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magmulan

Feb. 2, 2021

Culture eats strategy for breakfast

In 2010, Zhejiang Geely Holdings group bought Volvo brand for $1.8bn signed in Sweden which implied a Chinese carmaker acquired 100 per cent of Volvo and its assets. The deal marks the largest acquisition of an overseas luxury car brand by a Chinese carmaker company (Reed and Ward, 2010).

Based on research work, between 70% and 90% of mergers and acquisitions fail in large part due to obstacles resulting from cultural differences (Christensen, Alton, et al., 2011). Obviously, this deal has a huge difference between east culture and western culture.

Geely versus Volvo cross-cultural management dilemma

Based on Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory, it scored differences between cultures on the six values dimensions which are Power distance index (PDI), Individualism vs. collectivism (IDV), Uncertainty avoidance (UAI), Masculinity vs. femininity (MAS), Long-term orientation vs. short-term orientation (LTO), Indulgence vs. restraint (IVR). Through putting together different national scores, it allows international comparison between cultures. It shows a huge difference between China and Sweden within almost every dimension as following.

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Specific Geely and Volvo, there existed many cultural differences. For instance, the language barrier, Chinese, Swedish, English, three languages mixed together. China belongs to high-context cultures and combined with facial expression and body language etc to implicitly express the meaning. Whereas, Sweden is low-context cultures. On the other hand, conflict of business philosophy, Geely has inclined long-term orientation, more likely establish several factories in China to speed up the production of cars, but Volvo believes that quality should be strictly controlled and the expansion plan should be postponed.

Measures about cross-cultural management

If you intend to undertake cultural change, you must be prepared to explain why it is necessary. You will need to persuade staff of the benefits and act decisively with the people who resist change (Roberts 2007, p. 53).

Geely took many measures to cope with the dilemma:
From day one, Li Shufu, who is the chairman of Geely, said we would keep brotherhood instead of a father-son relationship of two companies. This clear statement set the tone of cultural cooperation between each other. It has run the Swedish carmaker as a separate company with its own management team based in Gothenburg and a new board of directors (Reed and Ward, 2010).
Strength language and non-language communication training to both employes.
Request the consolidated financial statement and using the unified standard to deal with accounts.
Conduct training on cross-cultural values and social norms for employees of both parties, further reducing conflict and enhancing open and tolerant mindset (Cai, 2016).

Result: Success

Culture eats strategy for breakfast, in this case, has been avoided as both organisations have developed tremendously success. Volvo transformed from huge losses to global sales of $23.8 billion in 2019 as well as Geely car has won the sales champion of China’s independent brand cars. Geely Holding was listed in the 2020 Fortune Global 500 for the 9th consecutive year. Volvo CEO Hakan Samuelsson said that "Our evolution into a global company, that would not have been possible without the support from Geely. They have been a very good owner for the company, quite opposite of what everyone thought at the beginning."

The key to success is the close integration of the Nordic culture of Volvo and Chinese culture.

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kseniia

Feb. 2, 2021

直播

听说在中国直播很火爆。直播有几个类型，比如说带货直播，吃播，美女直播等等。这个行业那么火爆就是因为它给了普通人展示自己的机会。现在很多人会靠自己的能力或者魅力得到成功。
对俄罗斯来说，我不清楚直播是不是火爆。以前我关注有些直播者。比如说很多女直播者回答关于美容或者减肥的问题。现在我老了，对这些不感兴趣了。所以我就不关注了任何直播者。
但是我知道有一种很危险的直播。它叫做trash直播。我听说有一次发生了很可怕的情况。是这样的：有一些少年在一个房子里直播。在这过程当中他们把其中的一个女的推到阳台上，然后不让她进回来。大家可能知道，俄罗斯的冬天多冷。结果那个女的冻死了。最可怕的是，那个女的求他们让自己进去房间的时候，他们一直直播。
现在俄罗斯杜马准备禁止trash直播。

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Jack

Feb. 2, 2021

Translation Practice

According to relevant statistics, there have been no confirmed COVID-19 cases in Shenyang for 20 consecutive days. However, the news related to the epidemic in Shenyang and attracting more attention is about the confirmed NO 1 case Mrs. Yin. It's reported that Mrs. Yin died on January 30, and this news has attracted many people's attention. But up to now, there has been no official announcement. However, in the past two months, as the NO 1 case in Shenyang, Mrs. Yin has been receiving much attention.

