...Cultural Aspects Over the centuries, Portugal had many different cultures dating back to prehistoric and pre-roman civilizations, until becoming its own independent kingdom in 1139 A.D. Portugal’s culture consists of an admiration for art, music, dance, and drama. Some main cities portraying the culture strongly are: Porto, Braga, and Coimbra. Portugal has a high frequency of tourism throughout the year. Such a culture leads to tourism. Tourists are mainly attracted to the popular beaches across the coasts, but are also drawn to the historic castles dispersed throughout the country. Portugal not only has historic castles, but also ruins of ancient villas and forts dating back to the times of Celtic and Roman occupation. The new age architecture...
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...five weeks of the Cultural aspects of international business course have been a truly enriching life experience for me. I must admit that I was a little skeptical about the value proposition of the course as I thought this was going to be one of those purely theoretical pro-diversity lectures with no potential for practical application. However, the fact that Professor Lane co-authored the textbook intrigued me so much (I have never had a Professor who actually wrote the textbook for the course) that I decided to give it a chance and sign-up for the course. The Cultural aspects of international business course has helped me to discover new perspectives and taught me to look at things through multiple sets of eyes which I find to be an extremely effective tool while working in different cultural environments and with people from other cultures. As I value all topics covered in this course, this paper will mainly focus on select topics and theories and their practical application at my workplace. Specifically, I will discuss how learnings about Cultural dimensions and stereotyping, the MBI model, the Organizational alignment model and Global virtual teams have re-shaped my perspective and attitude towards cultural aspects of international business and what benefits my newly acquired knowledge will bring to my team and company. Company, team and personal cultural characteristics As it was previously mentioned, this paper will discuss how the Cultural aspects of international...
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...Cultural Aspects of Doing Business in Brazil When doing business in global environment, being aware of impact of cultural differences is one of the keys to international business success. Since cultural differences will affect you and your business success directly. Accordingly, knowing the cultural differences between target country where to startup business and home country is a significance factor to sustain the business. Here are some facts about Brazilian Cultures’ components. Brazil’s official name is Federative Republic of Brazil but even its citizens do not prefer using whole name. According to last research the population is roughly 200 million and estimated to be growing at about 1.6 percent per year. Young population has a significance share over population. Since 62% of Brazilians are under 29 years of age. Brazil has six climatic regions: tropical rainforest, tropical wet and dry, tropical monsoon, hot semiarid, humid subtropical and subtropical highland. Although most of Brazil lies in the tropics, more than 60 percent of the populations live in areas which are cooled either by altitude, sea winds or polar fronts. While the coastal cities of Rio de Janeiro, Recife and Salvador can get extremely hot, plateau cities such as São Paulo, Brasília and Belo Horizonte have mild climates, and the southern cities of Porto Alegre and Curitiba have mild winters. It is extremely important to know for foreign businessman because climate is as important as culture. For example...
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...Running head: BUSINESS IN JAPAN The Cultural Aspects of Doing Business in Japan Jane Doe Saint Leo University TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract………………………………………………………………………………………3 Introduction……………………………………………………….………………………….4 Why do businesses globalize?.....……………………………………………………………4 Doing Business in Japan……………………………………………………………………..5 Understanding Japan’s business culture……………………………..………………………5 Setting up in Japan…………………………………………………………………………..6 Meeting and Greeting……………………………………………………………………….7 Religious Considerations……………………………………………………………………8 Customs and Courtesies……………………………………………………………………..8 Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………...9 References………………………………………………………………………………….10 Abstract Many business owners today have been making their way abroad in hopes to expand their production and keeping up with recent trends of globalization. The differed cultural aspects of a foreign country should be greatly considered when trying to build a strong professional relationship with business associates from the host country. Doing extensive research and understanding their different business cultures are the first step a company should take before taking a major leap in a foreign soil. Japan has recently been the country of choice for Western entrepreneurs to invest and expand their business ventures. The Japanese economy has become more diverse because of their size and structure of companies, producing a complex web of inter-locking relationships...
