...In what way will the culture of Spain be different from that of the United States? In answering this question, refer to Figures 4-5, 4-6, and 4-7. Answer For power distance and individualism, Spain and United States have strong individualism. While United States has weak power distance, but Spain has strong power distance. In United States, people believe in equality of people and they are individualists because they care only surrounding people. In Spain, it cannot be said that they believe in centralization because of the score rank in the middle chart. Nevertheless, Spaniards have belief in equality less than United States and they are nearly to be collectivism which they have to rely on others. In addition, for power distance and uncertainty avoidance, Spain has strong level in both power distance and uncertainty avoidance, but United States has weak level in both power distance and uncertainty avoidance. Americans are willing to accept risks, but Spaniards are not. They have to prepare and have strong trust in experts. Furthermore, for masculinity and uncertainty avoidance, Spain has strong uncertainty avoidance, but weak at masculinity. United States has weak uncertainty avoidance, but high masculinity. It shows that Spaniards care about other people more than achievement and competition. On the other hand, United States will care about success. Therefore, there are many things that Americans have to change before come to invest in Spain. 2. If the company expands operations...
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...OF SMEs 3. ROLE OF ENTREPRENEUR 4. ENTREPRENEURSHIP. International 5. INTERNATIONALIZATION PROCESSES. Theories. 5.1. 5.2. UPSALA MODEL. HECKSCHER-OHLIN MODEL 6. THE PROCESS OF INTERNATIONALIZATION 7. ENTREPRENEURIAL MARKETING 7.1. 7.2. 7.3. SWOT ANALYSIS MARKET ENTRY STRATEGY COOPERATION STRATEGY 8. TARGET COUNTRY 9. GEM 10. GOVERNMENT SUPPORT 11. CONCLUSION 12. RECOMMENDATIONS 13. REFERENCES 1. INTRODUCTION: For this work I decided to open in France Cocoon clothing company, located in Granada, retailing, I have chosen these two countries because they are within the top 5 countries of the European Union in the textiles sector and are two major countries with major fashion catwalks. I chose this company because it is a small company, and is a women's clothing store that has clothes very hard to find in other stores. I chose the fashion industry especially because according to my previous studies I think it's an everchanging industry in terms of fashion and is an area in which the image is very important in Spain. Cocoon is a shop that sold clothing especially at night but you can also find jeans, skirts, blouses, accessories, handbags and more clothing at prices that will chord with our product quality. Cocoon is a very experienced workers and always try to help the customer find what you want, is a company with more than 16 years of experience in this sector. 1.1. BACKGROUND. Cocoon was established in 1994 as a company of evening dresses for women and 16 years...
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...far--in the North America is Spanish. Compare with French, Spanish can offer a wealth of literature of Latin language, both modern and traditional. For example, when you are reading a Latin American websites, you may find that you could gain a sense of how other people think and fee if you know Spanish. As a matter of fact, both of the languages belong to the Latin group of languages. Hence, they show some similarities too. On the one hand, French is spoken by the country of France in the continent of Europe. On the other hand, Spanish is spoken in the country of Spain in the continent of Europe. However, French and Spanish are two languages that show enormous differences between them when it comes to the pronunciation of their words, word formation and the like. It is important to know that both French and Spanish belong to the family of languages called the Indo-European family of languages. The Indo-European family of languages is otherwise called as Indo-Germanic family of languages. Since, both French and Spanish belong to the same family they show a lot of similarities too among them apart...
