GhanaGhana

Aristides PolíoAristides Polío

Aaron BooneAaron Boone

Bernhofer MartinaBernhofer Martina

Bowman DerekBowman Derek

Name: Bernard NelsonName: Bernard Nelson

Born: Accra, GhanaBorn: Accra, Ghana

Lived 3 Year in the United State Lived 3 Year in the United State

HistoryHistory

Republic of GhanaRepublic of Ghana– Capital Accra Capital Accra

Population 22 millionPopulation 22 million 33rdrd World Country World Country

– West Africa West Africa Ivory Cost Ivory Cost TogoTogo

– In 1874 Great Britain In 1874 Great Britain Gold Coast (Crown Colony)Gold Coast (Crown Colony) Independence 1957Independence 1957 Cedis Cedis

Natural Resources Natural Resources – CocoCoco– GoldGold– TimberTimber

RepublicRepublic– Democratic (1995) Democratic (1995) – Ashanti King (Osie Tutu) Ashanti King (Osie Tutu)

King is more powerfulKing is more powerful 70% Ashanti Tribe 70% Ashanti Tribe

– President AshantiPresident Ashanti– Corrupted voting systems Corrupted voting systems

Languages Languages – Ashanti Ashanti – 79 language79 language– English Official and Adopted English Official and Adopted

LanguageLanguage CrimeCrime

– Enforce Policy on guns Enforce Policy on guns – Low crime rateLow crime rate

SafeSafe Kind and helpfulKind and helpful

Traditions & Families Traditions & Families

Family pictureFamily picture

Strong family ValueStrong family Value– Family oriented and Family oriented and

extendedextended Adapt the Woman’s last nameAdapt the Woman’s last name

– Powerful & inheritsPowerful & inherits Less Struggle Less Struggle Bond togetherBond together

– Helping each otherHelping each other Member in needMember in need

Woman in the work Woman in the work FieldField

DiscriminationDiscrimination– Not equal paid Not equal paid

Hard workersHard workers– Woman Salaries $100 average monthly Woman Salaries $100 average monthly – Men Salaries $150 average monthly Men Salaries $150 average monthly – Starting to adapt to western societiesStarting to adapt to western societies

Opening up to individualism in work Opening up to individualism in work fieldfield

– Not many opportunitiesNot many opportunities Knowing right personKnowing right person No scholarshipNo scholarship No Intern No Intern No vacation leave (no work, no No vacation leave (no work, no

money)money)– Average mother has 5 to 6 childrenAverage mother has 5 to 6 children

There seen more as house wifeThere seen more as house wife The men is the provider for the family The men is the provider for the family

Adapting to a New Adapting to a New CulturalCultural AdaptingAdapting

– British pronunciation British pronunciation People struggle understanding him People struggle understanding him Different form of speaking Different form of speaking Understanding Slang words: What's up dog, What's Cracking, etc. Understanding Slang words: What's up dog, What's Cracking, etc.

– FoodFood Vary spicy Vary spicy No sugar on their foodNo sugar on their food Eating with their right handEating with their right hand

– The use of the word Gay, it’s not talk nor seen with in their The use of the word Gay, it’s not talk nor seen with in their culturalcultural

Open to be seen on TVOpen to be seen on TV Couple holding hands or exposing them self in publicCouple holding hands or exposing them self in public

– Use of the Right HandUse of the Right HandRight hand is use to Eat, Sake hands and wave good bye.Right hand is use to Eat, Sake hands and wave good bye.Left hand is use for more negatively as an insult, if you Left hand is use for more negatively as an insult, if you

sake with the sake with the left or wave good bye it conceder to be left or wave good bye it conceder to be disrespectful. disrespectful.

Corruption / Corruption / EmbezzlementEmbezzlement

Explaining the Explaining the corrupted system corrupted system of Ghana and the of Ghana and the differences differences between United between United State and Ghana.State and Ghana.

IndonesiaIndonesia

-Person --Person -

Dr.Dr. Ahmad SyamilAhmad Syamil

-Language:-Language:

Indonesian Indonesian

-Country:-Country:

IndonesiaIndonesia

The Working WomanThe Working Woman

Men make up a majority of the work Men make up a majority of the work force.force.

