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- 5941: Culture Schock
- ... in a business. 2. Thinking style- you have to understand how your counterparts think and be able to develop culturally effective solutions. 3. Social skills and social identity- you need effective social skills to establish new business relationships. (Marx, 25). This differs from manager to manager, some managers seem to adapt in an almost chameleon –like way to different countries, whereas others cling desperately to their habits and their national approaches. Working in a new culture can produce a variety of reactions, such as; · Confusion about what to do · Anxiety · Frustration · Exhilaration · Inappropriate social behavior · Inability to get close to your business partner and clinch the deal · Feeling isolated · Becoming ... are confronted with the unknown the “foreign”. The term culture shock was coined by the anthropologists Oberg, who explained both the symptoms and the process of adapting to a different culture. The experience of a new culture is seen as an unpleasant surprise or shock- a shock that occur when expectations do not coincide with reality. (Marx, 5). In his original article, Oberg lists six main aspects of culture shock: ...
- 5942: Cisc And Risc Processor Technologies
- ... their initial development, CISC machines used available technologies to optimize computer performance. Microprogramming is as easy as assembly language to implement, and much less expensive than hardwiring a control unit. The ease of micro coding new instructions allowed designers to make CISC machines upwardly compatible: a new computer could run the same programs as earlier computers because the new computer would contain a superset of the instructions of the earlier computers. As each instruction became more capable, fewer instructions could be used to implement a given task. This made more efficient use of ...
- 5943: Warner-Lambert
- ... in 1996. Forecasts for 1998-99 are projected to be similar to previous years’, in the 7%-9% range. This increase is mainly a reflection of higher unit shipments, consistently strong demographics, steady flow of new premium-priced medications and improved implementation of cost-effective prescription drugs by managed care providers. US demographic trends are expected to be highly lucrative, since over-65 age group of the population is anticipated to ... in HMO plans have suggested that the over-65 patients are using roughly three times more prescription medication than patients under age 65. Industry volume expansion is expected to heighten directly as a result of new breakthrough therapeutics. An example of such success would be W-L’s cholesterol-reducing, 2-billion dollar drug, Lipitor. Another aspect contributing to the booming pharmaceutical industry is an increasingly efficient F.D.A approval process, partly due to increased funding. This improvement has resulted in shorter approval waiting period for both drugs and biological products since 1996 (Figure 3: New Drug Application Approval, Figure 4: Mean Approval Time). Impact of Generic Drugs: A fierce competitor of brand-name drugs is the chemical equivalent, commonly known as, generics. These chemical equivalents have pose a great ...
- 5944: The Beginning Of The Universe
- ... exactly how the universe began and how it will end. However, the Big Bang model is the most logical and reasonable theory to explain the universe in modern science. ENDNOTES 1. Dinah L. Mache, Astronomy, New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1987. p. 128. 2. Ibid., p. 130. 3. Joseph Silk, The Big Bang, New York: W.H. Freeman and Company, 1989. p. 60. 4. Terry Holt, The Universe Next Door, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1985. p. 326. 5. Ibid., p. 327. 6. Charles J. Caes, Cosmology, The Search For The Order Of The Universe, USA: Tab Books Inc., 1986. p. 72. 7. John ...
- 5945: A New Technology
- A New Technology A new technology coming to automatic teller machines this summer could mean the end of those pesky personal identification numbers, or PINs. Instead of asking you for a PIN, the ATM will scan the iris of your ...
- 5946: The Changes In The World And T
- ... Professors seize superlative honors and let the good times roll in Orange County. It has been the Nation's top political minds to tacke the future of democracy. The accomplishemnts of the scientists change the world that all people live in. Kenneth m. Baldwin, a professor of physiology and biophysics, isthe recipient of Nasa's PublicService Medal in recognition of outstanding contributions to the agency's life scienbce progrma. The medal ... as the Mexican Academy of Sciences. When pressure invariably builds in the EVS's office, "Jannis is more than just efficient, she is a problem-sovler and faciliator. She was the greatest assistant of the world. And a sthe wheel of history nevers ceases to put itself into motion, the accomplishemnts of the scientists shall never disspate from branches of the tree of knowledge.
- 5947: The Wrong Way To Sell A New Idea
- The Wrong Way To Sell A New Idea Many people would like you to believe that flat tax is so named because it will flatten your finances. That at the least is the intended conclusion. By eliminating personal deductions like mortgagee interest ... savings and investment will improve in both the short and long run under a flat tax. Advocates are correct to insist that the flat tax would be much simpler than the current tax system. The new system would tax only the income derived from individual labor, after allowing for personal exemptions. There would be no deductions. The fla t tax would tax businesses' net cash income at the same rate that ...
- 5948: Nineteen Eighty Four - Fiction
- “Nineteen Eighty Four” – Fictional World In English this semester we have studied three different texts. All three texts were based on original, fictional worlds. The fictional world which stood out above the rest and really amazed me would have to be ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four’. ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four’ was the most realistic out of the three. While reading the novel you really get into the fictional world and think like the main character Winston Smith. Three aspects of the text which made this world so interesting to study were The Inner Party, Big Brother, and the Thought Police. Each of these ...
- 5949: Huck Finn 5
- ... Huck is living with his aunt, and then his father who are both abusive in their own way and hinder his progress as a person. Then they both leave home and begin to view the world from a more mature perspective. Luke finds out that life consists of more than just the day to day experiences that he has had and that indeed there are many injustices taking place in the world. Such as the fact that evil people can rule others. Huck discovers this same phenomena, he escapes with Jim and begins to question a human s right to own someone else. In the end they both discover their worth as men who are able to do something to influence the world around them. For example, saving the lives of thousands of people or just one slave. The period in one s life of innocence is a starting point for many heroes. This is the time ...
- 5950: Building Effective Teams
- BUILDING EFFECTIVE TEAMS In this age of rapidly changing technology, market-driven decision making, customer sophistication, and employee restlessness, leaders and managers are faced with new challenges. Organizations must build new structures and master new skills in order to compete and survive. As work settings become more complex and involve increased numbers of interpersonal interactions, individual effort has less impact. In order to increase efficiency and effectiveness, a group ...
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