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__** ARTICLE # 1 **__
 * Understanding Asian Names**

When communicating with Asians about trading opportunities, it is important to realize that their naming practices may be different from yours. Consider last names, for example. In the People’s Republic of China, more than 100 million people, about 10% of the population, have the last name of Zhang. Fewer than 20 last names account for more than 60% of the population.

In Korea, four last names account for more than 50% of the population. Thus, the last names in some Asian countries aren’t as distinctive an identifier as they are in the United States. Therefore, it is necessary to learn full names, titles, and divisions within the business in order to be able to communicate with the desired Asian business associates.

In many Asian countries the family name comes first, followed by the given names. Thus in Korea Kim Un is Mr. Kim, not Mr. Yun. Then same name order is also followed in the Chinese and Japanese cultures.

> What kind of an impression will you create if you reverse the order of the names of potential Asian business partners?
 * 1) Write a brief Answer these questions using:

You will create the impression that either your sloppy and don't care to being ignorant. Both of which are not good options to have since your trying to reach a mutual agreement.


 * 1) What question should you ask to find out about the naming customs in another country?

You should ask how to address each other in both informal and formal situations. Both of which will only work to help you out in the long run.

__** ARTICLE # 2 **__ In recent years, many countries have decided to let private companies buy and operate various government-owned businesses. For example, the Mexican government sold control of the country’s telephone company, airlines, and banks to private companies. This action helped to save the country tax dollars. The businesses also become more profitable. Privatization was also very popular in the countries of eastern Europe in the 1990’s as they changed from command to market economies. Answer the following questions in a different color.
 * Public Services Going Private **
 * 1) What is a command and market economy?
 * 2) List the eastern European Countries
 * 3) What are some examples of privatization in your school or community?
 * 4) What problems might be associated with privatization?

1. Command economy is a economy where supply and demand are controlled by the government rather then market forces, while a market economy is free based with the government having limited control over what happens based upon the concept of supply and demand.

2. Eastern European countries are 3. Some examples of privatization in the school would be the vending machines and the cafe lunches. Both of which are run by private organizations that seek huge profit margins.
 * [|Russia]
 * [|Czech Republic]
 * [|Poland]
 * [|Hungary]
 * [|Romania and Moldova]
 * [|Croatia]
 * [|Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia]
 * [|Slovenia]
 * [|Slovakia]
 * [|Bulgaria]
 * [|Ukraine and Belarus]
 * [|Serbia]
 * [|Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina]
 * [|Albania, Kosovo, and Macedonia]

4. Privatization leads to corruption in the long run. Unfair price advantage and control for the private company due to more funds unlike a private company.

__**ARTICLE #3**__ In the past, Japan did not allow foreign accounting firs to use their international names in advertising. Several nations continue to impose high import taxes on products from other countries. These are some examples of trade barriers from the annual report of the U.S. Office of the Trade Representative. This federal government agency encourages other nations to reduce or eliminate trade barrier for U.S. exports. In exchange, restrictuions on imports to the United States are lowered or removed. This ongoing discussion is aimed at creating a worldwide free trade environment.
 * // U.S. Companies face Trade barriers //**


 * 1) Go to the web site of the U.S. Government Export Portal ( [|www.export.gov] ) to obtain information about exporting--- type in below in another color.
 * 2) Why do governments sometimes create trade barriers to discourage imports from other countries?
 * 3) What are //some examples of trade barriers that are not created by government actions//

1. Exporting is done by industry types and regulation based. Exporting is faced with trade barriers ad other forms to keep domestic trade balanced.

2. Governments sometimes create trade barriers in a effort to maintain their local industries. This may also be done to increase profits from goods being sold in their own home countries. A tax or other form of trade barrier makes the imported product higher and often can discourage buyers to buy domestic made instead.

3. Some examples are import bans, export bans, employment laws, licenses, buy national policy, and quota policy are all examples of non- tariff barriers to trade that the government has not created.

__**ARTICLE # 4**__


 * Saying “No” the Japanese Way **

Carl Byrd, a U.S. businessperson, asked his Japanese trading partner, Massahiro Watanabe, for a lower price on the Japanese product he was purchasing. Mr. Watanabe smiled and replied, “I will do my best.” Two weeks later Mr. Byrd discovered that the product was invoiced at the original price. Mr. Bryd appealed to Mr. Watanabe, asking that the price be decreased because of the size of the order. Mr. Watanabe replied, “That will be very difficult”. Two weeks later Mr. Byrd received another invoice and it showed the original price. Mr. Bryd felt let down by Mr. Watanabe since he had not said “no” directly. Several weeks later, in an international business seminar, Mr. Byrd learned that the Japanese culture is a high context culture. Suddenly, things made sense to Mr. Byrd. Mr. Watanabe was not being deceptive after all; he was being very polite and indirect. Both “I will do my best” and “that will be very difficult’ suggest an unlikely outcome. Mr. Watanabae had been consistently saying “no” in the correct Japanses manner, but Mr. Byrd was prepared to understand “no” only in the direct manner of U.S. businesspersons.

Type an Answer these questions
 * 1) Why do different cultures have different ways of saying “no”?
 * 2) What are some other countries that say “no” indirectly”?

1. different cultures have different ways of saying no because in some places may not like directly saying no. While other places prefer not to out right say no in case of offending others. There are also countries that take a direct approach in saying no.

2. Some countries that say no indirectly are Japan, China, and other Asian countries, along with certain members in the Middle East. __**ARTICLE #5**__
 * 1) ** How Do you spell Inc.? **

In the United States, you can tell that a business is a corporation if the abbreviation Inc. (meaning incorporated) follows the company name. In Canada, Japan, and the United Kingdom, Ltd. (for limited) is used, referring to the limited liability of the owners. The notation for a corporate form of business in various countries is listed below: Please make the list below a table on your Global Example page.

France, Belguim ---Sarl Germany, Switzerland, -GmbH Italy--- Srl Denmark A/S Spain, Mexico, Brazil S.A. Netherlands N.V.

Answer these questions in another color


 * 1) Conduct an Internet search to find some corporations based in other countries.

Volvo, Sony, Samsung, Honda, CDTI a diesel oil based company in Europe


 * 1) What cultural factors might influence different corporate notations?

Some cultural factors that may influence different corporate notations can be the way business is conducted. What would be considered reasonable and fair. Cultural customs and politics that play a part in the process.