Essays on Thailand

Inuit. Russia/Alaska/Greenland/Canada. Language: Inuit. They are divided up into smaller bands; these bands are identified by locale, i.e., “baleen Whale-eating people.” They have their own Aboriginal rights and self-government. (Freeman 2015), Māori. New Zealand. Language: English, sign language. Māori art is known internationally for the quality of its product. The colour red represents prestige, power and status and it used a lot in the culture’s art and architecture. (Maori 2017). Akha.China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Norther Vietnam. Language: Akha. These hill people huts divided by gender. The swing festival, their most important festival, takes place in the ...

The article is impressive in the manner it discusses issues regarding the challenges that people face in their bid to achieve social justice. It is particularly remarkable given that it exposes a contemporary society that is geared towards prosperity by all means possible while disregarding equally important conservative principles. The aspect of fighting for social justice is apparent when the author observes how the Buddhists embarked on a mission to address a local problem of deforestation and destruction of the ecosystem after realizing how harmful the trend was to the community. From the article, the use of religion by ...

The Autobiography of a Forest Monk is a life’s tale of the Venerable Ajahn Tate who has described his life and journey as he embarked on his journey in the Thai Forest Tradition. To leave behind a busy life in the towns and villages and move toward the forest in order to claim some peace and quiet however the same lifestyle was accompanied by a lack of worldly necessities such as money and being patient when necessities grew scarce. Ajahn Tate grew from a humble background, and his predecessors had seen hardships and struggled in life before him. ...

Freedom of Speech: The Right to Free Expression – Thailand versus Australia

Introduction The freedom of speech is one of the major branches or rather an indication of the level in which a nation has attained so far when it comes to democratic progress. Freedom of speech is a human right to freely express their thoughts, one of the most important civil liberties. A person's ability to act in accordance with their own interests and objectives, based on knowledge of objective independence, there is freedom. Freedom of expression is closely linked to issues of truth-seeking, self-management, flexibility of the political system, self-realization of the individual, natural rights and their protection. Freedom ...

Abstract

The positive impact that gender equality and diversity produce on companies’ financial performance and success has already been proven. However, these aspects are still the acute problems in business. The process of fostering a diverse workforce implies accepting and supporting differences in the population and promoting a supporting working environment for every individual, regardless of race, religion, sexuality, gender, age, etc. In addition, it is particularly important to understand and meet the demands of the diverse customers, and diversity in the workforce is the answer. Moreover, companies should introduce mentoring and coaching programs to regulate gender equality issues and ...

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Introduction

Projects are carefully planned and designed works, either individually or collaborative, that, are intended to achieve a particular aim. Projects have life cycles and aren’t meant to last forever that’s why detailed planning with, schedules, timeline, tasks, tasks dependent on those task, resources, and etc. are clearly very important. Determining what breaks down into these life cycles is how projects are successful or not. Beginning with conceptualization, the development of the initial goal and technical specifications, then planning, or the cycle where all the detailed specifications, schedules, etc are developed. Then comes the ...

Significant increases in the national debt, with no relief or plans to deal with the problem, and its effect on the economy An increase in national budget, with no relief or plans to deal with the problem, will result in a deficit, or more spending with less national input. Repercussions for a budget deficit can mean more borrowings for the national government from the private sector, such as the selling of bonds or gilts to the private sector. The debate over the budget deficit has two opposing views. The first one is that the deficit is destructive to the ...

Abstract

Disaster analysis is essential in the management of disasters. It assists in the identification of gaps in the management cycle within a given region. Management of disasters occurs in four cycles including planning or preparedness, response, recovery, as well as mitigation. Planning is an essential tool in all the phases of the cycle. The primary aim of disaster response is to offer immediate aid to improve health, sustain life, as well as assist in the improvement of the morale of the affected population. Recovery phase aims at restoring the infrastructure as well as the operations of the community services ...

Cross Cultural Management

The Case study presented here is that of a banking organization, Premuris Investments based in Southern California. The head of the organization, Marianne Whitaker is concerned about the behavior and performance of one of her financial advisors who is a Thai national hired only six months before. The employee named Pongpol Chatusipitak or ‘Moo’ as he liked to call himself did not appear to be motivated enough yet he was important to the company as he could generate substantial business from the large Thai community residing in California. Marianne tried to assess the possible reasons behind his behavior in ...