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sota

Feb. 2, 2021

February 2nd

Tomorrow is the last day I go to school in Spain. It was a great experience that I learned both English and Spanish at the school.

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lvhitch

Feb. 2, 2021

茶

因为我是英国人，所以我每天都喝茶。英国人通常喝红茶，也加牛奶。这些茶叶是印度的还是斯里兰卡的，但我们的名字是“英国的早饭的茶”。

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ionknow

Feb. 2, 2021

La société

Pour faire partie d’une communauté, il faut que cette communauté a confiance à toi. Pourtant, selon l’avi de l’intervenant, à cause de l’histoire longue de France de la centralisation, les francais n’ont pas confiance aux immigrés vivant hors de Paris ou Ile de-France. Donc, la jeunesse dans cette identités manrginalisés ne se sent pas faire partie de France.

Il y a deux apects exigant instamment de la réforme, premièrement nous comme la société doivons apprendre accepter ses désaccords calmement, vu que les désaccords sont actuellement exprimé très brutalement. Et deuxièmement, il faut redécouvrir un sens pour la vérité, pour les faits. Donc, les valeurs de tolérance et respect sont très sous-estimé.

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chocistheanswer

Feb. 2, 2021

Mein Lesegruppe

Ich bin Mitglied von einer Lesegruppe, wir haben uns kennengelernt in unseres Studiums und treffen und bis 2020 haben uns regelmässig jeden Monat getroffen. Mit alle bestehen Beschränkungen haben wir beschlossen zwei Male pro Monat zu treffen, da wir mehr Zeit haben, sowieso, wir sind sehr flexibel und machen viele Ausnahmen, z. B. im Summer treffen wir uns weniger. Jede von uns darf auch Freunde einladen, um sich dem Buchklub anzuschliessen. Leider die neue Leute bleibt nicht lange mit uns: Ich glaube die Gründ dafür ist das wir seit Lange Freunde sind und haben Insiderwitze die die anderen entweder gar nicht verstehen oder einfach albern oder nicht zu lustig finden. Was ich mag, von unserer Lesegruppe ist, dass ich Bücher lese das normalerweise überhaupt mich nicht interessieren. Manchmall fällt mir schwer solche Bücher zu lesen, aber heutzutage gibt es von fast jedes Buch Hörbuchversionen, was die Aufgabe erleichtert.

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alexwong2164

Feb. 2, 2021

Just ask me

Just talk a new friend from internet.

This afternoon she went out (Japan) for lunch.

By the way, I am live outside Japan.

Thanks to her, internet and smartphone…

Thanks to her she go this place and told me exactly what happen in real time.

Just like many other places, many shops are closed due the virus impact.

She went to a restaurant and have a lunch.

Thanks to her high quality smartphone, the pictures especially about foods are look so beautiful.

Thanks to the internet she sends more than 10 pictures to me without any time delay.

Hey, if you wants to know what happen to my town.

Just ask me.

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ponta

Feb. 2, 2021

A Space Temple

Daigoji temple announced a plan that launches a satellite and builds a temple on low earth orbit in 2023. The satellite aims to protect cultural properties in mountainous regions where radio waves don't reach. Half of the payload is a space temple storing Buddha statues. The temple will regularly hold memorial service to pray for the peace of the whole world and the safety of human space activity. This is not fake news.

