Introduction
Fire and ice. Midnight summer sun and dusk noon winter. The Republic of Iceland, if
not at least, is a country of sharp contrasts. A Nordic island country located between the North
Atlantic and Artic Ocean, Iceland is about 40,000 sq. mi. (roughly the size of Kentucky) and has
a population of around 320,000 people. Its capital and largest city is Reykjavik which is 30
miles from its main international airport, Keflavik International Airport. It is located five hours
from New York and three hours from London, making it a common bridge and destination
between North America and Europe. Despite its name, Iceland’s weather is surprisingly warm
and refreshing in the summer and mild during the winter.
Iceland is a parliamentary
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Pertaining to business dress code, unlike the US which tends to dress down after work,
Icelanders tend to dress formal in most situation. Informal social events, such as business dinner,
will normally require at least a jacket and ties. If unsure, it is acceptable to ask a representative
In comparison to most European cultures, Icelandic business culture is undeveloped
which shouldn’t be a surprised since it developed from a small fishing economy into an
advanced economy whose per-capita GDP in just a century. According to a study by Eyjolfdottir
and Smith, Icelanders management is strongly optimistic, thanks in part to their ability to adapt
to uncertainty. This optimism can manifest in lack of self-discipline and appearing careless but
will allow room for originality, flexibility, and innovation.
Being from a fishing culture, the “fisherman mentality” rings through with Icelandic
management. A fisherman is dependent on luck and is not constraint by punctuality and
organization; he will work hard and is flexible at his job but is not very eager to adopt
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Icelandic management have a very pragmatic approach,
lacking both long-term goals and tenacity to strive for the goal.
Because of their mentality, Icelandic management have developed a distinctive approach
to organizational structures, with most corporation have flat hierarchies (as stated before it is
very easy to approach decision-makers). Increase in competitions from foreign trades have
resulted in management training programs in business schools as managers are pressured into
revising their management techniques (Eyjolfsdottir and Smith, 1997).
For several years, Iceland normally stood out as the least corrupt countries in the world.
The 2008 financial crisis changed all that. Research conducted by Sigurjonsson, Arnardottir, and
Vaiman stated that both nepotism and weak business culture were major factors for the collapse.
This problem was magnified by the involvement of the country’s political elite. Nepotism isn’t a
surprised in Iceland, with it being a monocultural and geographical isolated society. But the
continuous state intervention in the economy and the subsequent lack of supervision and
regulation help precipitated the financial
smallest countries in the world, yet it has one of the biggest populations in the world (yellow
The history of medieval Iceland and its society is evidenced through the sagas that were produced during that era. The history of the Icelandic Commonwealth is founded in the history of European settlers by their self- governing through common consent instead of a king or priest. This period reveals a political structure that emphasized a personal independence and law. As revealed through Icelandic Sagas such as Njal's Saga, there was no political state to enforce the rules and obligations of a structured society. The patriarchal society pursued its ends without any interference from a common enforcement agency and they acted on their own behalf to achieve safety and legitimate rights.
A man’s shirt and pants are European, usually worn with a traditional vest and sandals. Traditional hats are worn as well (Falconer, Kieran, and Quek 61-62). A woman’s outfit consists of a traditional hat and sandals. Their hair is usually tied up in long, thick braids. A colorful shawl is usually worn over a skirt and short jacket (Falconer, Kieran, and Quek 63).
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Robert E. Lucas Jr.’s journal article, “Some Macroeconomics for the 21st Century” in the Journal of Economic Perspectives, uses both his own and other economist’s models to track and predict economic industrialization and growth by per capita income. Using models of growth on a country wide basis, Lucas is able to track the rate at which nations become industrialized, and the growth rate of the average income once industrialization has taken place. In doing so, he has come to the conclusion that the average rate of growth among industrialized nations is around 2% for the last 30 years, but is higher the closer the nation is to the point in time that it first industrialized. This conclusion is supported by his models, and is a generally accepted idea. Lucas goes on to say that the farther we get from the industrial revolution the average growth rate is more likely to hit 1.5% as a greater percentage of countries become industrialized.
Recently, Finland is considered one of the best when it comes to education and how they have come to teach their children. Finland, is located in Northern Europe and main religion, is that of Evangelical Lutheran. In Finland their government is called a republic and their main language is Finnish. When it comes to how to act the Finnish people are very modest and will often downplay being praised, as they are modest people. When it comes to how one should behave the Finnish culture believes that you should always act in a proper and courteous manner as it is the most important to never to be disrespectful. They believe in talking in moderate tones and do nothing that would call attention, as this wa...
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risen to seventh in the world, and its economy is growing at over nine percent
was actually a huge factor in why Latin America faced these problems. The existing class
Mythology was used by the ancient worlds to tell their civilizations past and explain the unexplainable. The highly known and studied mythologies include Greek, Roman and Egyptian. However, there is another mythology that is lesser known in terms of popularity, Norse mythology, it is known to date back just as far and even farther in some cases than the more popular mythologies. Even though it is not widely known about, it still contains a vast and detailed history.
Many businesses have begun using a casual dress policy on certain days. Implementing dress-down days may be an effective way to boost employee morale. The question that seems to pop up too often is whether dress-down days are a benefit or burden to the company. Many companies have adopted Friday as a casual or dress-down day, while others have made casual business attire a full-time policy. Some employees view wearing casual business clothing as an employee benefit. To others, it is a disaster. Both men and women are often confused about what "casual" means and about how to dress casually and still look professional. Some people in management positions feel employees goof off on casual dress day. This report will look at all these issues as well as a conclusion about the effectiveness of casual dress days.
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...st and stand in the world. It is predicted that China will one day be the largest economy growing country in world. They continually growing and rebalancing their world to be the best. The growth of economy will depend on the Chinese government comprehensive economic reforms that more quickly accelerate in China transition to a free market economy. The consumer demand, rather than exporting the main engine of economic growth; boost productivity and innovation; address growing income disparities; and enhance environmental. (Morrison, 2014,para2)
Now, as a college student, I try to dress in a more stylish, refined manner because I want to stand out as a sophisticated student of a distinguished university. Reflecting on my past, I feel it is important to dress to meet the occasion. To clarify, I don’t want to make the mistake off going to a golf course with skateboarding clothes again