All you need to know about negotiating in Japan
Thesis - 6 pages - Business strategy
In Japan, commercial negotiation is most often carried out in groups; you almost never meet a Japanese alone to talk business, but a delegation made up of several players from the same company. In Japanese culture, a single individual has very little decision-making power because he is...
French wine exports in Japan
Thesis - 26 pages - Services marketing
France is a part of the European Union; it is subject to common rules across Europe especially regarding the foreign trade policy which is deemed to be quite liberal under the leadership of the European institutions. It was from 1 January 1993, all European countries constituted a single...
A contrast of the Japanese and the US economy
Thesis - 5 pages - Economy general
This article presents a comparative study of the world's two most contrasting economies- the United States and Japan. There are many common grounds between the two nations as well as a wide range of differences. Of course, the United States commands a more significant presence among the...
Comparison between the US and Japanese banking systems
Dissertation - 11 pages - Economy general
The Japanese and the Americans have different perceptions of time. This difference exists as part of their culture and the values they advocate. The cultural, political and historical background consequently leads to two different banking forms: the bank-based and the market-based systems. Until...
The International Marketing Strategy of Sanofi- Aventis in Japan, New Zealand and Nigeria
Case study - 31 pages - Services marketing
The message conveyed by the pharmaceutical major that Sanofi-Aventis is the slogan "Because Health Matters?. The communication will be the same in all countries but the emphasis of the message that Sanofi-Aventis is trying to get across with the techniques mentioned above will be the same in...
H&M in Japan
Case study - 24 pages - Business strategy
Hennes and Mauritz, commonly known as H&M is a Swedish company selling fashionable inexpensive clothes. It a leading brand, whose fame is spread worldwide. H&M owns more than 1300 stores in 24 different countries. It is present in America since 2000, and recently entered Asia. The next...
Analysis of the European automotive industry through the expansion of Japanese cars in order to emphasize the major automotive strategy trends of the future
Market study - 26 pages - Business strategy
Automotive industry has realized that UK is an important location. A number of companies have set up production bases in UK. The Asian, American and European constructors have proved that UK occupies an important place in the automotive industry. However, the Automotive Industry in Eastern...
International business strategy: The Japanese Car Industry
Market study - 24 pages - Business strategy
The Japanese Car Industry is aiming to expand its market share across the world. The major manufacturers operate on all continents with production facilities spread all over the world. They have expanded throughout the past 20 years with a combination of Greenfield Investments, Joint Ventures and...
Algae exportation to Japan
Case study - 23 pages - Business strategy
Within the framework of realization of this file of international trade, it is asked of us to market an original product in a country of our choice. We chose a product, like food-algae . This product currently knows an increase in its sales. Moreover, it is an original product, owing to the fact...
Theoretical explanations of the period of peace between Japan and the USA (from 1945 onwards)
Essay - 9 pages - International relations
On the 7th of December 1941, Japanese submarines and carrier-based planes attacked the U.S. Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor, killing 3000 military personnel, and destroying a great part of the fleet. This led to a 4-years war culminating in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a milestone in human history....
Japan and China in the 1930's
Tutorials/exercises - 11 pages - Modern history
At the end of the XIXth century, the dominant position of European powers and of the United States in the Far East remained unmistakable. In fact, the European powers occupied Indochina and shared the occupation of China. Asia remained a stifled continent. But at the end of the century,...
The Meiji era: The opening of Japan to the West
Essay - 8 pages - Economy general
In the Westerners' mind Japan remains a country which sometimes presents an extreme modernism (with the painful consequences which one knows nowadays). On the other hand, Japan tries to preserve the old traditions which make imaginations wander and return us to the novels of Pierre...
Implementing Monoprix in Japan
Essay - 13 pages - Business strategy
This business plan is used to deal with the development plan for entering into the Japanese retail market. Based on the company's long-term need for world expansion and brand identity development, we choose Japan as the test land for Asian market penetration. The objective is to be present...
Co-economic climate in Japan
Essay - 7 pages - Economy general
For this economic coursework we have chosen to speak about Japan. We think that Japan is a really interesting country to speak about because of its economy which is one of the greatest in the world nowadays. The economy experienced a major slowdown starting in the 1990s following...
Business plan for exporting RedGreen Danish chic sportswear products to Japan
Business plan - 13 pages - Business strategy
Where do we see fashion in 2007? Are people becoming more fashionable? We believe that fashion enables people to become a part of a culture and differentiate themselves regardless of the color of their skin and background...or identify themselves with a particular group. In the world of...
Suicide at work in France and Japan
Essay - 15 pages - Social sciences
Bad working conditions can affect people and lead them to commit suicide. For example, in France between 300 and 400 suicides per year are directly linked to working conditions. Through poor working conditions we mean three major trends, which exert a bad pressure on the way people work. The...