Nantsupawat, A., Nantsupawat, R., Kulnaviktikul, W., & McHugh, M. D. (2015). Relationship between nurse staffing levels and nurse outcomes in community hospitals, Thailand. Nursing & health sciences, 17(1), 112-118. The study examines the relationship that exists between the staffing levels of nurses and the subsequent nurse outcomes whereby the study was conducted in various community hospitals in Thailand. According to the author understanding the various factors that influence nurse outcome especially job dissatisfaction as well as emotional exhaustion could enable policy makers as well as hospital administrators in developing strategies to enhance the satisfaction of nurses and minimize emotional exhaustion ...

Rapid Appraisal

The impacts of nursing inputs on the quality care provided in nursing homes was investigated and found that mix staffing process can effectively optimize the organization standard and reduce the patient adverse outcomes (Hendrix, 2001, para.25). The statistical outcomes of this study present valuable data that is relevant to the proposed issue. The study outcomes demonstrated that the costs of care for decubitus ulcers significantly reduces with the presence of RNs and NAs while it increases with the LPN presence, indicating the significance of delegating appropriate staff for appropriate work as it can effectively improve patient outcomes and reduce ...

Abstract

The growing demand for the competitive specialists justifies the particular attention and concern to the Malaysian students’ reading comprehension skills from the Malaysian authorities. The introduction of teaching the Malaysian core school subjects in the English language (Yassin et al., 2009) provided the continual attempts and experiments to define the most efficient way to decrease achievement gaps in the reading of Malaysian pupils. Starting from the 5th grade, students extend their vocabulary through reading (Zubairi & Sarudin, 2009). The following research proposes the method of using “Reading Cues’ as scaffolding answering the closed or WH-questions to improve the performance of ...

Climate Change

The world is now facing a problem about climate change, which is a main environmental issue that creates many other problems. These problems are affecting the urban areas. This essay will list three of these problems like the rise of sea level, the rise of temperature, and abnormal weather that are caused by change in climate in urban places. This essay will also evaluate the mitigation efficiencies as well as the adaptation when it comes to resolving this problem. Mitigation means different actions that reduces the effects of greenhouse gases. On the other hand, adaptation means reduction of the ...

Financial desperation is among the main factors that drive individuals, mostly women, to venture into prostitution as a way of making ends meet. The moral dilemma depicted by the woman who is deserted by her husband, friends, and relatives and has a little kid to feed generates the need for research into the moral and ethical issues involved in such scenario under different frameworks. There exist various groups that have called for tougher legislations focused on protecting cash trapped women who are going out there to support their families. However, there is a need to provide such women with ...

Galaxy International operates in a niche market; this is because skiing is only possible in very specific areas, and only a limited number of the population skis regularly anyway. Despite this, the company has performed outstandingly well to be achieving the level of sales with a small staff. This being said, Galaxy International needs to raise capital quickly and in an efficient way to successfully continue expanding to fully capture its full market size. By offering a unique product that is flexible yet tough, Jeremy is likely to continue to increase the volume of his sales and therefore the ...

Factors that Influence Purchasing Relationship in Automobile Industry of China

Introduction The USA, Western Europe, and Japan markets for the automobiles are almost stagnating causing an increased attention and concern to the world automotive industry. They have turned their interest in China market for cars. This is associated with the fast growing economy in China unlike that of European nations and the USA. The Chinese market for cars is indeed the turning point for all auto companies. The environment is conducive to start production in China to supply the potential markets and then export from there to other world markets. This literature will focus on the purchasing relationship in ...

Please correct my grammar so that it will sound good. Please keep all of the numerical data. There is no need for sources or work cited. LPIPT deals with manufacturing and distribution of electric power. The production plant was founded in Saraburi, Thailand in 2009. The company currently employs 627 people and operates three waste heat recovery power plants, two RDF power plants which amounts to a total capacity of 150 MW. Two more plants are in the process of construction. LPIPT currently operates waste-to-energy power plants in Saraburi, Thailand. For this project, our company has initiated the sorting ...