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rowhook

Feb. 2, 2021

「ロブ・ロイ」ウォルター・スコット

何かスコットランド文化のこと知ってますか。スコットランドはどこですかが適当に答えられる人は少ないと思いますけれども、きっとみんな知らずにいくつかのその文化を出会うことがあるでしょう。
ウォルター・スコットによって書かれた「ロブ・ロイー」という小説で、いろいろと主として知らないスコットランド文化や歴史などを学べます。そうと共に、綺麗に書かれた物語を楽しめます。
最初では、昔々、フランクという主人公は、家業で働きが好きじゃなくて下手ですので、お父さんにおじさんの屋敷に行かせられました。フランクがスコットランドに行って、出世の足がかりをつかむことになっているのに対して、無法者を巻き込んだりスコットランドで敵対者と戦ったり、姫を恋に落ちしまったりなんかしました。
この本はスコットランド人の文化や考え方を表していると思うすべてのことを描いています。特に「Lad O' Pairts」ということわざです。その意味というのは、男は何でも屋にすべきだって実際的な知識で社会を手伝うべきだことです。
自分は、よく知られている物語だけではなく、見知らぬのもを没頭したい場合、ロブ・ロイーを読んで楽しんでください。

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DYY

Feb. 2, 2021

Henry Fong

Henry Fong has teased his upcoming single “Sahara.”

On Jan. 1 (local time), the half-Chinese American DJ posted the cover art and a 15-second-long sneak peek of “Sahara” on his Instagram account. Its caption says, “First release of 2021 🌍 ‘Sahara’ out 2/12 @banzairecs.”

In the released video, his fans can peep at the upbeat moombahton track paired with mystic arpeggiated synths and exotic vocal samples.

“Sahara” will be Henry Fong’s comeback for the first time in six months after his latest track “What’s The Move” from last August.

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Jack

Feb. 2, 2021

Translation Practice

Moscow CBD-one of the densest skyscrapers in Europe Compare the CBD of first-tier level cities in China to see what is the difference.

As the capital of Russia, Moscow has both classic architecture and modern skyscrapers.

There are six 300+ buildings in this area, which all look very quality and designed. Although the high-rise buildings are not as large as those in big cities in China, they are concentrated.

It is also known as the "Wall Street" of Russia, and the whole skyline looks spectacular.

After years of development, domestic have also built many CBD's, but because of the large scale of cities, they feel that high-rise buildings are scattered.

In all European cities, it is rare to have a place with concentrated high-rise buildings, which has already become an international city card of Moscow.

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historian

Feb. 2, 2021

L'amica geniale 3

[vedi le altre parti nel mio diario]

Poco tempo prima della prova, Lila spiega alla Lena la possibilità di uscire dalla città e vedere il mare. Loro non avevano mai visto il mare, ma conoscono persone che hanno visto. Nel mezzo del camino, un grande tempesta arriva e Lila insiste che tornino a casa. Lena è confusa perché era propria Lila che ha mostrato il ragionamento di continuare – si bagnerebbero comunque quindi perché no andare al mare? Ma Lila non vuole sentirla e ritornano al rione. La madre di Lena la stava cercando e cominciava a picchiare la ragazza. Il giorno dopo, con il braccio ancora rosato dai picchi, Lila chiede a Lena se l’amica può ancora andare alle lezioni di latino. Lena si rende conto che il soggiorno al mare era uno stratagemma per mettere Lena nei guai e, quando Lila ha insistito che le due tornassero per evitare questa conseguenza, Lena ha pensato che Lila avesse voluto le due cose allo stesso tempo.

La prima parte finisce con l’assassino di Don Achille e l’arresto del padre di un’amica loro. Lena, malgrado tutto che lei vedesse nei suoi dieci anni, dichiara che l’arresto era la cosa più spaventosa che lei ha già visto nella vita.

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heavensblade13

Feb. 2, 2021

日本語日記　2月1日

今日私はすごく怠かった。宿題をやりたくなかったから、最低限だけをした。明日と明後日は少し大変になりそう。休みの日は良かったけど、ちょっと罪悪感があった。

日記

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misxa

Feb. 2, 2021

第二个文

你好。这是我的第二个文。今天我感到心情更高兴。早上我用壶铃做了运动。壶铃是一个俄罗斯古典的运动用具：很大的球和把手。运动帮助我保持心情。

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bryant_bcp

Feb. 2, 2021

TV-Show Empfehlung -- „Der gute Ort" (The Good Place)

Vor Kurzem beendete ich eine neue Fernsehserie, namens „Der gute Ort." Die Serie wurde von meinem Lieblingsdrehbuchautor (Michael Schur) geschrieben. Sie stellt das Leben einer Frau, namens Eleanor Shellstrop, nach ihrem Tod dar. Trotz ihren schlimmen Benehmen in ihrer Lebenszeit (sie lügte andere Leute an, behandelte nicht so höflich zu Menschen, etc.), befindet sie sich in einem Paradies (der „gute Ort" aus dem Titel). Dies war spezifisch nur für die besten und tugenhaftesten Menschen nach ihren Toden aufgestellt worden.

