Utah business executives are enjoying their trip to China as part of the first Salt Lake Chamber and World Trade Center Utah jointly hosted trip to China since Ambassador Huntsman arrived as U.S. Ambassador. The group of over 150 participants toured Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou, and Hangzhou and highlights of their itinerary included: the Great Wall, [...]
THE NUMBERS: Tariff collection, January-August 2009 Total: $17.5 billion Clothes $5.3 billion Shoes $1.2 billion Cars/trucks $1.1 billion All else $5.9 billion WHAT THEY MEAN: America’s six main taxes in 2008: income taxes raised $1.15 trillion; payroll taxes $900 billion; corporate income tax $304 billion; excise taxes on gasoline, liquor and cigarettes $67 billion; estate [...]
(SOUTH OGDEN, UTAH, SEPTEMBER 30, 2009) – Utah welcomes David Utrilla as its 31st member of the Utah Corps of Consuls. After being officially appointed by the President of Peru, Alan García, and receiving credentials from the U.S. Department of State, Utrilla now formally serves as Utah’s Honorary Consul of Peru. Second only to Mexico, [...]
By Chad A. Grange, Kirton and McConkie In the old Japanese paradigm, a proper education and “lifetime” employment at a major company all but guaranteed a stable income and a comfortable retirement plan. The traditional Japanese educational system and society suggest, even insist, that this is the right path for everyone. This paradigm, however, is [...]
When entering into negotiations, we should always take into account cultural factors such as the educational or religious background of the person sitting across the table, but, says INSEAD professor Horacio Falcao, many people both underestimate and overestimate the cross-cultural aspects.
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