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Comparative Environmental FrameworkCultural Awareness, identification and dynamics of culture, strategies for dealing with cultural differences economics description of countries political and legal environment
OPERATING ENVIRONMENT ------------------------------PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL FACTORS Cultural awareness Identification and dynamics of cultures Behavioral practices affecting business Strategies for dealing with cultural differences Political policies and legal practices cultural factors economic forces Geographic influences ------------------------------COMPETITIVE FACTORS
Cultural Awareness
Most cultural variables are universal. Every society, for example, has its own daily routines and rules, codes of social relations, language, and the show of emotions, and even concepts of luck. The forms of these variables, however, differ from culture to culture, and even within given cultures. Every culture, for instance features some form of dance, but types of dances vary among cultures, and in every culture, there are some nondancers. study and understanding of all these are derived as culture awareness
POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT For the company, the analysis of this political environment is important, as it principally consists of managing the risk that government actions do not influence international operations in a negative way and influence management in a more or less strong way.
POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT To favour the international activities of their companies, states can act on an international level in two ways: 1. taking part in a process of economic integration : the states join together more and more regularly through trade agreements allied to an abolition of customs laws to enable total economic integration ; 2. support institutions with regulations relating to international business.
LEGAL ENVIRONMENT The study of the legal environment of business begins with an overview of the nature of law and the legal system of a particular country. Composed of law from several sources, the legal environment is influenced by the needs and demands of the business community, consumers and government. In the legal environment of business, law refers to a code of conduct that defines the behavioral boundaries for business activity.
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