LPIPT in Saraburi, Thailand, currently operates waste-to-energy power plants. Our company has brought a residual waste such as municipal solid waste (MSW), landfills and non-hazardous industrial trash into the sorting process. The main purpose of it is to improve quality, for example the heat, size, and chemical composition to be transformed as refuse derived fuel (RDF) production. Using RDF technology from Europe and China along with the machinery developments of the company ourselves gaves us an opportunity to produce RDF with a capacity of 2,500 tons/day for use as renewable energy for generating electricity of our 2 RDF ...

Executive Summary

The business plan consists of relevant sections that are useful in introducing new products or services in the market. Traffic Lights offers trips to various European countries, and now it is intended to introduce new trip to Asian countries. The new division is based on the vision and mission of the company that is to provide high-quality products and services to all types of customers. The proposed business model for Traffic Highlights is simple that it requires extending its product line by introducing a new division of the business. The preposition value statement of the company is clear that ...

Introduction

One of the sectors that can contribute toward the growth of a nation’s economy is the tourism department. If a country devotes time and methods that will help improve tourists spend time and consequently enjoy the attractions their location has to offer, then more often than not it will guarantee an influx of revenue from the tourists. Furthermore, it will increase job opportunity for the locals, which means that the economy will be further improved. This relationship between tourism and economy has long been recognized; in fact, many articles prove that tourism can boost an economy of a ...

Peter Pan is a 1953 American animated fantasy-adventure film and one of Walt Disney' s original classics. It is based on the play Peter Pan or The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up by J.M. Barrie. One of Walt Disney’s greatest financial successes, the film has often been criticized due to its unfavorable depiction of Native Americans. The film and the play upon which it is based, reflect American Societal norms at the time. The film has a lot to say about the psychology of the American male and female gender roles during the first half of the ...

Introduction

South East Asia comprises of eleven countries both in the mainland Asia and maritime. The region extends from East India to China. Mainland countries include Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. The mainland countries are extensions of the Asian continent. The region has a diverse culture with Muslims being found in all the mainland countries in addition to other indigenous religions (Andaya 1). However, the Muslims tend to coalesce in the Southern Thailand region and Western Burma. Other regions where there are Muslims include the central Vietnam whereby the most dominant Islamic tribe is the Cham people.

Similarities and Differences

Maritime Southeast ...

Thailand faces the huge problem of waste disposal with less than 25% of annual waste being properly managed. Thailand government has actively encouraged energy-from-waste production by enhancing public awareness, and sharing knowledge related to waste management with municipalities and concerned authorities. (Jiaranaikhajorn 3). As an incentive, it has allowed Bt3.50/kWh for power produced from incineration a tax and other tax benefits. TPI Polene Power Co., Ltd. (“TPI Polene Power”) operates the Refuse Derived Fuel plant (“RDF plant”) in Saraburi Province of Thailand where its cement plants are situated. The production of RDF from solid waste allows its efficient utilization ...

Introducing

Begun in 1987, Red Bull is a Thai-Austrian company that currently sells the world-famous Red Bull energy drink. The company itself was founded by the Austrian Dietrich Mateschitz, who was inspired by the drinks that are common in places like Thailand (Red Bull 2016). The first Red Bull energy drink—that is, the drink that is commonly recognized today, rather than the earlier iterations of the drink—was first sold in 1987. Red Bull is commonly considered to be the world’s first real targeted “energy drink,” and remains a powerful figurehead in the market to this day. According ...

The Royal Bank of Canada had first tried to venture the financial market in Thailand in 1980. The bank’s ability to survive in third world country economy was limited. The authorities were skeptical about foreign bankers. Nonetheless, the interest rates were high, and the populations’ ability to pay was relatively small. In 1986, the bank had to close shop. The conditions were unbearable, and the bank could not cover the operating costs. The institution had not even become a fully-fledged firm before the unfortunate thing happened. They had been operating as a marketing outlet, an idea that had ...

Research into the relationship between staff levels and outcomes in patient care is important in order to ensure that those receiving healthcare are given the most valuable service possible. The effect that staff levels have on patient care is an essential factor in the overall level of success that their treatment will see. In determining the relationship between these two factors, it is important to critically assess the general values that nurses themselves have as well as their patients when receiving care. Furthermore, the level of burnout, or physical, mental, and emotional exhaustion that nurses feel due to high ...