Less than 40% of woman work.Less than 40% of woman work. Woman tend to be a stay at home Woman tend to be a stay at home

mom and take care of the family.mom and take care of the family. A working woman is paid equally as A working woman is paid equally as

men but they usually do not see the men but they usually do not see the opportunities for promotions as men opportunities for promotions as men do.do.

EmployeesEmployees

The wage for labor is extremely The wage for labor is extremely cheap.cheap.

In private businesses people have In private businesses people have 3 week vacation period per year. 3 week vacation period per year.

Most businesses tend to have a Most businesses tend to have a flat framework.flat framework.

Health benefits.Health benefits.

Difficulties Difficulties

Food Food LanguageLanguage Money:Money:

(Currency=Rupiah)(Currency=Rupiah)

Advice for marketing Advice for marketing managers:managers: In Indonesia , the managers need In Indonesia , the managers need

to have a relationship with the to have a relationship with the workers and the customers.workers and the customers.

Interest the people in ways that Interest the people in ways that fit their way of life not the ways of fit their way of life not the ways of Americans.Americans.

ChinaChina

Vivian: Li LiVivian: Li Li Country: China, Wenzhou Country: China, Wenzhou

(300 miles south of Shanghai)(300 miles south of Shanghai) Language: Language:

chinese dialect of Wenzhouchinese dialect of Wenzhou sound japanese, sound japanese,

they learn Mandarin in schoolthey learn Mandarin in school

women in workforcewomen in workforce

Women have a high rank in society & familyWomen have a high rank in society & family Get paid rather equally to the salary of menGet paid rather equally to the salary of men Unusual for women to stay at home and Unusual for women to stay at home and

take care of children or do household take care of children or do household choreschores

Both men and women share household Both men and women share household chores like cooking etc.chores like cooking etc.

Women who got a baby usually stay at Women who got a baby usually stay at home for half a year. Afterwards, children home for half a year. Afterwards, children stay at a day care.stay at a day care.

EmployeesEmployees

Majority of people earn from around $ 50 to $ 300.Majority of people earn from around $ 50 to $ 300.– In Wenzhou around $ 700/ month, which is pretty much In Wenzhou around $ 700/ month, which is pretty much – After study, employees in international companies earn After study, employees in international companies earn

around $ 1200/ month in large cities.around $ 1200/ month in large cities. The Chinese are working a lotThe Chinese are working a lot They used to be exploited by managers or MNCs, They used to be exploited by managers or MNCs,

but nowadays but nowadays more educated and clarified more educated and clarified don‘t let them be exploited any more.don‘t let them be exploited any more.

Chinese don‘t have good management skills, so Chinese don‘t have good management skills, so they like to hire managers from abroadthey like to hire managers from abroad

Very hierarchical and dictatorial, ranks are very Very hierarchical and dictatorial, ranks are very importantimportant

A lot of respect for older people A lot of respect for older people

Greatest difficultiesGreatest difficulties

Language: they use Symbols Language: they use Symbols American people are louder & American people are louder &

more outgoingmore outgoing– Chinese children are tought to Chinese children are tought to

behave and obedient with in the behave and obedient with in the culture culture

Advice for a Advice for a marketing managermarketing manager

People in China like informative ads:People in China like informative ads:– e.g. for a drug they used to have commercials, e.g. for a drug they used to have commercials,

where they showed the production on the where they showed the production on the assembly line, described the functions and assembly line, described the functions and certificates of the product etc. certificates of the product etc.

Nowadays: Nowadays: – more entertaining ads, but still ones who make more entertaining ads, but still ones who make

sense sense – should not be political or eroticshould not be political or erotic– Chinese like foreign commercials and things, Chinese like foreign commercials and things,

imitate foreign trendimitate foreign trend– You should maintain the chinese tradition You should maintain the chinese tradition – You should show joung people an aspiration You should show joung people an aspiration

about future and the beauty of things about future and the beauty of things