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...Express, an International Journal of Multi Disciplinary Research ISSN: 2348 – 2052 , Vol. 1, Issue 2, Feb 2014 Available at: www.express‐journal.com The Cultural Agenda of Translation & Arabization: Aspects of the Problems by Dr. Ali Albashir Mohammed Al-haj Department of English Faculty of Arts& humanities Jazan University Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Abstract Translation is activity – a cultural activity at that-intended to widen the area of human understanding and communication with reference to general and specific information. The basic requirement relevant to good translation is that the translator must have a thorough knowledge of the cultures of both the source language and the target language. The translator needs not sit biting nails and rush to the dictionary every ten minutes. When it has been accepted that translation is not only important but also necessary to our Arab World, there is no point in pondering over the problems of translations. Cultural proximity is a big advantage for translators, it is rewarding for them to look for this when they choose their work. Arabization is part and parcel of the whole journey of the Arab societies to its roots. The starting-off point for any translator is their preferred future; in order to arrive at the destination then it is clearly important to know what the destination is. But it is perhaps better to think 1 Express, an International Journal of Multi Disciplinary Research ...
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...Cultural and Social Aspects The culture of buying footwear online is very much present in New Zealand, with their online shopping expenditure to reach $3.19 billion, a growth of 19 percent since 2011. 1.9 million New Zealanders over the age of 15 will make online purchases, with retail categories with the strongest growth being the clothing and footwear categories (Pwc 2012). Almost half of New Zealand’s population will shop online in 2011 with each shopper spending an average of NZ$1,400. Consumers are looking to find more variety with the best price on offer and online sales creates the platform for them to do so, with the ability to compare prices from many local and international stores. New Zealanders also has a high adoption of social media, with 81 percent of online shoppers using Facebook within the last 12 months. This has allowed social media to be an integral tool in the online shopping process, as evidenced by more than one third of online shoppers in New Zealand following an online shopping site on Facebook (Business to Business, n.d.). In terms of their culture for doing business in New Zealand, they are not of the bargaining culture and they look for value for money in a business (Kwintessential n.d.). In Forbes’s annual list of Best countries for Business, it was ranked number one, citing that its “transparent and stable business climate that encourages entrepreneurship”. In the 11 metrics that Forbes examined, New Zealand ranked in first in four...
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...Customs and Protocols 2. Meet and Greet Etiquette 3. German Management Style 4. Negotiations 5. Conclusion Abstract Cultural challenges will occur when taking an American base company to doing business in Germany. Risks will need to be evaluated and overcome relating to the startup of a business in Germany. To identify these risks major differences and incompatibilities between U.S. and Germany need to be identified to guarantee the successful start of a business. Identify and evaluated opposing customs and protocols, cultural differences in business environment and research any trade barriers. Examine Germany’s meeting and greeting etiquette their beliefs and feelings of personal time and how they coincide with business. Understanding Germans culture, manners, economy and business practices will give a clearer vision on what to do and how to present oneself during a business presentation. These will all be discussed in the following pages to give a better picture on the customs and cultures on business etiquette in Germany. Introduction: The largest challenge in starting a business in Germany is to understand the way they do business and what the workforce is like. Being able to adapt to the cultural aspects of doing business in Germany requires understanding who they are and how they work. Germany is around the size of Montana with a population of 81 million people (export.gov, 2012)...
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...autism could successfully use pictures to manage their behavior in the absence of a treatment provider, generalize their behavior across settings and tasks, and maintain behaviors at follow-up. This paper will tell of effective strategies from two different videos. After viewing several videos about autism one would notice that Focus on Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome with speaker Dr. Temple Grandin was found to be very informative. The other video “Pharmacologic Treatments of Autism Spectrum Disorders” by Dr. Robert Hendren, basically conveyed the medical or medications that are used to treat autism. Dr. Temple’s speech covered all three of the primary elements in the rhetorical triangle. On the other hand, Dr. Hendren covered all aspect as well in the rhetorical triangle mainly focusing on the treatment of patients with autism. Dr. Temple recited her speech from memory but used slides as a guide; therefore this demonstrates knowledge of the presentation as well as knowing the audience. Dr. Temple acknowledges that there may be questions and established the purpose for her presentation immediately. Dr. Hendren used a PowerPoint presentation to direct him throughout his presentation. This method normally leads to reading to the audience and one might lose interest. Personal biases are egocentric, but like self interest they are not necessarily problematic (Adams, 2008). In Dr, Temple’s video presentation each element was successful because the shared information...