INVESTMENT ANALYSIS OF VIETNAM

INVESTMENT ANALYSIS OF VIETNAM

Summary

Vietnam has changed in the last thirty years from an agrarian country to a service and manufacture country leader in the world in growth and economic activity. The country has a communist system legally but, in the practice, the country has a liberal policy in the economy signing the Trans-Pacific Free Trade Agreement but maintaining the political control under the rule of one party. The country offers opportunities and risks for individual and corporation with the intention to invest.

Introduction

Vietnam is known in the world as the country where United States of America lost a ...

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Almost all around the world, different organizations put their best effort to convince smokers to quit in order to avoid the negative effects of tobacco. The same holds true in the country of Thailand. In the year 2012, the Thai Health Promotion Foundation created a short video advertisement to convince smokers to quit. The foundation is a local agency that aims to promote health and well-being of individuals and the society as a whole. Because smoking causes serious health damage as well as environmental impact, it is not surprising that the Thai Health Promotion Foundation specifically targets ...

The “fair use” exceptions hit the balance between the creators and users of materials related to uncertain conditions of a copyrighted work usage. The absence of permission from an author or copyright holder encourages the user of the creative work to hide such commercial exploitation without paying the usage charge or to slander/libel an author of the work. The doctrine of the fair use emphasizes the importance of four determinants of fair use, but in fact, the numerous cases dedicated to copyright violation attest to the slippery disregard of fair conditions of usage. Legal practice is full of abuse ...

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Human Trafficking

There is a flourishing international trade in human beings. In camps in the jungles and elsewhere, the victims of these “human traders” brutalize, rape and at times kill those who fall prey to them. These groups “service” the needs of businessmen looking to use the cheap labor to maximize their profits (Stoakes, Ranong, and Kelly, 2015). One of the most prevalent forms of the commercial trade in humans is child labor; in places such as Africa, children are used to service the cocoa fields using extremely dangerous implements even in the hands of adults (Food Empowerment Project, 2016). ...

Describe civil and criminal penalties that might arise from Ima’s death

Under the provisions of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OSHA) 1970, all employers are responsible for creating adequately safe working environment (Pinnington, Macklin & Campbell, 2007). The possibilities of employee contact with uninsulated wire is a situation, when life of this employee becomes jeopardized, as well as there is a possibility of getting serious bodily damages. In this case, the affected employee, or the family members are entitled to claiming general damages from the employee. Furthermore, because the omissions of Walexron are conspicuously blatant (uninsulated wire obviously poses a huge hazard to the employee and visitors of the facility) ...

INTRODUCTION

World exploration and explorers are always hailed in history books and classes as significant events and people because they have opened doors to new eras of trade, knowledge and information, technology and cultural consolidation. The names Christopher Columbus, Vasco de Gama and Ferdinand Magellan are some of the greatest names in exploration. Countries that have often been associated with historical explorations are Spain, Portugal, Great Britain – in other words, Western countries. A closer scrutiny, however, of historical explorations showed that ancient China conducted explorations and voyages even before these Western countries did in the 15th century. The voyages occurred ...

Children are often considered treasures for families especially as they would be the voices of the future. They must be given the capacity to study, grow and become productive citizens without fearing to work or be abused in any way. However, some children are forced into slavery and trafficked into sexual workers. Although action has been enacted by the international community to stop child sexual trafficking, there are still regions – such as South Asia, which still has high cases of child trafficking. Considering this issue, it is a question as to why child sex trafficking continues to persist in ...

Mahathir bin Mohamad is a Malaysian politician, born December 20, 1925, in Alor Setar, the state capital of Kedah, north west. Mahathir was the fourth Malaysian Prime Minister from 1981 to 2003. Mahathir was the youngest of ten children of a professor of Indian origin and a Malay mother. He began a career doctor before entering politics in 1964. Climbing the ladder quickly, he became Prime Minister in July 1981 and quickly gained a reputation as a maverick. Mahathir bin Muhamad was educated in Alor Setar and the King Edward VII Medical College in Singapore. He joined the administration ...

