Essays on New Year

Decision-making process is very important in every business. There are such decision-making criteria as: risk, certainty and information. Before making any decision the manager should check it by these criteria. At first he should check whether he knows all the information about it, maybe he had missed something. Then he should take the risk of the decision and be certain of it. It is not easy to make a decision but if the person acknowledges the risks, he will succeed. Every business is associated with the risk and it is easy to check if the person is ready to ...

ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS: A CASE STUDY ON THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS: A CASE STUDY ON THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

Introduction

In international business, the organizations also need to consider cultural and social values at individual levels in the present competitive business environment (Mandják et al., 2016; Weinzimmer & Esken, 2016). In this context, China is evidently one of the topmost cradles of civilizations in the world to take into account for a case study. The history of this East Asian nation is really astounding. The People’s Republic of China has developed to become one of the top world powers today, named among the G5 + ...

The poem "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" belongs to the works of the so-called "Arthurian cycle" since it tells about the adventures of Gawain, a knight of the Round Table, and the nephew of the legendary King Arthur. Translated by James Winny, the poem reveals the story about Sir Gawain's risky undertakings to meet the Green Knight. Sir Gawain agreed to hit the Green Knight with his axe but in return, he has to be struck back a year and one day later. The development of the plot of the poem is built on the conflict as well ...

Introduction

Every culture since the earliest beginnings of human civilization have established dates and times every year that is of significant value inspiring celebration and traditions. Most holidays celebrated today, all over the globe, have their origins in places long ago and far away. Granted, sometimes the holidays remain unchanged through time and others, however, may evolve into very different things over the generations. There are some holidays that are shared all across the globe, in many different cultures, like Christmas. Other holidays may serve a similar purpose, but not necessarily celebrated on the same months or dates, like New ...

Introduction

Current problem: Cultural dilution across the globe continues to affect the cultural practices and elements. However, there are those elements which continue to stand out in various cultures.

Areas of focus: Chinese culture, the dragon and modern day representation.

Thesis statement: Dragons’ nature and symbolism made it possible for it to stand out in China and orient the whole world around it.

Background

Despite being imaginary representations, dragons became instrumental elements in the Chinese culture, representing various symbols. Its early adoption during the emperor of China led to its assimilation in the Chinese culture and stood out as a god to them.

The Dragons’ symbolisms played a major part in identifying the ranks of people especially the emperors.

Major Point 1: Dragons influenced the representation of China ...

Generation gap has been a widely discussed topic because of its significant impact on work, family and social relationships. The issue started being discussed during the post war era when globalization and multiculturalism were taking root in society. In most situations where a generation gap exists, the older generation always holds relatively more conservative opinions, while the younger generation is more accepting of their current worldview, and this evidently introduces conflict between the two generations (). The unique historical background of Taiwan notwithstanding, the country (region) has also had generation gap as one of the most challenging social problems after ...

Well-planned marketing is always vital for launching the new service. First and foremost, it is of great importance to build up the channels through which the company will communicate with the customers. There are great differences between the people of different ages. Internet will be especially helpful for communication with the young customers. In the meantime, the older and more conservative customers should be approached differently. Personal offline conversation is likely to be the most effective way of communicating with such customers. The same thing concerns advertising – online advertising should be targeted at the young customers and traditional advertising ...

(Retelling the original story ‘My old Home’ by Lu Xun using Jun-tu’s perspective) This year the winter is back again with a whole new version of snowstorm made from the snow and memories of the good old days. The New Year eve is approaching and I am still worried to get a grasp of some steady money resource for ensuring a full meal for my family of seven, including myself. Suddenly, my fifth, Shui-sheng came running to me and asked if he was going out with me. “You and I will be going to visit my master Hsun’ ...

This paper will cover oil price dynamics for the period starting from 2005 until the present moment of time. Exact price dynamics will be considered as well as a variety of factors influencing the oil price through the above mentioned period of time. The chart showing the dynamics of crude oil barrel price since 2001 is presented in fig. 1. Figure 1. Dynamics of crude oil price per barrel for the period between January 1, 2001 and April 19, 2016 (Trading Economics, 2016). Before the period, which is the subject of this paper, the oil price had been nearly ...

The musical concert is Die Fledermaus a production of Johann Strauss that took place at the Royal Opera House in London in December 31, 1977. The musical concert is a musical orchestra taking place in a venue with a large gathering to witness and multiple performers. The performance was led by John Bacon as the chorus master, John Brown as the leader and Zubin Mehta as the conductor. The event was graced by performers from the royal opera chorus, dancers and servants of the orchestra of the royal house opera. According to the time and date which the performance ...

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The paper will examine Germany’s culture and include various different aspects of the overall countries circumstances. One of the economically most successful European countries will be presented through the aspects of political makeup and background of the political system, the most important holidays and celebrations, their religion, art and architecture, the country’s customs and practices and their cultural contributions to a global society. One of the most successful countries in the world has a specific culture, customs and practices in which the diverse art and architectural designs can be found from different periods in history.

Political system in Germany

The Federal ...

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Use of colors is vast and are applied in a different field for various purposes. The uses of color did not come into existence in the near past, but its use began centuries ago. There is a different example where colors are useful like in medical therapy, and it is critical in assisting the patient depending on the problem the patient is having. However, the use of the color is not universal as each and every community has different utilization and understanding of different colors. However, there is a global phenomenon denoted by individual colors worldwide. For instance, red ...

England is the cradle of the English culture, motherland of William Shakespeare and a fount of architectural masterpieces. Each and every year thousands of tourists come to England and its capital in particular to delight its majesty and be imbued with its architectural harmony and superiority. Nevertheless, the very masterpiece which attracts tourists from all over the world annually is Big Ben.

This ‘giant has been reigning’ in London since 7 September 1859. Though, many people refer to the entire tower as the Big Ben Clock Tower, actually, the name Big Ban refers only to the bell within it. The ...