Crisis in Ukraine Ukraine‚ a once member of the Soviet unified organization called Warsaw Pact‚ is now being seized by it’s former ally‚ Russia. It is one of the most tragic events involving militarism since the invasion of Georgia in Europe. Ukraine declared it’s independency when the Soviet Union went down. What I see is‚ the tension is caused by the deed of Ukraine to be a member of the EU or European Union. Therefore‚ Moscow would not want this because of their interests in Ukraine. Russian
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EU Commits EUR 610 Million to Ukraine in MacroFinancial Assistance The EU agrees to provide balance-of-payments support to Ukraine within its policy instrument of macro-financial assistance. The total of EUR 610 million‚ provided under the program‚ is to complement financing supplied by the IMF. The respective agreement between Ukraine‚ and the EU was signed during the 16th Ukraine - EU summit‚ held in Brussels‚ Belgium‚ on February 25‚ 2013. According to the document‚ the Eastern European
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Easter in Ukraine. Easter (in Ukrainian: ‘Velykden’ or ‘Pasha’) is the most important holiday of the year in Ukraine. It’s celebrated on each first week after vernal equinox and full moon. Preparation for Easter starts seven weeks ahead of time with the advent of Lent. Believers don’t eat meat and any animal products. Palm Sunday‚ the week before Easter‚ is known in Ukraine as Willow Sunday. People bring home willow branches which have been blessed in church and beat this willow of children
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Geert Hofstede™ Cultural Dimensions * Average Hofstede Dimensions of all counties surveyed Power Distance Index (PDI) that is the extent to which the less powerful members of organizations and institutions (like the family) accept and expect that power is distributed unequally. This represents inequality (more versus less)‚ but defined from below‚ not from above. It suggests that a society ’s level of inequality is endorsed by the followers as much as by the leaders. Power and inequality‚ of
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The Ukrainian Way of Doing Business: “Pogylayko” Story Alexander was unemployed for several months‚ when a call came from his mother-in-law Oksana‚ who offered him a place in her company – “Pogylayko.” Alexander knew all about the company: how it got started and was operated. Now‚ it was up to him to make a tough decision‚ resolving the dilemma that came from his knowledge. The history of “Pogylayko” began 5 years ago. Alexander’s parents-in-law used their connections with government and
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Hofstede’s Five Dimensions and Leadership Hofstede’s Five Dimensions and Leadership Geert Hofstede examined IBM the company for over thirty years and developed a theory about cultural differences. His theory is widely used to compare differences in culture‚ and also in leadership. There were initially four dimensions of values that he measured; uncertainty avoidance‚ individualism‚ power distance and masculinity. Later a fifth dimension‚ long term orientation was added in 1991. These dimensions
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Geert Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions National cultures can be described according to the analysis of Geert Hofstede. These ideas were first based on a large research project into national culture differences across subsidiaries of a multinational corporation (IBM) in 64 countries. Subsequent studies by others covered students in 23 countries‚ elites in 19 countries‚ commercial airline pilots in 23 countries‚ up-market consumers in 15 countries‚ and civil service managers in 14 countries. Together
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Hofstede Analysis Canada Canada is the top country in the world for an American business to expand because of its very similar culture to the United States. Geert Hofsted a prominent psychologist has studied the Canadian way of life and has set up a ranking system that proves why Canada is so ideal for American businesses to operate. Hofstede’s ranking system is based on analyzing 5 dimensions that target key aspects of a country’s society. These dimensions are power distance‚ individualism‚ uncertainty
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Trompenaars vs. Hofstede 1. 2. Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 2 Cultural Dimensions of Hofstede and Trompenaars ................................................... 3 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Analogies or identities of the cultural dimensions ...................................................... 5 Differences of the dimensions ...................................................................
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Final Exam Essay May 2014 In today’s world‚ it seems like there is “bad” news everywhere in the world. Ukraine is one location where they have been having turmoil. Recently‚ Ukraine has had some complications with antigovernment protesters‚ sometimes it led to death. These protestors are trying to have their voices heard regarding President Viktor Yanukovych rejection to the agreement with the European Union in November 2013; it was said that there were stronger ties with Russia. The protestors
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