Weil sie erkannte, dass ihr Existenz in dem guten Ort ein Fehler war, fängt sie allmählich an, mit der Hilfe ihres Nachbarn Chidi Anagonye, das Gutes wirklich zu tun. Der Rest der Serie folgt ihrem Fortschritt, eine gute Person zu werden.

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mellowmarsupial

Feb. 2, 2021

Noch mehr Sätze

Im Verlauf des Lernens, stoße ich auf Wörter und Phrasen die ich nicht völlig erfassen kann. Ich finde es hilfreich, diese Sachen zu verwenden, sodass ich schnell danach lernen kann, ob ich sie falsch verstehe. Bitte erzähl mir, wenn etwas klingt komisch. Es ist mir wichtig, das die Sätze natürlich klingen.

1, Warum lachst du sie aus? Sie hat nichts falsch gemacht.

2. Auf Anordnung der Regierung müssen Sie diese Gebäude sofort räumen.

3. Er hat alles geboten, was sie begehrte, aber leider reicht ihr das nicht.

4. Die Verwendung der Technologie wird hier eng kontrolliert. Deswegen ist es dringend notwendig dass du aufpasst was du machst.

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fabledlamb

Feb. 2, 2021

Lectura

Hoy leí un poco más de mi libro mientras mis compañeros de trabajo fueron a comprar su almuerzo. Quería terminarlo antes del fin de mes pero apenas he empezado. Tendré que gestionar mi tiempo mejor para poder terminarlo antes de la fecha de entrega a la biblioteca.

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fabledlamb

Feb. 2, 2021

Lectura

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ira007

Feb. 2, 2021

Can you please comment on it ?

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
People should spend money on things that are long-lasting like expensive jewelry, rather than spending money on short-lived pleasures, like traveling.

Money plays a vital role in making various transactions and utilizing money for valuable things or trivial things depends on people's individual characteristics. Some people spend money on durable items, while others use it for transient happiness. Personally, I think people will benefit more if they spend money on short-term pleasures than long-lasting things. This is because short-lived pleasures enable people to create new memories and to enhance their relations.

First of all, I believe that some people will be happier when they allocate funds for their vacations. This means going on a vacation helps people to experience new things and develop memories related to it. Also, these experiences create cherishable moments which are invaluable. For instance, when I was working for a company Semantics, I received a bonus for my job and with that money my friends and me planned to Korg. This was a four-day trip, there we went to hiking in the woods, and spend time with the tribes in the region. Thus, the trip and enjoyment we had was the amazing thing. In contrast, if I purchased an item with the money I had, I would keep it in a locker. The item may be given me an assurance but not the happiness I received from my trip. Therefore, spending money for temporary pleasures will help in generating long-lasting memories.

Second of all, I think that expending money on short-term happiness reinforces the relationships. In other words, people when spend money on travelling or vacationing they have an opportunity to express themselves with their close ones. As a result, people will be more transparent which increases their bonding. For instance, in 2019 after marriage my husband and me went on the trip to New York. Even though the trip was for a week, it decreased the space between us. He was so caring and empathetic which I have not experienced before due to busy life and hectic schedules. This trip gave us more freedom and no room for misunderstandings. On the contrary, if we spend the money on buying a diamond ring may be the item value increases but not the value of our relationship.

In essence, I strongly believe that apportioning money for transient things benefit people more than spending money on making valuable purchases. This is because temporary pleasures enable people to develop amazing memories and enhance their relations. For these reasons, I agree with the statement.