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...was concluded that said depictions were of religious significance, making this the first type of “religious” art. Two examples of such art is the cave art in Lascaux, France and Altamira, Spain. Through these ancient depictions of the past, we are able to improve in all matters of society. This is just one of many examples that prove, art reflects the human journey through the past, present and into the future. The artists surrounding my art history analysis are the works of Juan Bautista Maino and Alessandro Turchi. “The Resurrection”, painted by Juan Bautista Maino in Spain, in 1612. The Baroque style art depicts the strong Christian values of the time, as Christianity had become a major religion in Spain. Christianity was introduced to Spain in 62 AD but was later rejected by the Visigoths whom rules Spain in 711 AD. In this time, the religion of Islam began to spread due to lack of taxation of citizens and the lack of forced conversion on non-Muslims, which lasted until the late fifteen century. Catholicism began to take root after the two royal families of Spain, the Argon and the Castile created a union between Ferdinand of Castile of Western Spain and Isabella of Argon of Eastern Spain in 1496. Their union being political was backed and controlled by the Catholic Church. Due to much social strife between the...
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...GCE History |Contents |Page | | | | |Unit A2 1: Option 1, Anglo–Spanish Relations 1509–1609 |5 | |Unit A2 1: Option 2, Crown and Parliament in England 1600–1702 The Changing Role and |17 | |Status of Parliament | | | |37 | |Unit A2 1: Option 3, Liberalism and Nationalism 1815–1914 | | |Unit A2 1: Option 4, Nationalism and Unionism in Ireland 1800–1900 |51 | |Unit A2 1: Option 5, The Clash of Ideologies in Europe 1900–2000 |67 | Introduction CCEA has developed new GCE specifications for first teaching from September 2008. This scheme of work has been designed to support...
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...English 1101 Food, Fun and Friends in France and the Southern United States of America Red wine, sweet tea, ice cold beer, chilled champagne, soft drinks, croissants, barbeque, fried chicken, bleu cheese, American processed cheese…all of these are symbols of good eating and drinking. Furthermore, these symbols are commonly enjoyed by two diverse and unique cultures; the French and the southerners of the United States of America. What underlying factors link these two diverse and unique cultures together? It is a common assumption that the French culture enjoys extremely rich and fattening foods, along with the fact that the French are obsessed with having a good time. It is just as well known that Southerners also enjoy the same rich and fattening foods, and they too know how to have a good time eating and drinking. Research has shown similarities and differences in immigration, social interaction and diet habits between the two cultures. The United States of America is known as a huge ‘melting pot’. America is made up of many nationalities and the southern region represents that same multi-cultural picture. “The population of the Southern United States is made up of many different people who came to the region in a variety of ways, each contributing to what is now called ‘Southern cooking’(Food In Every Country).” The various cultures included American Indians, Spanish explorers, West Africans, Creoles, and Cajuns. Each diverse group introduced foods, spices...
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...war had a tremendous impact on Spain itself, leaving much of the state’s economic and social infrastructure in ruins and leaving thousands dead. But the war also saw involvement from other European states as both sides of the conflict – the Right-wing Nationalists and the Left-wing Republicans (a.k.a. Loyalists) – requested and received foreign aid not only in terms of financial assets, but also in terms of war material and troops. Adolf Hitler’s Germany was one of the foreign countries most involved in the conflict, contributing economic loans as well as several thousand troops to the Nationalist cause. Hitler’s involvement in the Spanish war was consistent with a larger Nazi foreign policy aimed at diverting British and French attention from Central and Eastern Europe so that he would be unhindered in his plans for eastern expansion. However, the ramifications of the Spanish war for the rest of Europe were great in other ways. The Spanish Civil War was a major contributor to the hardening of the division between the democracies (Britain and France) and the dictatorships (Italy and Germany). Germany also gained the valuable raw materials from Spain that it needed for eastern expansion and the accompanying possibility of war. The Spanish Civil War also undermined British and French credibility to Hitler, emboldening him to make more dramatic eastern expansion moves. Furthermore, the war helped drive the USSR away from Britain and France and was one of the reasons why...