Toyota Multinational Corporation was founded in 1937 by Kiichiro Toyoda to create the automobiles. It is a multinational Corporation, and its headquarters is located in Japan. The corporation has employed about 320,000 people worldwide, and it is among the largest carmakers by sale. Toyota Multinational Corporation is a leading automobile firm, and it operates in more than 170 nations in the world. The company operates in many parts of the world, and its major markets include Japan, North America, Asia, and Europe. Its main objective and aim are to provide high quality and good customer service to its ...

Abstract

Financial analysis is an essential tool in the hands of the manager, as it is with its help the decisions related to the company’s finances are taken. Without the analysis and grounds for making such management decisions, the firm cannot achieve the desired level of income, or the lack of financial settlement will lead the company to bankruptcy. The purpose of the assignment was to perform financial analysis of a company listed on the Bursa Malaysia. Dominant Enterprise Berhad was chosen for the completion. The Malaysia-located company turned into public listed organization with thirteen subsidiaries, operating on production ...

The Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (Treaty of Tlatelolco), which now also includes all states in the Caribbean just turned 40 years since signature in 1967. Its importance as a model for other non-nuclear areas, is constant to peace and international securities contribution, which stood and continue placing today in the center of the political and legal interest. Its parallelism with the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) but without Latin American treaty has affected the principle of legal equality of States and has not been an expression of "unequal rights and ...

Introduction

Myanmar is a third world country beset with a major social and health issue in the form of HIV/AIDS. The epidemic in Myanmar is largely concentrated in key cities such as the Kachin State in the North, Shan and Kayin State in the East, and Mon State and Tanintharyi Region in the South. Recognized as a huge health problem by the Ministry of Health, about 270,000 adult people in Myanmar are infected with HIV. While some studies claim that the number of infected people is declining, there are also concurrent reports that say HIV prevalence has spread in ...

Pertaining to the scenario in which the Thai government decided to peg their currency (the Thai Baht) to the U.S. dollar, Thailand could possibly experience inflation due to the artificial valuation of their currency to a more established currency, (Moreno, R., 2000). That being said, the United States would not experience inflation as a result of this agreement. In fact, the United States would benefit because the Thai government would have to invest in the United States stock market and the Thai stock market, which would invariably help the United States economy, (Moreno, M., 2000). Relating to import/exports and ...

Introduction

Weak relationships among medical care workers are often found or evidenced by malpractices’ reports by some nursing and medical cases. Unresolved challenges often result to one group avoiding the other with the last persons becoming the troublesome individual or party. Kaluyu memorial hospital in Nairobi, Kenya has been experiencing a related scenario where there are conflicts and tension among doctors, nurses and other hospital employees most of whom avoid tasks given and even looking forward to the end of their shifts. The hospital has been incurring losses that result from the unhealthy relationship among staff members of the organization. ...

Abstract

The Hmong is one of the many human race groups who at the moment are occupying Minnesota and California cities found in the United States of America. The group is from different countries found in Asia for instance China, others from Vietnam whereas others have their roots in the country of Thailand. The research seeks provide in-depth understanding of traditional cultural practices of Hmong people, comparing them with present time in order to motivate critical and creative thinking about differences in western culture and also prompt more research questions in the intercultural communication frontier. This paper will seek to ...

Executive Summary

Amatara Resort and Wellness is Thailand's premium destination spa. It provides guests with everlasting moments and a great experience. This resort is located at the majestic Cape Panwa, which offers the best coastal view in Phuket. Guests can surround themselves with the calming tranquility of Andaman's blue seas and endless skies with an 180-degree sea view that is available only at Amatara. As the first and only luxury destination spa in Phuket, Amatara offers all-inclusive programs which include spacious, beautiful lodging, organic, wholefood tailored to your health goals, and personalized wellness treatments and activities . The Amatara Resort and Wellness ...

For the first time, the initiative of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was put forward by New Zealand, Singapore and Chile in 2003. In 2011, after the accession of the US the concept of the agreement was essentially changed. Since 2011, nine countries were conducting negotiations on accession to the Trans-Pacific Partnership: USA, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Brunei, Chile, and Peru. Canada and Mexico joined the negotiations later, and in 2013, Japan joined them. Currently, these countries make up the basic structure of the partnership. There is a possibility that the Republic of Korea, as well as Taiwan, ...

