...France is often superficially associated with berets, baguettes, and escargot, but the nation has a rich and influential culture. As the home of popular tourist attractions and historical monuments including the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, and the Palace of Versailles, France draws nearly 80 million tourists annually. The nation is the largest member of the European Union and is governed by a republic with a president as the political figurehead of the country. Being the most-visited country in the world, France has an economy that relies heavily on the tourism industry, but is diverse enough to encompass multiple other realms, embracing power, fashion, and public transportation. Each year, France exports nearly $568 billion worth of goods and...
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...The history of France is based on the historical origins of the nation in Celtic, Gallo-Roman, and Frankish cultures. The term “France” comes from the Franks and has several historical meanings; it referred to the area around Paris; the Île-de-France region, which was originally a duchy; and the area known as the kingdom of France, ruled by Hugh Capet and his descendants. Western Francia was established by the Treaty of Verdun and the land was divided between Louis the Pious, Charlemagne’s son. France eventually revived political unity in the 16th century. This eventually led to franc native the native language replacing Latin. The 1789 revolution established the first republic which eventually led the demolishing of the monarchy. During...
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...Comparing and Contrasting France Verses Kenya awd Introduction Kenya is located approximately on the map as 2N, 38E. (Latitude, Longitude.) Kenya became independent in 1963, and only had three presidents since. The current population is estimated as 30, 339,770. The official language is Swahili. It has a host of cultural practices and beliefs. France is a country in Western Europe. It is famous for its wine and cheese. People in France also enjoy croissants and different kinds of bread but baguette is the most popular. They also like truffles; a black, warty fungus that grow in the roots of oak and hazelnut trees. Truffles are really expensive and they use trained pigs to find them. The study compares these two countries France and Kenya within the setting of International Management practices. Comparing and Contrasting France Verses Kenya Kenya is located in East Africa and borders Somalia to the northeast, Ethiopia to the north, Sudan to the northwest, Uganda to the west, Tanzania to the south, and the Indian Ocean to the east. The country straddles the equator, covering a total of 224,961 square miles (582,600 square kilometers; roughly twice the size of the state of Nevada). Kenya has wide white-sand beaches on the coast. Inland plains cover three-quarters of the country; they are mostly bush, covered in underbrush. In the west are the highlands where the altitude rises from three thousand to ten thousand feet. Nairobi, Kenya's largest city and capital, is...
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...Anglais (TCB) Contraction croisée: Ces étrangers qui investissent en France. The article « Ces étrangers qui investissent en France » published in the French financial newspaper Les Echos on October 22nd 2012 highlights that more and more foreign companies invest in France. Only during 2011, 700 FDI, which represent 28000 jobs, were done. At once, it seems that France presents more drawbacks than advantages for foreign investors. In a crisis situation; we could have thought that the workforce cost, the high taxation and the weaknesses concerning globalization in France would curb the investments. However foreign companies focus on the benefits. In fact, France is the 3rd most appealing country in Europe for investors. The author states this trend by using recent cases of foreign investments such as, the American Mars, the Italian Sorin and the Japanese Toray. At first glance, each company had more interests to invest somewhere else. For all, it is first the high qualification of French employee that made them do the opposite choice. It appears that the French workforce is aware of the market tension and willing to propose alternatives in order to be more efficient. Moreover, there are key professions surrounding businesses that demand really high formation such as engineer and doctors, which they can find in France. Then, it is the quality of the infrastructure, its modernity, and the use of cutting edge technology which attract international companies. They see the opportunity...
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...The business plan assumed that the people from all over Europe would flock to EuroDisney. This plan wasn’t good because it failed to recognize how diverse those consumers would be. Although Europe is united as the European Union, the cultures have always been extremely distinct and independent. To what degree do you consider that these factors were a) foreseeable b) controllable by either EuroDisney or the parent company Disney? A closer look into the history and a better understanding of the characters of Europe and the European market place would have enabled the Disney executives to foresee many of the problems. Most of the problems could have been controllable and others were inevitable. It was clear that the choice to open in France was going to cause some commotion. If Disney had researched French history this would have been understood. For the American executive to insist on English being the only spoken language at the park was completely wrong. There are strong facts showing the French culture monitors words which are absorbed from other languages. The way Americans do business is completely different to the French way, so pushing the American way was disrespectful. The French take their liberty and...
