Cross-Cultural Communication Theory and Practice Barry Tomalin; Brian J. Hurn ISBN: 9780230391147 DOI: 10.1057/9780230391147 Palgrave Macmillan Please respect intellectual property rights This material is copyright and its use is restricted by our standard site license terms and conditions (see palgraveconnect.com/pc/connect/info/terms_conditions.html). If you plan to copy, distribute or share in any format, including, for the avoidance of doubt, posting on websites, you need the express prior
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AY 2011 COMPARISON OF MARKETING STRATEGIES BETWEEN JAPANESE AND KOREAN COSMETICS COMPANIES IN THAILAND’S MARKET MATHAVEE REUNGSINPINYA Major in Business Administration GRADUATE SCHOOL OF COMMERCE WASEDA UNIVERSITY 35092351-8 C.E. PROF. GROSSBERG PROF. SUGIURA D.E. PROF. FUJITA Table of Contents CHAPTER 1. SECTION 1. SECTION 2. SECTION 3. SECTION 4. CHAPTER 2. SECTION 1. SECTION 2. SECTION 3. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................
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chapter 10 the international context There never were, since the creation of the world, two cases exactly parallel. Philip Dormer Stanhope (1694–1773); English Secretary of State INTRODUCTION firms move out of their domestic market on to the Aswith differinglanguage, arenas.system, technologicalinternational stage, they aretofaced business The nations they expand to can vary with regard consumer behavior, legal infrastructure, business culture, educational system, labor relations, political
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that the growth and spread of localized production agglomerations based on cultural-products industries are leading not to cultural uniformity but to greatly increased diversity at the global level. Keywords: agglomeration; cultural economy; globalization; industrial districts; local economic development; place marketing Over the past decade or so, the industrial profile of many countries has tilted perceptibly in the direction of a new creative or cultural economy. In some countries, indeed
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Chapter 1: Q: You are a U.S. citizen recently assigned as the manager of distribution in a European country where bribery is relatively acceptable. Your job description includes responsibility for accepting shipments as they enter the local port authority. On your first trip down to the docks to sign for a shipment, the customs agent in charge asks for a “tip” to clear the goods for pickup. The value of the incoming shipment is around $150,000. Knowing that the government has recently launched
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economies, regional districts, national institutions, international networks and transnational regulation are all aspects of the social, organizational and economic structures in which companies are situated. Despite the all-pervasive talk of globalization, the seasoned international business traveller will be acutely aware of differences in the ‘way of doing things’from country to country and from region to region. Such differences are seldom more apparent than in the field of organization
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3: Culture While this Hong Kong pedestrian appears not to notice the Nike billboard behind him, featuring NBA star LeBron James wearing the Air Zoom sneaker, the Chinese people certainly did notice. The Oregon-based Nike corporation was forced to pull its “Chamber of Fear” promotion, based on a Bruce Lee movie, after an outraged public objected to the image of a U.S. athlete defeating a kung fu master. In the global marketplace, cultural differences can undermine even the most elaborate promotional
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PART 1 Introduction CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Global Marketing Case 1-1 The Global Marketplace Is Also Local onsider the following proposition: We live in a global marketplace. McDonald’s restaurants, Sony digital TVs, LEGO toys, Swatch watches, Burberry trench coats, and Caterpillar earthmoving equipment are found practically everywhere on the planet. Global companies are fierce rivals in key markets. For example, American auto industry giants General Motors and Ford are locked in
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2015 Globalization and its impact on Pacific Island Nations PNG STUDIES AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS MAJOR PAPER PREPARED AND COMPILED BY JOHN STARLING IRO BUSINESS ACCOUNTANCY 4 DIVINE WORD UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND INFORMATIC DUE: 6th March 2015 Globalization and its impact on Pacific Island Nations PNG STUDIES AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS MAJOR PAPER PREPARED AND COMPILED BY JOHN STARLING IRO BUSINESS ACCOUNTANCY 4 Table of Contents Introduction3 1.0 The features of globalization 1.1
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Ghemawat’s “AAA” Global Strategy Framework Ghemawat so-called AAA framework offers three generic approaches to global value creation. Adaptation strategies strategies that seek to increase revenues and market share by tailoring one or more components of a firm’s business model to suit local requirements or preferences. Aggregation strategies focus on achieving economies of scale or scope by creating regional or global efficiencies; they typically involve standardizing a significant portion of the
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