Doing business in Germany and UK I.Germany Business background in Germany Germany is the largest national economy in Europe and the fourth-largest by nominal GDP in the world. In Germany much greater attention has been paid to academic technical education and its value to business in general. Therefore‚ companies tend to be run by technical experts rather than lawyers and accountants and that is why German engineers are highly respected people. Diligence and competence are characteristics
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Business Culture in the UK and China Greeting and conversation UK It is common to shaking hands. It is considered the polite way to greet someone and one should use last name and appropriate titles when addressing the host. Before discussing business matters‚ people usually make ‘small talk’. This is often on a topic such as the weather‚ transport or sport. Humour is often used. China In China‚ meetings start with the shaking of hands and a slight nod of the head. The Chinese are not keen on physical
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The Importance of a Jury in our Democratic System As Americans‚ we are given the right to a jury trial‚ one of the most important freedoms that out judicial system has to offer us. A jury consists of anywhere between 6 and 12 registered voters who determine whether a person is guilty or innocent in the act of crime that they are being accused of. Not only do they possess this power in a trial‚ but they may also judge the laws themselves and whether or not is perhaps unconstitutional‚ unfair‚ or
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EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM OF UK (ENGLAND) BRIEF INTRO: England is a country that is part of the UK. Education in the UK is a devolved matter with each of the countries having separate systems under separate governments in which the UK government is responsible for England. Basically‚ there are two systems: one covering England‚ Wales and Northern Ireland and one covering Scotland. The two education systems have different emphases. Traditionally the English‚ Welsh‚ and Northern Irish system has emphasized
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The UK government uses both fiscal and monetary policy in its control of the economy. Discuss and analyse this statement. CONTENTS Topic Page Number 1. Abstract 3 2. Introduction 3 3. Methodology 4 4. Fiscal Policy 5 5. Monetary Policy 6 6. Working of the monetary Policy 7 7. Analysis 8 8. Conclusion/ Recommendations 11 9. References 12 ABSTRACT The Government has taken
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There are five types of elections in the United Kingdom: • General elections • Elections to devolved parliaments and assemblies • Elections to the European Parliament • Local elections and mayoral elections Elections are held on Election Day‚ which is conventionally a Thursday. General elections have fixed dates‚ and must be called within five years of the opening of parliament following the last election. Other elections are held on fixed and well as well dates though
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Contemporary history of Japan and UK Japan is the first Asian country to industrialise its economy and become on par with the advanced west. This is all down to a very strong and determined work ethic and their technological aptitude. They place very high emphasis on education and with a comparatively small defence allocation (1% GDP) they have one of the most technologically advanced economies in the world. Japan enjoyed real economic growth for three decades with a 10% average in the 1960s‚ 5%
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Brian E. Anthony Indiana Wesleyan University Introduction to Criminal Justice CRJ-181 Wayne Wallace Workshop 2 Learning Objectives Chapter 6 Objective 1 Explain the police mission in democratic societies. The mission of the police is wide in scope. It includes enforcing and supporting the laws for the country they not only serve‚ but live in. They are tasked with not only preventing crime‚ but also investigating them and arresting those
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WOMEN’S POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN THE UK Stănescu Maria Colegiul Național Decebal Deva Clasa a IX-a D Why I chose this subject? Women have traditionally been under-represented in UK political institutions. Although women won the right to vote in 1918 they remained less than one in ten members of parliament until 1997. Since 1997 significant improvements have been made. The number of women in parliament has roughly doubled‚ and new institutions have been established with high proportions
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Budget Setting Process within Local Governments in the UK Introduction Finance is one of the key resources available to local authorities for use in providing their services and for meeting their statutory obligations to their residents. Other resources include staff‚ systems‚ property/buildings and information. Finance is the resource that allows all the other resources to be secured and as such managing it becomes a very important activity to ensure an efficient use of all resources. Finance
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