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...Marketing Plan for the Sale of Greek Yogurt in France Table of Contents: Introduction 2 A. Country outlook A.1. Cultural Environment 2 A.2. Economic Environment 3 A.3. Legal/Political Risk 5 A.4. Relevant Data on Communications and Transportation 6 A.5. Country Fit 7 B. Market Analysis B.1.1. Market Description 8 B.1.2. Profile of Prospective Buyers 10 B.1.3. Market Trends 11 B.1.4. Distribution 11 B.2. Competition 12 C. Marketing Mix C.1. Strengths and Weaknesses 13 C.2. Marketing Objectives 13 C.3. Product 14 C.4. Price 14 C.5. Promotion 15 C.6. Place/Distribution 15 Conclusion 15 References 16 Introduction In this course, we are called to develop an international marketing plan to export a product produced in Greece and specifically greek yogurt in France. We should study the procedures that a manager should follow in order to organize this plan. At first, it is important to evaluate the outlook of France, focusing on cultural and economic environment, relations between Greece and France, legal and political risks and forms under which trade could be performed. The examination of country – product fit, is followed by market analysis, meaning the...
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...modeling agency, specializing in not only model and talent management, but also model training and development, event organization, casting services, and provision of on-ground promoters, just to name a few. Every assignment is unique – they each bear a distinctive creative vision and entail specific demands or requirements. When Now Modeling Agency undertakes an assignment, their main focus is to materialize the client's vision, not just market their talents and they also dedicate all their resources to support their client in every way they can. They were really cares about their client’s needed. ABOUT FRANCE Population The last census into the total population of France was carried out in 2011 and the total figure for the country was declared at 65,821,885 people, thereby making it the twentieth most populous country in the world at that time. When censuses in France are carried out they are split into two...
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...France, HR Etiquette Gary Smith MSA 604 Admin, Global & Multiculturalism 22272474 DR. Richard L. Hayes August 9, 2015 France is a modern European state and a republic, the capital of France is Paris, and is one of the world's top five economies. France official language is French, and official currency is Euros. Breton and Alsatian languages, according to about-france.com, are making a comeback. France is the largest country in the European Union, stretching from the North Sea to the Mediterranean. Lowland France consists of four river basins, the Seine in the north, the Loire and the Garonne flowing westwards and the Rhône, which flows from Lake Geneva to the Mediterranean Sea. France has an advanced industrial economy and an efficient farm sector. France has produced some of the continent's most influential writers and thinkers (About-france.com, 2015). Many of today’s French regions are in check with the provinces of pre-revolutionary France. These areas even share the same name. Other areas are different and include historic regions, such as Normandy. The 22 regions in Metropolitan France include Continental France and the island of Corsica. There are also five overseas regions. Each region has extensive posers in transportation, infrastructure, the economy, education and tourism. Each region works hard to maintain and develop their own identities. The French government plans to reduce the regions in 2016 from 22 to 13 as was adopted by the French Parliament...
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...I have traveled all over the world, but the country that I have longed the most to visit with my husband is France, especially French cities like Provence or Paris. Le Pamplemousse, is a classic French restaurant that has been in operation since 1976 in Las Vegas (Le Pamplemousse 2015). The ambiance of this restaurant is absolutely amazing with its dim lighting, candle lit tables, tuxedo dressed waiters, and a relaxing fireplace that crackles in the main dining area which creates a great backdrop to the quiet French music that was delicately playing loud enough to enjoy, but soft enough for friends and couples to talk. The décor is very vintage French, and the scents of French classic dishes coming from the kitchen immediately make patrons...
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...Country Notebook: France Political: France has a semi-presidential system. The president functions as the head of the state and the election is every five years. The presidential candidate needs to obtain a nationwide majority of non-blank votes at either one of the rounds to make sure that is supported by at least half of the voting population. When the President’s political opponents control the parliament, the President’s dominance is severely limited. There is also a Prime Minister that is the head of the government and is in charge of all the domestic policy. The Prime Minister is nominated by the majority party or coalition in the National Assembly and appointed by the President for an indefinite term. The Prime Minister also helps the President by recommending Ministers and setting out Ministers’ duties and responsibilities, along with the management of the daily affairs of government. Economic: France has the world’s fifth largest economy (nominal figures); and it has the second largest economy in Europe. The European Union recession crisis also affected France, however its GDP growth had been stronger since 2011. The important sectors of France’s economy are: Industry: the main industrial sectors in France are telecommunications (including communication satellites), aerospace and defense, ship building (naval and specialist ships), pharmaceuticals, construction and civil engineering, chemicals, textiles, and automobile production. France also spends a...
