In Another Country

Presumably this man comes from a southern country. The man got a black t-shirt, blue trousers with red stripe on the side. He wears slippers. He holds a green seal under one arm. This donkey is loaded like a mule. He got two big bags on either side of his back. This gives us the impression that the entire load may fall at one time or another. The donkey is gray, he looks sad... We can think that he is walking for hours. Many of fatigue weighed on him. In the background we can see trees, rocks

perceptions, stereotypes, and values. In recent years, a great deal of research has been conducted on cultural dimensions and attitudes, and the findings have proved useful in providing integrative profiles of international cultures. However, a word of caution must be given when discussing these country profiles. It must be remembered that stereotypes and overgeneralizations should be avoided; there are always individual differences and even subcultures within every country. This chapter examines the meaning

framework 1 INTRODUCTION While much emphasised in the literature on international politics (Brucan, 1978; Dougherty & Pfaltzgraff, 1990; Reynolds, 1980), the term ‘geopolitics’ is used sporadically, however, by the economic historians to explain international economic relations (e.g. Gordon, A., 1993; Gordon, S., 1993; Quraishi, 1996). In the international business literature specifically, Dunning (1977; 1979; 1986; 1988; 1995; 1998) for example, in explaining the location of international production

The women in the US armed forces The US armed Forces are the 2nd largest military in the world with 1 400 000 people on active duty, split into five departments: the Army, the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Air Force and the Coast Guard. The majority of the military is used to be made up of men, though women have also been involved for a long time in the safety of their country. Today, they are present in each department and they represent 15% of the American strength. However women have been prohibited

development of the city and its agglomeration, and furthermore the state of the local property market in the context of the financial crisis in Spain. 1. The urban development in Seville Seville, the capital of Andalucía, beneficiated of a great history - when the gold from South America which directly arrived to Seville. It was a time of wealth for the city, and many monuments and houses were built in this epoque, and now form a part of the heritage of the city. It is both, a source of wealth for

reliance on energy from Russia? The energy consumption of the European Union is going to grow over the coming decades. Today about two thirds of natural gas consumed in the EU are already imported and European demand for gas could increase by 50% by 2020 (M. Raymond, 2007; D. Finon, C. Locatelli ; 2008). There has been renewed interest in the issue of European gas import dependence following the gas struggle between Russia and Ukraine during the last week of 2005 and the beginning of 2006 (A. Spanjer

more than one billion of humans are denied their right of drinkable water and 2.6 billion don’t have sanitary infrastructures. Moreover, more and more illness and deaths are due to the lack or pollution of water. Water scarcity also illustrates, in a geopolitical perspective, the situation of interdependence that links many countries of the world. Then, the threat of ‘water wars’ is often brought by Medias and politicians as being the new trend of international relations. However, historical evidences

In order to analyze how important culture is in communication, it would be first interesting to define the word culture. After this short introduction, it would be easier to understand why it is a key point in communication. Culture is a simple and complex subject. It is a group of people sharing the same identity about something. They share experiences, they build a common history, and they establish rules and way to think. Culture makes people socialized. The concept is also complex because several

Rosa Park’s action started the biggest anti-segregation movement in US. A Michigan museum recently paid $492,000 for an old, dilapidated bus from Montgomery, Alabama. The old bus was reported to be the same one that Rosa Parks sat on and which action sparked the civil rights movement in the America. She refused to give her seating place to a white man. In the 60’s in the United States, white people had the priority in buses for seats over black people. Everything was segregated at this

sweet alcoholic beverages served in small bottles also known as Flavoured Alcoholic Beverages (FABs), or Ready to Drink (RTDs). They were introduced in 1995 in the UK with the launch of Britain’s first alcopop drink called Hooch. The success of Hooch soon stimulated the introduction of other brands such as Smirnoff Ice, Red Square, Archers Aqua, Bacardi Breezer, WKD and Vodka Reef. (Thomson and Boyd, 2009,pp.1) Nowadays, the United Kingdom is the largest FABs market in Europe, worth $2.9 billion. Some