Disc 6: Walmart Set 1 1. What were some of the cultural issues Walmart faced as it entered each of the international markets it entered? In Mexico‚ China and United Kingdom the effort to offer lower prices initially backfired because of resistance from established companies. In Germany‚ they were not able to fit its model to the local taste and preference. They also offered to bag groceries and instructed clerks to smile at customers which weren’t common in the culture. In Japan‚ bulk products
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Juvenile compensated dating and ways to tackle it It has recently arouse to the public’s attention that the issue of juvenile Enjo kōsai‚ in English means juvenile compensated dating‚ has been worsening in Hong Kong. According to the survey reports conducted by The Family Planning Association of Hong Kong (FPAHK) in 2011 and the Hong Kong Association of Sexuality Educators‚ Researchers and Therapists (HKASERT) in 2009‚ 23% of school girls accepted compensated dating behavior with almost 24% among
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AMAN‚ Ayumi Kyoko C. Our country today experiences a lot of social issues. Ever since‚ I have observed and witnessed the continuous growth of these issues through television‚ the internet and I have read some articles on the newspapers. The three issues I will cite‚ for me‚ are continuously growing and haven’t yet had the solution. Poverty may be the most common social issue in most countries. When I was a kid‚ I used to think of us as “poor” because of the experienced bankruptcy with our previous
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Cultural Blending Effecting Society In history‚ there are many ways that cultural diffusion effect society. Trading‚ migrating‚ and even wars can bring people of different races and religions together‚ creating the blending of multiple cultures. Mixed traditions can change the way people do things. It can create new religions‚ with fresh and interesting views. It can change the way that governments rule or how people make their decisions. The blended ideas of all the different cultures spread
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WALMART-China CASE ANALYSIS Walmart-world’s largest retailer‚ is a successful as a king of retailing in US market. After this success‚ Wal-Mart Stores started eyeing areas beyond its home country and looking at unchartered waters in the overseas markets. Wal-Mart’s mature discount concept and business model were ready to be exported. The management firmly believed that consumers were alike everywhere around the world in searching for quality products at great prices and desiring to be treated
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It is highly important for all international companies to understand that business culture in China is based on strong family networks or cultural ties secured in "quanxi" connection (Huang‚ 1987). This form of Chinese culture is heavily influenced by Confucianism‚ Taoism and Cultural Revolution. Under the cultural acceptance‚ good business practice in helping family and close associates and building relationships prior to doing business deals. Fei ’s (1948) framework also illustrate the
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ethnicity‚ education and language‚ age group‚ family‚ cross cultural differences. In 1978‚ the Chinese government introduced a birth control policy of one child per family. (Newsweek 2014) This in the long run will reduce both sales and labor availability for Companies especially foreign brands like nespresso. The business culture in china is based on strong family ties and cultural network. (Guanxi connection) (Huang‚ 1987 (business in china 2007). Guanxi is a Chinese business practice of favoring
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Question: Why did Mao launch the Cultural Revolution? For instance‚ do you think the occurrence of the CR had any connections with the CCP ’s organizing principle and guiding ideologies‚ such as democratic dictatorship and the democratic-centralism‚ or was caused more by other reasons? Also‚ although many things people did during the Cultural Revolution look so absurd‚ irrational‚ and even cruel today‚ millions of Chinese‚ especially the Chinese youth seemed to be obsessed with the movement during
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The Cultural Differences in Cross-cultural Communication Guijun Zhang* China Pharmaceutical University / Nanjing University Abstract: The article discusses communication‚ cross-cultural communication and culture. It analyzes the root of cross-cultural difference and lists six fundamental patterns of cultural differences in cross-cultural communication. It also gives suggestion on how to properly treat these differences to achieve successful cross-cultural communication. Key words: cross-cultural
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Social networks are affecting communication skills. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Social media is about websites and computer programmes that allow people to communicate and share information found on the internet by using a computer or mobile phone such as Facebook‚ Twitter and Google. Nowadays‚ social networks become extremely important and they affect many fields around the world‚ like economy‚ politics and education. Recently‚ visiting social sites is the most popular issue
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