The notion of cultural authenticity suggests that each culture creates its own systems of genuine versions of depictions of ‘reality.’ To understand and define the concept, before applying the cultural authentication model to the Thailand deodorant/antiperspirant, or body sprays, basic steps or clues must be understood. One might best comprehend the concept when considering the tourist context, at a hotel. Tourism, as a stage to characterize “local culture to create an impression of authenticity for” visiting audiences is neither completely unique, nor simple to analyze. Also, common sense and observation reflects that many cultures are constantly in the process ...

Introduction

It is customary for the non-native speakers to substitute the correct pronunciation of the words with their versions of vowels and consonants. There are patterns of pronunciation of words in every language and it is believed that the non-native speakers utilize their habitual pronunciation of the new language. These patterns in language may persist at different levels. Some of the non-native speakers tend to learn new language faster, the others retain the traces of native language in their patterns of pronunciation through the years. This may root in different factors, such as the duration of practice in new language, ...

Introduction

The essay chooses works of art in the Museum’s collection belonging to different periods. These include ancient as well as modern examples of art and architecture from different geographical locations.

Art from 200 to 1000 - 6th–7th century

Camel with Packboards and Baggage The Bactrian camel is about 11 inches in height and is exhibited in the Metropolitan Museum. Made of Earthenware with pigment, the camel carries the right proportions and has been carefully modeled. It is captured in a movement and as it is about to take the next step. Except for the packboard, there is no other object or ornament on the camel. The ...

Doi Suthep-Pui National Park

Doi Suthep-Pui National Park

Rationale for choosing Doi Suthep-Pui National Park landscape

The Doi Suthep-Pui National Park is considered as one of the greatest cultural landscapes in Thailand’s Chiang Mai Province. The cultural landscape meets the high standards of international criteria on the aspects of its richness in natural aspects since it offers a scenic location of biodiversity besides having both rare and endangered species in its vicinity. The Doi Suthep-Pui National Park is critically a significant venue for a visit as it presents different cultural and natural attractions, for instance, the Phra That Doi Suthep Temple (Sponsel, 2014). Additionally, tribal people have lived in the ...

Q: Determine the annual effective financing percentage cost of the yen-denominated notes issued in each of the three scenarios in the Blades case for the future value of the yen.

Scenario 1: No change in value of yen Scenario 2: 2% appreciation in the value of yen relative to Baht Scenario 3: 3% appreciation in the value of yen relative to Baht Q: Determine the probability that the financing cost of issuing yen-denominated notes is higher than the cost of issuing baht-denominated notes As we may note from the above spreadsheet table, under all the three scenarios, the annual ...

Chapter: Findings

This section includes the findings attained from the responses of participants via questionnaire along with the graphical illustration. The total number of participants selected in this study is 178. Frequency distribution tables along with cross tabulation calculations are done in order to find out the relationship between variables.

Questionnaire Analysis

Frequency Tables/Charts Tourism sector helps any country to boost its economy. Similarly, the participants’ responses to the asked question whether “tourism sector will bring benefit to Singapore” proved that Singapore economy has been observed a growing trend due to an increase in tourism activities. In Singapore, tourists mainly come from neighborhood ...

Review on the article “Sexual Exploitation: Prostitution and Organized Crime”

Full reference of the work: Fondation Scelles Group. (2012). Sexual Exploitation: Prostitution and Organized Crime. Retrieved from http://www.fondationscelles.org/en/prostitution/prostitution-by-countryhttp://www.fondationscelles.org/pdf/rapport_mondial/sexual_exploitation_prostitution_Fondation_Scelles.pdf

The article of the Fondation Scelles Group (2012) is against prostitution, and considers prostituion as sexual exploitation in whichever cultural, economic or political contexts. The article gave overview of the prostitution globalization, commoditization and trivialization. Global prostitution is possible because it surpasses borders since human go from one country to another so as to perchance sex or practice prostitution. Some people leave their country with the hope of a better opportunity but were caught by traffickers who exploit them around the ...

Introduction

The international management is the modern concerns of the companies with the increase in globalization and internationalization. It is an important part of international business. The management in international business includes the similar management aspects include planning, organizing, leading and controlling of multicultural areas of the business (Rozkwitalska & Gdanska, 2009). BUMET International Inc. has recently changed its management for Asian region that includes Japan, Korea, China, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Malaysia. The executive management has to consider the differences in the culture of these countries before practicing the management. For this purpose, it is important to compare different cultures ...