Levi strauss japan k.k.: a denim jeans market - published: 15/01/2009
Thesis - 9 pages - Services marketing
Levi Strauss is the largest brand-name apparel manufacturer in the world. Levi Strauss's core product lines for men, women, and youth are the LSJ brands of jeans and jean-related products. Facing up a period of economic crisis in the Japanese, Levi Strauss risks to lose market shares. How can...
Evolution of success in the Japanese automotive industry
Essay - 8 pages - Management
The work of helping Toyota grow and of helping Toyota's people realize their ambitions has for me been a kind of mission. Yet I also realize that a corporation is just one part of society, that Japan is just one society in the world, and that the pursuit of only Toyota's interests...
Living in infamy: Views towards the Japanese after Pearl Harbor
Thesis - 3 pages - Journalism
In most situations, life can be difficult for foreigners immigrating to a new country. With everything from language barriers, to animosity from some native born citizens of that country, to competition for jobs, it isn't easy. And if this is added to by a catastrophic event, caused by people of...
When the Japanese moved into Southeast Asia in 1941, local reactions to the occupying forces differed greatly. Evaluate the motivations that fueled these varying responses, taking into consideration particular local situations and periods of the war
Essay - 5 pages - Modern history
Raising the question of the reactions to the Japanese takeover in Southeast Asia is very delicate and original for many reasons. Firstly, Southeast Asia is a broad region and it is most likely that the reactions of locals will differ greatly from one place to another. Secondly, there is not one...
Critical evaluation concerning the belief that Japanese forms of operations management are inappropriate to Western organizations
Thesis - 5 pages - Management
I would like to start by pointing out that I strongly disagree with the statement above. In this essay, I am going to give evidence to support my view. I will define some major Japanese forms of operations management and discuss their advantages and disadvantages to organizations in order to give...
Japanese Canadians, the Second World War and Canada's mistreatment of these ethnic minorities
Thesis - 5 pages - Political science
Following the bombing, by Japan, of the American naval base at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, the life of Japanese, both immigrants and Canadian nationals in Canada, drastically changed. Well documented are the horrific, slave-like conditions many Japanese immigrants were forced to...
Is the French concept of quality as the same at Japanese concept of quality? If it is not, how would you relate it to the differences between the Japanese and French cultures? If it is, why is quality a culturally universal concept?
Thesis - 4 pages - Services marketing
In this rapport, we will see if the French concept of quality is the same than the Japanese one. We will explain why they are or they are not the same. In the first part, we will define the concept of quality, in the second, we will analyse what is this concept of quality in France. Then, we will...
Success in developmental states of Taiwan and Korea after Japanese colonization
Thesis - 6 pages - International relations
As Taiwan and Korea, both being former colonies of Japan, began to develop over time, their growth exemplified the characteristics of what we term developmental states. These two particular states have exhibited rapid, sustained, export-led growth over a long period of time,...
The Japanese immigration to Brazil
Essay - 3 pages - Journalism
Japanese immigration to Brazil has a long history starting early in the twentieth century when astonishing amounts of Japanese immigrated to Brazil to take advantage of Japanese government funds encouraging emigration as well as the Brazilian market. However, a deep economic crisis in Brazil...
The Japanese expansionism during the first part of the Showa Era: 1926-1945
Essay - 7 pages - Modern history
In 1926, Hirohito, the grandson of the Meiji emperor, reached the throne and chose Showa ("enlightened Peace") as the official name of his reign. However, the General Tanaka Giichi became Prime Minister in 1927, confirming the dominating role of the army. The fast industrialization of the country...
Is education in Japan is truly meritocratic?
Thesis - 4 pages - Educational studies
At first sight, Japanese education system seems to be truly meritocratic. Indeed, in Japanese consciousness, all are born equal. It is only thanks to their work and efforts, that they achieve their goals. As the education system is grounded on those principles, we may think that only the most...
H&M on the Japanese market (2007)
Essay - 9 pages - Business strategy
Hennes & Mauritz AB, better known as H&M, one of the inexpensive clothing fashion brand's leaders, established an expansion strategy, above all towards the East. They opened a lot of new stores in the best location, on shopping streets and in shopping centers in the United States (Beverly Center...
Can Japanese Sogo-soshas become common in Europe and USA with the system and its current situation?
Essay - 11 pages - Electronics
According to Reuters, a Japanese company has come up with a new way to track down grandmas, grandpas and anyone else who forgets where he or she is supposed to be. The company will use a satellite-based global positioning system and cellular technology. The device has been developed by a firm...
The Chinese Japanese relationship: Room for improvement in a troublesome relationship
Essay - 8 pages - International relations
I understand that the issue of the Chinese Japanese relationship may prove to be quite a sensitive issue in both countries, and I hope I will not offend anyone in any way, with this presentation. I tried to present the facts and analysis as objectively as possible to highlight the problems and...