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...France had been going through the French revolution at this time and Simon liked the ideas of the revolution, but when Napoleon crowned himself emperor, this greatly upset Simon, even though he too would do the same think himself. Simon went to Rome where he vowed to free his people from the Spanish oppression, after this, he took a short detour to the US were he would see a real, functioning democracy. Bolivar came back with perfect timing, France had just invade Spain, the king had abdicated, and there were many different claims to control over Spain. Bolivar joined a de facto government that supported the king's heir, they only let Simon in for the money he would bring to the cause. The Government sent him on a foreign mission to Britain, in order to get recognition. Simon failed this mission as he had passionately gave a speech to the foreign...
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...from British rule and the ability to form their nation and laws. Great Britain never respected the United States as a sovereign nation. Due to the conflict with France both France and Britain restricted U.S. imports because of the belief that the U.S. was supplying the enemy. The embargoes on American shipments along with the Native American attacks on colonist caused the War of 1812. The greatest accomplishment of the War of 1812 was the era of good feelings. Cause and Outcome of War 1754-1815 The cause and outcome of the French and Indian War, American Revolution, and the War of 1812 had many similarities. The wars started with the French and Indian war that was fought over the Ohio River Valley, which began in 1754 ending with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. The American Revolutionary War was fought over the colonist not given the same rights as Englishmen along with the taxation of the colonist that began 1775 and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1783. The War of 1812 was fought because of the restriction placed on imports and expansion that started in 1812 and ended with the Treaty of Ghent on December 24, 1814. The French and Indian War and the War of 1812 were caused by expansion and the dispute between the French and Britain. The French and Indian war along with the War of 1812 had three nations involved France, the United Kingdom, and the United States while all three...
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... the Spanish government privatized it, as well as deregulated the market for Spanish telecommunications. Due to these changes, Telefonica has a reduction in workforce, rapid adoption of new technology and began to focus on the increasing profits. Telefonica began to grow and expand globally. 2. What did Telefonica initially focus on Latin America? Why was it slower to expanding Europe, even though Spain is a member of the European Union? While changes were being made, Telefonica was looking for growth. Latin America also experienced a rapid change of deregulation and privatization across the region. Telefonica focused on Latin America because of similarities in the development of the market, language and culture. Latin American markets were also increasing the adoption rate and usage, including internet and mobile phones. Telefonica was slower to expand in Europe because there had been an implied agreement between the national telecommunications companies that they would not invade each other’s markets. By 2005, this agreement broke down when France Telecom entered Spain. 3. Telefonica has used acquisition, rather than Greenfield ventures, as its entry strategy. Why do you think this has been the case? What are the potential risks associated with this entry strategy? Telefonica has used acquisitions as its entry strategy because acquisitions appeared to have more benefits than greenfield ventures. By the 2000s, Telefonica was the No. 1 or two player in...
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...There are many similarities between the economy of these four countries, but the one they all share is trade. Trading was a big part of keeping their economy going. For Ancient Greece trade was one of the biggest contribution to their economy. During the classical period in Greece, traders bought a lot of wheat from the Black Sea area. They also traded with Sicily, southern France, and southern Italy. Traders would sell wine, olive oil, and fancy pottery vases. Ancient Israel’s good trading is what kept their economy stable. They had a very diverse trading that had many routes which was close to many countries to enable their economy to increase. In Rome, traders would trade with Egypt for papyrus, Phoenicia for glass, Syria for sewing needles,...
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...This case focuses on the miscues that characterized the opening of EuroDisney in France. Until 1992, the Walt Disney Company had experienced nothing but success in the theme park business. The parks in California, Florida, and Japan were busy and profitable. In the mid 1980s, Disney turned its attention to Europe, and specifically to France. When word got out that Disney wanted to build another international theme park, officials from over 200 locations around the world expressed interest. But Disney settled on Paris, largely because about 17 million Europeans live less than a two-hour drive from Paris. Another 310 million can fly there in the same time or less. In addition, the French government seemed like a willing host and offered Disney more than $1 billion in various incentives, all in the expectation the project would create 30,000 new jobs. Unfortunately, from the beginning, the project was troublesome. Negotiations with the French government were difficult. Disney committed a string of cultural miscues. There was a backlash in France, particularly from Parisian intellectuals, who attacked the transportation of Disney's dream world as an assault on French culture. French farmers used the opening of the park as an occasion for staging a protest against the U.S. government for its insistence that French agricultural subsidies be cut. In addition, there were operational errors. For example, Disney thought that Monday would be a light day for visitors and Friday a heavy...