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...What makes people different makes the world perfect. The definition of “different” is diverse due to different perspectives of people. We may sometimes regard this kind of “unique quality” as morbid. However, there are some examples to prove that people who are unique do have positive impacts because of their creativity, hypersensitivity, and uniqueness itself. Just like the blind have amazing audition, people who have the social phobia or autism may be exceedingly creative. The film Temple Grandin, directed by Mick Jackson, perfectly illustrates that a girl named Temple Grandin, who actually is an autistic person, grows with fear, doubt, and loneliness but overcomes her autism and achieves great scientific accomplishments. Temple could not speak until age four. When her mom takes her to the psychiatrist, Temple is diagnosed with autism. Instead of following the advice of the doctor, her mom insists on sending Temple to school, rather than an institution for special children. Temple never wants to be touched by any other people except herself, not even her mother. She is willing to spin or put herself in a narrow “squeeze machine”, which can make her calmed and satisfied. Temple’s mind works like pictures. She is a “visual thinker” who thinks and memorizes things like taking pictures. Temple’s life is not easy and happy. In the film, she is laughed at by her classmates and she is even regarded as a freak because she is weird and behaves differently. However, Temple’s high school...
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...Han Qi AUG 15 2013 Should high-functioning autism be considered a disability? In this week, we are talking about people who are autistic. Such as Christopher, the main character in The Curious Incident of The Dog in The Night-time; Jacob Barnett, Daniel Tammet and even Temple Grandin who was talked about in today' s film earlier. They all have autism, but one point you cannot deny is that they are all genius. So, my view about this topic is, high-functioning autism is not, and should be not considered as a disability. First of all, I think disability is defined as incomplete physical ability. When it comes to autisms, they just afraid to communicate with others. There do have someone who just so nervous and anxious that they cannot talk to other people and do not like stay at crowded place because they think it' s noisy and dirty. So, the autism is just a personality, not even an illness. When those bad guys who are laughing at autisms, they never think about themselves, because it is them who cause autisms feel terrible. The result always be that autisms can accept people who always love them, and they are afraid and even angry with those bad guys and strangers. Just like Temple Grandin in the movie, she finally accepts her mom' s hug. That moment was really impressive, I almost cried. Can you image that an autism change the behavior and habit. So, autisms are not always autistic, they become more outgoing just like those nervous people try to talk to others. If autisms...
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...Case Study Of Templin Grandin’s Challenge To Live And Succeed With Autism University Name: Student ID: Project Name Abstract The following paper reflects the life and challenges faced by a character “Temple Grandin” who was born with a condition known as Autism. It is state of human disorder in which one suffers from lack of verbal and nonverbal communication, social impairments, difficulty in speech and repetitive behavior. Despite all odds of being born as a troubled child, Temple Grandin manages to pass all school levels and earn her doctorate degree. The paper is about the determination and spirit of being acknowledged in the society where everyone rejects a person carrying any severe disability. Temple Grandin, who could not use words to express herself and could not even speak for several years in the beginning had this astonishing power of creating images of the world and people near to her in her mind and express her views in pictorial form and recalling them without thought. She developed an immense love for animals, especially livestock destined for slaughterhouses. The paper is about how well a person get out of a state of ridicule for others and proves her extraordinary skills of communication and intelligence on preconceived norms of autism. The paper also narrates the extensive work of Temple Grandin on cattle and livestock industry where she employed her unique view of the world to figure out how to deal and move cattle more humanely and efficiently. The...
