The individuality that lies within the people of England depicts self-reliance, independence and the responsibility with the code of conduct. The people represent England to be a more civilized society that one has ever seen in the past many centuries (Knight, 1870)
The culture of England has many characteristics that combine to become what the entire world appreciates it to be. The cultural environment depicts honesty, team spirit, people enjoying personal privacy, respecting other races, religion and differences among people living together, tolerance of behaviors, support for the minorities, emphasize authority and respect for it, order, justice and a great sense of humor (Moran, Harris, & Moran, 2010)
In America, business practices are made more comfortable and people at work talk about different aspects of life. Even the heads like to discuss sports and other matters with their employees such as golf discussions or other types of discussions, which make the environment friendly at work (Perry, Chase, Jacob, Jacob, & Laue, 2012)
This paper gives an insight of their cultural historical background and the ways in which business practices are performed in each countries. The culture of England, Spain and France is almost similar being in the same part of the United Kingdom however; they have acute differences in their business practices, which are enlightened by comparison with business practices of America (Tsang, 2002)
Unions have strong power in France, and their influence has also resulted in a high cost of doing business in France and stifled economic growth. The result of the old French economic structure has been characterized as "a bloated public sector, high state spending, high corporate and payroll taxes and a rigid labour market," each of which creates a drag on the French economy (Howarth, 2008)
Manufacturing output is less sophisticated than that of France and is oriented towards textiles, food and beverages, metals, chemicals and shipbuilding (CIA World Factbook, 2010). In recent years, the Spanish economy has grown largely due to a robust real estate sector, characterized by foreign and domestic speculators driving prices up (Krugman, 2010)
This turmoil could potentially see Spain removed from the Eurozone, or worse yet bring down the Euro. The Spanish government disputes Krugman's view, although that view was mirrored by EU economics commissioner Joaquin Almunia so the credibility of the Spanish finance minister must be called into question as a mere attempt to defend against a rapid increase in the cost of Spanish debt (Evans-Pritchard, 2010)
However, the deficit spending looks to be sustained for the foreseeable future, as there is little hope of Spain regaining its economic growth since the housing market is oversupplied and there is little in the way of value-added manufacturing relative to other European countries. Spain is also racked with infrastructure issues such as strong unions and rigid job protection that will make reform efforts difficult, leaving the government without the income needed to reduce the deficit (Abend, 2010)
This economic element has a considerable net impact on bilateral foreign direct investment between two countries. The major way with which economic integration contributes to the ability to overcome these trade barriers and enhance foreign direct investment is through reduction of distribution costs of goods (Martinez & Bengoa, 2010)
Jason Thompson, Egyptian Encounters (Univ of Cairo Press, 2002), 90-96. Jeffrey Bell, Industrialization and Imperialism (Greenwood Publishing Group, 2002), 43
These geographic holdings include Corsica off the coast of the Mediterranean, French Guiana (in Latin America), Martinique and Guadeloupe (in the Caribbean), the Reunion Islands (Indian Ocean), and Saint Pierre-Et-Miquelon in the Gulf of St. Lawrence (Nadeau and Barlow 283)
Summary of the Main Points of Sixty Million Frenchman Can't Be Wrong The overarching main point made by Nadeau and Barlow is that "France is very different" from the United States, but to their credit, the go on to explain in detail why this is so. The authors are Canadians who base their analysis on empirical observations gathered over the course of 2 years they spent living in France in an attempt to better understand France and the French people who tend to "infuriate Americans" (Raphael 62)
Though English is often used for the international business language in most countries, this is not the case in France. The French are extremely proud of their language, and there may not be another culture that so regards the language it speaks as such a symbol of the country itself (Jones)
Cultural Analysis Saudi Arabia and France Saudi Arabia and France are two entirely different cultures that have many cultural barriers between them; most notably language. Saudi culture has a less rigid concept of time and schedule compared to the West and meetings are often loosely scheduled around set prayer times; it is common for them to be interrupted; sometimes, there may be multiple people in the same office discussing multiple business matters (Li)
" (Pool 97) The father of the Impressionist movement is considered to be Claudet Monet (1840-1926), French painter of the late nineteenth century, who developed new technique when painting French landscapes on open-air. Monet came to the conclusion that a painting "made on the open air, has a unique freshness and liveliness, which is unable to be achieved when working in the workshop"(Schapiro 74), where the theme is preplanned
As Phoebe Pool writes:"It was there that Renoir and Monet made their discovery that shadows are not brown or black but are colored by their surroundings, and that the 'local color' of an object is modified by the light in which it is seen, by reflections from other objects and by contrast with juxtaposed colors." (Pool 97) The father of the Impressionist movement is considered to be Claudet Monet (1840-1926), French painter of the late nineteenth century, who developed new technique when painting French landscapes on open-air
Immigrant children are discriminated against on basis of their names and skin color. Graduate immigrants are also discriminated against in the labor market in utter disregard of equal opportunity (Borjas, 1994)
These industrial jobs have since become scarce or have equally disappeared from big cities where prices of parcels of land have shot up. Proprietors of these industries are very reluctant to employ African immigrants (Combes, Decreuse, Laouenan, & Trannoy, 2010)
Unlike visitors from the European Union, immigrants from Africa and the Maghreb are subjected to rigorous background check by airport officials. Integrating into French society is a daunting task for these immigrants (Cosgrove, 2010)
Immigration laws have been made to target the Muslim population that is often associated with terrorism. Islam is perceived to be a threat to Christianity and French secularism (Entzinger, 1985)