Cultural Background of the Republic of Korea In this world of conflicting ideas‚ cultures‚ and beliefs‚ it is important to have allies on your side. One country that the United States of America (USA) considers their closest ally is the Republic of Korea‚ also known as South Korea. The relationship between these two great countries is mutually beneficial
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7. Richard R. Gesteland is the author of a cross-cultural business behavior model. In his model he names 4 set of attributes. Each set has 2 contrary traits. We have: * relationship-focused and deal-focused business cultures * formal and informal business cultures * polychronic and monochromic business cultures * reserved and expressive business cultures We present each set of attributes in a table to simplify the content: Relationship-focused business cultures | Deal-focused business
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or universal themes? Think about how myths explain the unknown and the tribulations of mankind. * * Myths from dissimilar cultures from around the world deal with the same type of common theme because other cultures are a source of our cultural values and our behavior. We learned from other cultures and developed our intellectual thinking that help us address common questions and develop our own mythological understanding. When we study other cultures and their myths we learn how other
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