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EnglandDouble Decker
Destiny
Unit 2 SummativeTour Guides: Janice Ngan
and Rebecca MorrowProfessor (Coach)
AlexanderBBB 4MI
Double Decker DestinyTour Outline
1) Belvoir Castle
2) Doncaster
3) Cornwall
4) Lancaster
5) Manchester
6) Wolverhampton
Double Decker Destiny
More than just a sightseeing tour!Hop-on and hop-off as much as you wish!Enjoy our live commentary that brings England's culture into your colorful, dramatic life.
England’s Culture Belvoir Castle
Canada vs. EnglandBelvoir Castle
SubcultureDoncaster
• Number of Immigrants: 589000
Counterculture
Punk and Teddy boys Punk and Teddy boys • Clothing, appearance, Clothing, appearance,
music, ideasmusic, ideas
Doncaster
-These groups had become part of England’s culture-A cultural exchange is one of the major motivations for the tourist to travel
Culture vs. ProductDoncaster
Culture’s impact on Labour Market
• UK's national minimum wage: £6.19• No child labour in England because it is illegal
in England• Similar to Canada
Doncaster
Business Meeting and Negotiation Environment
Cornwall
Low Power Distance
• At a score of 35• lower rankings of PDI • believes that inequalities amongst people should be
minimized• research shows PD index lower amongst the higher
class in Britain than amongst the working classes
Cornwall
Individualism
• At a score of 89• The British are a highly individualistic and private
people.• Children are taught from an early age to think for
themselves and to find out what their unique purpose in life is and how they uniquely can contribute to society.
Cornwall
Masculinity
• At 66 Britain is a masculine society – highly success oriented and driven.
• Critical to understanding the British is being able to ‘’read between the lines’’
• What is said is not always what is meant. • In comparison to feminine cultures,people in the UK
live in order to work and have a clear performance ambition.
Cornwall
Low Uncertainty avoidance
• At 35 • as a nation they are quite happy to wake up not
knowing what the day brings• they are happy to ‘make it up as they go along’
changing plans as new information comes to light. • ‘muddling through’
Cornwall
Short Term Oriented
• At 25 • which drives a great respect for history and tradition
as well as a focus on quick results in the future.• planning horizons tend to be short • business particularly is very focused on short term
quarterly goals and quick results.
Cornwall
Economic SystemLancaster
Political System- Democratic
• democratic nation• Constitution • Similar to Canada• the Crown and the House of Lords
Lancaster
Developed CountryManchester
Government vs. Business• government regulations: the maximum hours
employees can work in a week, minimum wage and working environment
• joint “Commonwealth embassies” • Each year UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) assists a
large number of British companies to visit Hong Kong and Macao to develop new business partnerships
Manchester
. “Two nations, but under one Queen,”. “Two nations, but under one Queen,”
Source:Source:news.nationalpost.com/2012/09/23/canada-britain-eye-joint-embassies/
Corporate InfluenceManchester
Competitive AdvantageWolverhampton
Wolverhampton
ConclusionWolverhampton
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