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...Ostracism “Pain can be alleviated by morphine, but the pain of social ostracism cannot be taken away,” according to Derek Jarman. This quote says a lot about ostracism because some people don’t realize it can affect someone’s life. Ostracism can make people feel really bad about themselves because then they believe that something is wrong with them. Also, it can be something that is hard to let go of, or overcome for a very long time, maybe even their whole life. As a result, ostracism may create many obstacles. Many people feel ostracized because of the obstacles that they must overcome. First, one obstacle that can cause people to feel ostracized is lack of social skills. Poor social skills can make it harder for people to make friends. People with poor social skills can talk too little, so that can be annoying to normal people. On the other hand, some people lack social skills to the extent that they choose not to engage others in conversation. In the book Look Me in the Eye, John Elder said, “Sometimes I think I can relate better to a good machine than any kind of person” (Robison 151). John Elder didn’t really understand people; he tried to, but people would just shut him down and not talk to him. Machines were pretty much his friends; therefore, he lacked the ability to make friends. Second, people with social problems can get bullied, and it can make them feel uncomfortable. For example, children with social problems can get bullied for being too smart, or...
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...the people living in the area. With that understanding, Grandin offers up that the animals need to become profitable in others ways so the people will end up protecting them. We also see that portrayed in the film. Temple states that she understands the cattle will be slaughtered and she is not trying to stop that; she just wants to make sure the cattle are comfortable and safe until then. She says that “nature is cruel but we don't have to be” (Temple 2010). She identifies with these animals. She can recognize their patterns because of her autism; she understands that traveling in a circle comforts them, much like spinning comforts autistic children. Grandin is not only a master compromiser but a master of recognizing patterns. Another aspect of Grandin that we see illuminated on screen is her drive and feministic approach. The minute her career starts she is not taken seriously because she is a woman. When at the cattle yard the ranch man is constantly making jabs at her because he thinks she will be squeamish seeing the cows die. In reality though Temple’s brilliant mind is actually identifying patterns that the cows are exhibiting. She does not let this man bother her mainly because she barely noticed him. When she goes back to get her thesis signed she sneaks in and pretends she is a man because they do not allow women on the ranch. When he turns her away she constantly keeps trying, she goes through a whole mess of trouble just to be able to work on her thesis. This is how...
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...underlying cause of the issue. Even though her method of seeing through the “eyes of a cow” was unusual, it proved to be successful because she was able to figure out a design problem with the chutes. She then applied this knowledge to design a chute that was curvy. It was her innovative unconventional technique that gave her valuable insight. Furthermore, Grandin’s accomplishments were also innovative because they were inspirational to society. Besides improving animals well-being, she also advocated for her disease, autism. For example, according to the article, “Dr. Temple Grandin,” written by “Women-Inventors.com,” expresses, “With guidance and mentoring, Grandin, who didn't speak until she was nearly four years old, learned to use aspects of her autism to fuel her work as inventor” (women-inventors.com). This validates that Grandin’s was inspirational. She had faced many obstacles relating to her illness. Even though she was at a disadvantage, she was resilient and pushed forward. Her story is inspirational and prompted others to achieve their own ambitions. Her action’s being inspiring is innovative because she was able to use her experience and past as a method to motivate and encourage others to pursue their dreams and fight through the challenges. Moreover, Temple Grandin’s actions are innovative because they were revolutionary. Temple Grandin single-handedly changed the livestock industry. She also changed the way we viewed animals. For instance, according to the article...
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...Reflection: Temple Grandin Before watching the movie, I have never heard of it before. I never knew it existed. Temple Grandin is another inspiring movie that I have been glad to have watched. It deals with the autism of a woman and tells the inspiration true story of her. Temple Grandin, a young autistic woman, is extraordinarily gifted. She has a remarkable connection to animals and a brilliant mind. This biopic follows Temple from her late teens -- as she struggles with both her own limitations and some narrow-mindedness in the communities around her -- to her startling first accomplishments. With the help of a supportive family and one progressive teacher, Temple tackles misconceptions about her condition, the sexism of mid-20th century America, and the rigid, insensitive methods of the cattle industry. Director Mick Jackson and his team use flashbacks, audacious visual effects, and the talents of Danes in the title role to bring the audience into Temple's world as she finds her calling as a game-changing scientist and as she ultimately learns to accept herself as a force of nature. Temple Grandin has outstanding performances, a commitment to telling an important and fascinating true story, and fine production values all around. It succeeds on every level and, at the same time, manages to avoid all the clichés, sentimentalism, and often quirky acting associated with many movies about autism and other mental challenges. he did not speak until age four and had difficulty...
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