Essays about: "Cultural factors in japan"

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  1. 16. Barriers and Assets for Sustainability in Japanese Organizations

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap

    Author : Kiminori Isaka; Yurie Makihara; Samuel Pereda; [2010]
    Keywords : Sustainability; Strategic Sustainable Development; change agent; barriers to change; Japanese organizations; cultural characteristics.;

    Abstract : In order for Japanese companies to move strategically towards sustainability, it is necessary to identify and understand the national and organizational factors that can hinder or facilitate this organizational shift. Literature reviews, workshops with a Japanese company, questionnaires, and interviews were conducted in order to identify these factors. READ MORE

  2. 17. The Whaling Conflict Between Japan and Australia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Frida Åkerberg; Johan Grönfors; [2010]
    Keywords : Australia; Japan; Environmental Perspectives; Policy; Whaling Conflict; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In this study, the conflict between pro-whaling Japan and anti-whaling Australia is scrutinised. The political structure system, the political economics and the cultural explanatory factors are examined from how the conflict has emerged out of the 1986 International Whaling Commission’s moratorium (Baylis et al, 2008: 308). READ MORE

  3. 18. Explaining One-Party Dominance - The Case of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sebastian Carl Mika Härén; [2010]
    Keywords : One-party Dominance; Japan; LDP; Hegemony; Uncommon Democracies; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : With the puzzle of one-party dominance still looming large, I seek to shed some light on which factors might be considered as explanatory to the long period of hegemony of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan. Using existing theories on one-party dominance I examine and argue for Japan’s historical and cultural heritage, the pragmatic flexibility of the LDP, the failure of opposition parties, the 1955 electoral system and the Japanese press clubs as possible explanatory factors for one-party dominance in Japan. READ MORE

  4. 19. Reaching the Japanese Tourist - A qualitative study investigating Australian Tourism Companies’ promotional efforts on the Japanese market

    University essay from Sektionen för ekonomi och teknik (SET)

    Author : Mari Pettersen; Sara Norman; [2008]
    Keywords : Japan; Promotion; Culture; Tourism;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to investigate promotion within the tourism industry on the Gold Coast, Australia, focusing on tourism companies’ promotional efforts on the Japanese market. The aim is to answer the question ‘How can Australian tourism companies effectively promote themselves on the Japanese market?’ through five specific research objectives: (1) to get a better understanding of tourism- and attraction marketing, (2) to get familiar with the characteristics of the Japanese tourist and their travel patterns, (3) to investigate which factors in regards to culture, are influencing the tourism companies’ promotion in Japan, (4) to identify critical success factors for successful promotion of Australian tourism companies on the Japanese market, and (5) to identify similarities and differences between small and large companies when it comes to tourism promotion on the Japanese market. READ MORE

  5. 20. International Business Negotiations : A case study of Philips

    University essay from Institutionen för ekonomi och företagande

    Author : Daniella Fjellström; [2005]
    Keywords : Business and economics; International business; international marketing; business-to-business relations; international business negotiations; cross-cultural negotiations; national cultures; Japan; South Korea; Ekonomi;

    Abstract : Negotiations are a frequent part of international business. Parties involved in a negotiation face different problems in reaching a successful outcome. When the parties have different cultural backgrounds the faced problems become more complex. READ MORE