In Another Country

Isaline Eury Local Studies, Global Comparision, march 2008. The Independence of Kosovo [pic] Kosovo is a little region of 10 887 km² in the Balkans, bordering Serbia to the North, Montenegro and Albania to the west, and Macedonia to the south. Among its 2 200 000 inhabitants (estimations in 2005), 92% is Albanian, and 5,3% Serb. It has just declared its independence from Serbia on 17th of February 2008 but it is not recognized by the whole international community (Russia, Serbia, China

I-History The first English immigrant to settle in Boston was the Reverend William Blackstone. He came by himself in 1629, to a peninsula by a stream, called by the local Algonquin inhabitants, Shawmet. A year later, John Winthrop and his Puritan settlers of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, arrived to the north in Salem. Finding Salem less than desirable for a settlement, Blackstone invited Winthrop to visit Shawmut. On September 17, 1630, Winthrop decided to make Shawmut a permanent settlement

scout.org Globally communications between countries happens much more quickly and easily due to the internet, the media, etc. There are several corporations around the world that are based in many different countries - production may occur in one country, head office is in another, sales occur on another and so on. scout.org Les employeurs et les syndicats élaboreront des codes de conduite pour les branches ou les entreprises qui internationalisent leurs activités.

Czechoslovakia Coup d'état of 1948 In the aftermath (à la suite de) of World War II, the communists began to lose some of their popularity, and, as the 1948 election approached, their public support began to decline. → The Communist Party of Czechoslavakia's leader was Klement Gottwald, During the winter of 1947-48, in the parliament, tension between the Communists and their opponents led to increasingly bitter conflict. In early February 1948, the Communist minister

intercultural communication • Context and Time (Edward Hall): High/low context, Polychronism Vs. Monochronism • Intercultural parameters (Hofstede) 2 • Corporate culture (Fons Trompenaars & Charles Hampden-Turner) 4. Language and culture 5. Genre in business: making effective presentations 6. Description and analysis of pragmatic errors 7. Comparing cultures • France/GB • France/US 8. Conclusion 3 Basic Concepts NB: More information on these concepts may be found by looking them up

acquire knowledge and to improve one’s status in society. But when we work and advance in society, we are often alone and without the help of other people, we can only rely on the encouragement of our family or good friends. For example, some people leave the country where they were born to work in another country, some of them begin with odd-jobs to finish in the best jobs, and their families encourage them. A lot of French people go to the USA to try another way of life, to work and earn more money

Guth-Kitts First lesson - February the 6th, 2008 Introduction “Earth”: the conditions of the discovery of America British Patterns of Colonization To understand the history of the US, it is important to understand the conditions in which the settlers arrived in America: the scientific, religious, economic and financial background. The crusades The discovery of America was not an accident but the result of a large current of human affairs, the logical results of a series of development

market and the host markets, in order for companies to be able to develop strategies on how to expand to global companies. Indeed, international advertising professionals want to understand the impact of cultural differences to be efficient in their advertising. For a better understanding of the consequences of culture on advertising, professionals and searchers have evolved tools over the past 25 years. These tools permit a classification of the differences in order to understand them. Indeed

Luke Harding in January 2001. This article deals with McDonald's establishment difficulties in India. First, we will talk about McDonald's wishes to develop in India. Then, we will comment on religion problems, and finally we will explain customs and poverty problems. 1) McDonald's expansion in India In India there is 1, 2 billions people, this is the 2nd most populated country in the world. Thanks to this higher population, McDo the fast-food global leader decided to increase in India. "If

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