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...expanded and went on to add eighteen states through advances such as the Louisiana Purchase, the Mexican War, and multiple treaties and deals with foreign governments. Such expansions towards the Pacific Coast brought the United States great resources and a large portion of land, propelling the country into an industrial age of progress and prosperity. Later in the century, Imperialism began and sought to expand the United States beyond the American mainland and into the global arena. At the time of Imperialism, it was considered that the western frontier was closed, and thus, pushing into locations such as Guam and Puerto Rico and establishing colony-like rule was considered the next step. Manifest Destiny and Imperialism share many similarities in their motivations toward success, the results of their efforts, and controversies over their expansion. Though both expansionist events did have some differences in their points, they stand to be ultimately more similar in all aspects of their motivations, results, and controversies. Manifest Destiny and Imperialism were very similar in terms of their expansionist motivations in that both were backed by a desire for economic opportunities and a belief that the United States was meant to expand by God’s will; however, Imperialism took that concept to a level of racism in the shape of social Darwinism. In the case of Manifest Destiny, expansion into the West resulted in fruitful events that influenced the economy, such as the introduction...
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...Project 2 – Spanish Cinema For the Cultural Project 2 assignment I decided to continue my exploration of Spanish cinema. I searched for a movie that would include historical events that could broaden my knowledge of the Spanish culture. I chose the Spanish-American film entitled “Goya’s Ghosts” because of the historical relevance the time period had on Spanish culture. The film included references to the Spanish Monarchy, the influence of the Catholic Church, the Spanish Inquisition, French Revolution, and a renowned Spanish painter named Francisco Goya. “Although the historical setting of the movie was based on actual historical events, the movie itself is a work of fiction”(Goya’s). The setting for Goya’s Ghosts begins in Spain in the year 1792. The Catholic Church is “disturbed by prints, created by an artist named Francisco Goya, that are being circulated around the country depicting the clergy using unflattering imagery”(Francisco). There is a long discussion on how the Church should handle the situation, when Brother Lorenzo intervenes. He suggests that “the artist’s depiction is insight into a bigger problem and should be handled by increasing the pressure the church applies to finding people who do not believe in their faith”(Spanish). “The Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition (Spanish: Tribunal del Santo Oficio de la Inquisición), commonly known as the Spanish Inquisition (Inquisición española), was a tribunal established in 1480 by...
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...Han China and Classical Rome When comparing Han China and Classical Rome, many political, geographical, and religious similarities can be found, though many differences are also prevalent. Though Roman and Han political structures both emphasized bureaucracies, they came to them quite differently. Through copious amounts of expansion, both societies spread culture and earned money, though expansion was eventually their downfalls. Their religions differed immensely, with Rome emphasizing polytheism and Han China focusing on Confucianism. The differences and similarities between these two civilizations are to be discussed in this essay. Though both Rome and the Han dynasty were bureaucracies, both respective bureaucracies were quite different. For example, Han China had a centralized emperor (best know was Wu Ti) who set forth a certain curriculum that each bureaucrat would have to adhere to to become a leader. This curriculum was taught at specialized schools for the rich, though sometimes poor, and talented young men that one day wanted to become a bureaucrat. These bureaucrats carried out the laws of the emperor, so the people had very little say so. On the other hand, Classical Rome had a quite different system. Starting out as a local monarchy, Rome changed to a republic quite early in its expansion. they had a Senate of aristocrats that would make laws. From this Senate, two consuls were elected to be its leader. A dictator of Rome was only elected during times of emergency...
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