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AB Electrolux has put themselves into a comfortable position because of which they can develop global initiatives to reduce the manufacturing cost and increase the speed of product development. The single most important factor that will assist the entity is the location of their plants. Important to note, the company is having plants in China, Mexico, Hungary and Thailand, and because of widespread manufacturing activity of the company, it is able to deliver the appliances to the neighboring markets by upholding the cost efficiency. For instance, while the Mexican manufacturing units serve North American market, Thailand based unit serves ...

The United States has prospered for many years now with the evolution of international trade. The reason that the United States has been forced to engage in international trade is that our fine nation does not have every resource available for an affordable price. Due to the population increase, the United States and other countries have been forced to look beyond their borders for viable resources. This is what has caused the globalizing world that we live in today. One of the major factors that has aided all of this is the Internet making so many different international companies ...

There are a few ways Blades can advantage from using forecasting methods in looking to expand their operations as Blades is an international roller blades manufacturer. Advantages that include a increase in the rate of return of investment in using the correct forecasting money creates baht-designated money inflows and afterward changes over them to U.S. dollars. Anticipating the conversion scale might permit Blades to settle on a forecasting opportunity that is apparently the most advantageous. Moreover, it is said that Blades might set up an auxiliary in Thailand. If this somehow happened to happen, benefits earned by this auxiliary ...

Cottle, initially based in Philadelphia, was started in the year 1815 as a company that originally manufactured hand- soap products (Quelch & Zalosh, 2012). It is a corporation that has been able to grow over an extended period, being able to gain a lot of market power and strength. The company has been able to operate as a multinational corporation with more than two hundred countries serving as its base. The company has been able to make huge profits and even gain a lot of capital revenue, to a tune of $11.5 billion, by the year 2009.

SWOT analysis

The cattle business ...

Introduction

In the contemporary world, the rise of travel and tourism industries has shown a tremendous resilience, which has been among the main contributors to the growth of hotels real estate in various countries. Thailand is among the countries that have been significantly affected by the geopolitical tensions and economic instability. In 2008, Thailand experience violent clashes that resulted in approximately 9 percent decline in average tourist spending. This also resulted in the closure of the international airports, which consequently decreased tourists and investors' confidence. However, over the past few years, the country has experienced tremendous growth in the tourism ...

Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has remained to be an unfinished agenda in the world today as halfway through the intended period when they were to be achieved not so much has been gained. In Thailand, the people are still battling HIV and Aids, and it remains to be a pandemic that is yet to be contained. Studies indicate that of the total population of 60 million people in Thailand, around 440, 000 were living with HIV and Aids by the year 2013 (Fordham, 2015). Further, about 18,000 people had succumbed to the disease in that year ...

The problem of water resources of the Mekong River threatens to escalate into a serious conflict between China and several Southeast Asian countries. The origins of the Mekong, which occupies the 13th place among the longest rivers in the world (about 4350 km), are located on the Tibetan Plateau. The Mekong flows through China (Tibet Autonomous Region and Yunnan Province), Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. China is already having on the Mekong (China calls it the Lancang River) two operating hydroelectric power stations and at the beginning of September 2012 announced the launch of the third one called ...

The Boxing Day earthquake and tsunami that occurred in the Indian Ocean were one of the deadliest in modern history. It took place on 26 December 2004 and killed at least 220,000 people including the destruction of property worth billions of dollars (Bondevik, 2008). The areas hit by the tidal waves were Sri Lanka, Indonesia, India, The Maldives, Thailand and the western coast of Somalia. This tsunami measured a magnitude of between 9.1 and 9.3 becoming the third largest earthquake ever to be recorded on a seismograph. It was a Megathrust quake. Such an incident occurs when a ...

The concepts of the consumer behavior are grouped into four categories. The four categories of the consumer behavior are cultural, social, personal and psychological.

Cultural Concepts:

The cultural concepts of the consumers are originate from the different views of the consumers. It includes the background, environmental and the geographical location. The cultural concepts includes the following: Culture: The culture is one of the basic need of a society. It includes the day by day activities of the individuals. The culture defines the way human being interact with each other. The views of a person is also defined by the culture. Every ...