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...Studies IIT Roorkee | [Country report: france] | The report contains an overall analysis of France as a business destination for trade and new business ventures. We have adopted the PESTEL Analysis methodology to arrive to our conclusion. | INDEX 1. Introduction 2. Timeline: France 3.1 History 3.2 Present 3.3 Future 3. PESTEL Analysis 4.4 Political 4.5 Economic 4.6 Social 4.7 Technological 4.8 Environmental 4.9 Legal 4. Summery 5. Conclusion 6. Bibliography Introduction France – officially known as the ‘French Republic’, is one of the most influential nations and has dominated the world with its art, culture, fashion, economy and military. Located in Western Europe, France is spread over an area of 640,000 Sq. Kms and shares its borders with Spain in south and Belgium, Luxemburg, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco and Andorra in north. Capital city of France is Paris, and other major cities and industrial centres include, Bordeaux, Strasbourg, Valence and Nimes. Paris, the capital city of France is one of the four fashion capitals of the world, also famous for Eiffel Tower – One of the seven wonders, this city boasts of hosting some of the biggest fashion related events of the world. France is a major player in political affairs of the world and is of the permanent members of UN Security Council. Economy of France is 5th largest in the world and 69 of the...
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...Business Macro Environment of France Macro Environment of France Table of Content Introduction 3 Pest Analysis 4 - Political 4 - Economic 6 - Socio Cultural 6 - Technological 8 Opportunities 9 - Political 9 - Economic 9 - Social 11 - Technology 11 Threats 12 - Political 12 - Economic 12 - Social 13 - Technology 13 Conclusion 14 Introduction The macro environmental brought together factors that influence an enterprise situation in its market by changing its supply and demand in an exogenous way. The enterprise can’t influence them, but it has to anticipate because they are source of opportunities and threat. In this written work, the macro environmental will be discuss with the example of France. The choice of this country is du to many facts. France was one of the 6 country who created the Europe in 1957. Nowadays this organization allow many countries to develop themselves by a free trade of products and people. This country is a sort of example and as French student I am involve in France economy. To present the macro environmental of France, an analysis of PEST will be...
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...In my research project I would like to deal with the education and integration policies in Germany and France. The easiest way for integration of immigrants is by education. If the immigrants speak the language of the country of destination it is easier for them to integrate or get integrated. So it is then easier for them to find a place in the receiving society, and to integrate themselves. For young (school attendance) migrants language and structural assimilation is the key to social integration in the country of destination, into the education system in the sense of formal equal opportunities. However, the reality in the two largest European countries is quite different. Migrants- with large differences between individual nationalities, waves of migration and migration backgrounds- in the German education and employment system are usually have disadvantages compared to local (Dollmann 2010). In Germany the policy and the locals believed the integration of immigrants is not necessary they a long time it was assumed that guest workers and migrants would return to their homeland after a while. Even the migrant workers themselves lived with this illusion of return. Today, awareness has risen in Germany about how important the integration of migrants is and also gaining more and more importance due to demographic change. For a long time, the concept of integration in France equated with assimilation. The word assimilation shall describe the integration of migrants in French...
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...Paris, France is the capital and largest city of France. Its metropolitan area is one of the largest population centers in Europe, with more than 12 million inhabitants. Today, Paris is one of the world’s leading business and cultural centers and carries major influences towards politics, education, entertainment, media, science, and the arts which makes this city one of the world’s major global cities. The concept for Wal Mart Stores, Inc. sent a top candidate expatriate of our company to Paris, France with the focus of playing close attention on the following top issues in regards to being fully productive and profitable overseas. The topics discussed along with a description of today’s current situation in France are employee relations, compensation and benefit programs, cultural dimensions (How do they affect the practice of HR? How will they affect the functioning of the location?), political and economic stability and currency exchange issues, ethical concerns regarding hiring, child labor, bribery, etc., and language. Listed below are the descriptions of each: 1. Political and economic stability and currency exchange issues. France is a European hub for many multinational corporations. Paris ranks 2nd in the world for hosting the headquarters of these companies, after Tokyo and before London and New York. Therefore, Paris solidifies the presence of Europe in the world. According to the Consulate General of France (2013), another telling indicator is that...
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...‘La France est un des pays d’Europe qui offre la plus grande diversité linguistique’. (Dglflf: 2008). Discuss. When speaking about the linguistic diversity of a country we refer to the existence of a variety of languages within that country (Oxford English Dictionary, 2006) .France is made up of both the central “hexagon” and thirteen overseas territories ,departments and collectives ( commonly known as DOM TOM’s). In this essay, I will show that the large geographical scope of France, its multi-cultural population and strong emerging youth-culture make it one of the most linguistically diverse countries in Europe. I will approach the discussion from the outside in, firstly focusing on the languages of the DOM TOM’s, then moving to mainland France and discussing the non-territorial languages. I will then move onto the regional languages of the metropole, their endangered language status and the extent of governments attempt to preserve them. I will focus primarily on the Breton language in this discussion. Finally, I will briefly mention the language of youth and how its deviation from standard French can be viewed as language diversity, all the while commenting on the gradual regression of speakers of minority languages and asking is the idea of France as one of the most linguistically diverse countries in Europe in jeopardy? Despite the numerous living languages In France, the country is officially classed as a monolingual state: French being the only official language...
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