Nowadays‚ globalisation has turned out to be a popular term. As business becomes more and more international‚ companies try to expand and do business in foreign countries. In order for them to adapt in the global market they need to gain an insight into the different cultures. Understanding a country ’s business culture is a vital factor in setting up a successful business and communicating effectively. Cross-cultural awareness is a challenge for every international business person. A lot of
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History Notes on the 19th Century Nationalism- fanatical devotion to “nation’s” commonalities Imperialism- one nation dominates another Industrialism- mass production of technology to be more effective Capitalism- competition (between nations) to eradicate; all for profit Militarism- utilize military as 1st choice; espirit de corps Scientificism- reasoning and justifications; technology Social Darwinism- “survival of the fittest”; why you take place in other “isms”- hierarchy Crimean
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When I was eight years old‚ I went to my hometown‚ Bulgaria‚ over the summer. I thought Bulgaria was a magical universe and an amusement park. I did not know that people actually have lives in that country. I thought everyone who were there just visited or were on vacation like I was. However‚ I went back when I was thirteen years old‚ and I realized that people live there. It was not a magical universe or an amusement park. Bulgaria was an actual place. People have lives there. I also noticed
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Analysis of Transport Infrastructure Development‚ and Impacts of Tax Regimes on Transport‚ Energy‚ Environment and Household Consumption on Economic Development: A Case of the Balkans – Albania‚ Bulgaria‚ Croatia‚ Kosovo‚ Macedonia and Montenegro By DECLARATION I‚ Muhamet Ahmeti‚ declare that the contents of this dissertation/thesis represent my own un-aided work‚ and never before have‚ this dissertation / thesis submitted towards any
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reading literacy were: Ireland‚ Netherlands and Finland. In 2009‚ the countries were Finland‚ Netherlands and Estonia. By contrast‚ the countries with the highest reading literacy were: The Former Yugoslavia‚ Luxembourg and Bulgaria. In 2009‚ the countries were: Romania‚ Bulgaria and Austria. This data is very interesting because‚ usually we think that the most `westernized’ countries (France‚ England‚Germany or even Spain) have more educational resources. Nevertheless‚ in this case‚ the results are
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almost the same like it is today‚ just that it had a part of today’s Finland that didn’t exist at that time. East and South East were mostly under Ottoman Empire and Habsburg dynasty. Ottoman Empire captured today’s Bosnia and Herzegovina‚ Greece‚ Bulgaria‚ Romania‚ Albania‚ Serbia and Montenegro. At that time‚ there weren’t all those countries‚ but Moldavia‚ Walachia and Ionian Republic. Territories of today’s Croatia‚ part of Serbia‚ Slovenia‚ Hungary‚ Czech Republic‚ and Slovakia‚ half of Poland
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Causes of World War 1 Vocab Term Definition Significance 1. Kaiser William II He was the emperor of Germany. He became emperor after his father died in March 1880‚ dismissing Bismarck from being chancellor of Germany. Kaiser William II is significant because he played a big role in the causes of WW1. He was very into making Germany powerful and to have Germany in “its rightful place in the sun”. Because of his very pro-Germany actions‚ it caused the other European powers to worry that
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United States (1917–18) Serbia Romania (1916–18) Japan Belgium Greece (1917–18) Portugal (1916–18) ...and others Central Powers German Empire Baden Bavaria Prussia Saxony Württemberg Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire Bulgaria (1915–18) Co-belligerents Jabal Shammar ...and others Commanders and leaders French Third Republic Raymond Poincaré British Empire George V Russian Empire Nicholas II Kingdom of Italy Victor Emmanuel III United States Woodrow Wilson Romania
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The Value profile of Bulgarians according to Hall and Hofstede When we talk about intercultural communication‚ we consider culture as a set of beliefs‚ ethics and values that determine the behavior of nations. Edward T. Hall divided cultures according to their ways of communicating‚ into high-context and low-context cultures. Low-context cultures are cultures‚ which need explicit verbal words and information‚ in order to fully understand the message. On the other
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serves with the purpose to separate them from the older generations. Language as a form of rebellion against the system‚ against customs and traditions that have existed for years can be seen in both A Clockwork Orange and the modern world‚ including Bulgaria. On the other hand‚ slang is any new form of language‚ specific for a certain group of people‚ as is in Geroge Orwell’s 1984 – Newspeak is a completely new form of language that the government introduces to the nation in order for it to replace completely
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