Argentina

• Kimberly Bisson• Emily Gagnon• Xin He (Holly)

• Jaruwan Jiampiromsuk (Nok)

• Yanling Long (Ivy)• Amanda Walton

Argentina’s History

• Second Largest Country in South America• Argentina is derived from the Latin argentums

or “silver”

• Founded by Juan Diaz de Solis• October 8, 1515 • 1536 Settled by Spanish• July 9, 1816 Declaration of

Independence• Today’s Cellular Industry

Demographics

• Population

• Age Structure

• Geographic Distribution

• Ethnic Mix

• Income Distribution

Socio-cultural• Telecommunication In Argentina

• The Effects of Telecommunication on Workforce Composition

• Trompenaars’s Cultural Dimensions

USA vs Argentina

a. Universalism vs Particularism

b. Individualism vs Communitarianism

c. Neutral vs Emotional

d. Specific vs Diffuse

e. Achievement vs Ascription

Political/Legal Environment

• Original constitution of 1853 modeled after US constitution

• Government is willing to step in and provide subsidies to key industries in order to keep prices stable.

• Commercial Loyalty Law requires certain information to be included on labels, and outlaws misleading advertising

• Differences in corporate tax structure

Technology in Argentina

• Telecommunication develop rapidly

excellent telecommunication infrastructure

• Internet is moving from dial-up to broadband access

• IT development completely depends on outside world

• E-commerce neither bad nor good

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Telephone mainlines ('000)

Mobile subscribers('000)

Internet users ('000)

Broadbandsubscriber lines('000)

Personal computers(stock per 1,000population)

Sources: Pyramid Research; IDC, Economist Intelligence Unit.

The economic segment

Argentina’s economy crisis- economy collapsed - devaluate the Argentina peso

Recovering Economic structure

- GDP- Inflation- Trade surpluses/deficits

Economic structure

Three People & Conclusion

• Karen Martin

• Jack Crane

• Mary Ford

• Around-The-World, Inc doing business in Argentina

References:• Books:• Hodgetts, Luthans, & Doh. (2006). International Management: Culture, Strategy, and Behavior.

New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Publishers.• Pope, Thomas; Anderson, Kenneth; & Kramer, John. (2007). Federal Taxation 2007

Comprehensive. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall Publishers.• Journal Articles, Online:• Austrade. (April, 2007). Information and Communications Technology to Argentina. Retrieved on

May 15, 2007 from: http://www.austrade.gov.au/ICT-to-Argentina/default.aspx. • International Monetary Fund. (2007). IMF Executive Board Concludes 2006 Article IV

Consultation with Argentina. Retrieved on May 8, 2007 from: http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pn/2006/pn0693.htm

• Eiras, A. & Schaefer, B. (2001). Argentina’s Economic Crisis: An “Absence of Capitalism”. Retrieved on May 4, 2007 from: http://www.heritage.org/Research/LatinAmerica/BG1432ES.cfm

• Nilles, Jack K. (2000). Electronic Commerce and New Ways of Working in Argentina. Retrieved on May 1, 2007 from: http://www.ecatt.com/country/argentina/inhalt_ar.htm

• Reuters.com. (2007). Telecom Argentina sees operating margin rising. Retrieved on May 11, 2007 from: http://www.reuters.com/article/bondsNews/idUSN1145521020070511

• Journal Articles, Published:• Telecoms & Technology Forecast. (2005). Argentina: Industry Forecast. The Economist

Intelligence Unit Limited, Dec 2005, 21-27.• Levitsky, Steven. (2000). The ‘Normalization’ of Argentine Politics. Journal of Democracy 11,

(2), 56-69.

More References:• Websites:• Argentina.gov. (2007). About Argentina. Retrieved on April 30, 2007 from:

http://www.argentina.gov.ar/argentina/portal/paginas.dhtml?pagina=1470• Britannica Online. (2007). Argentina. Retrieved on May 8, 2007 from: http://

www.britannica.com/nations/Argentina• CIA World Factbook. (2007). Argentina. Retrieved on May 4, 2007 from:

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ar.html • EIU.com. (2007). The World Leader in Global Business Intelligence. Retrieved on

April 30, 2007 from: http://www.eiu.com/• Infoplease.com. (2007). Argentina. Retrieved on May 1, 2007 from:

http://www.infoplease.com/country/profiles/argentina.html • ITU World Telecommunications Indicators Database. (1995). Information Technology

in Argentina: Privatization and Deregulation. Retrieved on April 30, 2007 from: http://www.american.edu/initeb/dh7566a/private.htm

• U.S. Department of Commerce. (2007). IT Landscape in Argentina: Telecommunications Infrastructure. Retrieved on May 2, 2007 from: http://www.american.edu/carmel/gg7870a/infrastructure.htm

• Viewswire.com. (2007). Argentina. Retrieved on: May 1, 2007 from: http://www.viewswire.com.ezproxy.snhu.edu/index.asp? layout=VWcountry VW3&region_id=440000444&country_id=1470000147

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