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Alexerdman

Feb. 2, 2021

Aung San Suu Kyi

Aung San Suu Kyi é uma política birmanesa. É filha de Aung San, um general que tornou-se no maior líder political de Birmânia, antes de ser assasinado. Aung San Suu Kyi tornou-se um simbolo de resistência contra o governo militar durante das manifestações 8888, no agosto de 1988. Ficou na prisão domociliar por muitos anos antes de tornar-se conselhadora de estado, um importante cargo political. No cargo, ela tem sido criticado pelo exército e pela comunidade internacional. A violência no litoral de Arakan piorou. Em 2021, o exército retomou poder. Será Aung San Suu Kyi na prisão domocilar de novo?

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Jack

Feb. 2, 2021

Translation Practice

On January 14, Linfen police in Shanxi province publicly solicited the clues of the criminal group headed by Li Guanghui, the former deputy director of the bureau, including Li's wife Zhang Xiaohui and 12 gang members were arrested.
Insiders told the Beijing News reporter that Li was arrogant and domineering when he was in office and often went out with the police cars driving the road. "Kill you" was his mantra. According to insiders, the incident of Li Guanghui was related to the fall of the deputy dean of Linfen Intermediate Court. The fallen deputy dean had a debt dispute with Li Guanghui group and was beaten and threatened many times. A deputy director of the public security bureau dared to tie up and beat the deputy director of the intermediate court.
The reporter's investigation found that many members of the gang were relatives and fellow villagers of Li Guanghui. Many of them were suspected of intentional homicide. They also reported to each other because of the uneven distribution of the stolen money for buying killers to murder people. A couple of days ago, the police issued a circular again to dig deep into the clues of public officials involved in the case.

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oceandrive76

Feb. 2, 2021

La guerra

La guerra es un tema muy complicado y terrible. Parece que es todo lo malo. La guerra, la agresión y la violencia, ninguna de ellas parece tener un propósito. Aunque nos mantuvieran vivos cuando teníamos que luchar contra los depredadores, ahora solo toman. Toman lo que tienes y lo destruyen. Hemos perdido tantas vidas por culpa de ellas. Puede que sean más justificable las guerras de independencia, aún hay agresión, pérdida, y dolor. ¿Qué sería el mundo si no tuviéramos estos instintos destructivos?

Sí, la guerra es un tema complicado, pero siempre es lo mismo el resultado. Los escombros, el polvo y la sangre, son símbolos de guerra. Sin embargo, es el símbolo más reconocible de guerra el héroe. Piénsatelo, si no hubiera guerra, ¿cuántos héroes serían? La respuesta es muy pocos. Sí, hay muchos héroes en la vida diaria, como los bomberos, trabajadores de la tienda y doctores, pero ¿están en la imaginación popular? Desafortunadamente, no. Admira a los héroes de guerra el público. Espero que en el futuro no sea así, por lo bueno de todos.

Dos oraciones con "por mucho/más que".

1. Por mucho que intentes, no lo alcanzarás nunca.

2. ¡Por más que trabaje, no me hace caso jamás!

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DYY

Feb. 2, 2021

raiden

Raiden’s collabo with Baekhyun and Changmo, “Runner,” was released Feb. 2 at 6:00 p.m. KST. “Runner” is an official 2021 theme song for the Korean professional League of Legends (LoL) team, SKT T1.

“Runner” is an orchestral trap song produced by Raiden where Baekhyun’s silky voice and Changmo’s hard-driving rap shine through.

In the music video, not only are the three artists featured but also all the players from the team, pleasing both K-pop and LoL fans.

Raiden, who often collaborated with worldwide EDM labels like Protocol Recordings and STMPD RCRDS, is currently under SM Ent.

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clovisrogerio

Feb. 1, 2021

Important day

Today is one the most important day for the current president Bolsonaro. The Chamber and Senate votes today to decide who will be the leader of the respectives houses for the next two years. The leaders basically decides the pace of the government, they put on table and say which will be the voting guidelines.
The president Bolsonaro needs allies in both houses to make the necessary reforms after the pandemic. His public allies are the favourites to win, putting him in a good position against the impeachments requests for his negligent participation on the pandemic. If his allies wins, they can file the requests.
Today's voting isn't important just for today, can impact directly the 2022 elections.

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