Can a country preserve its culture nowadays? The world has shrunk. A few decades ago, the world was a big place and what happened in one part of the world took months or even years to reach other parts of the world – if at all. At that time, each country was wrapped up in itself. Each belie...

An inquiry into a distinct Korean humor: The 'Ssul-lung' humor Chung, Chun-Woong (John) Abstract This paper examines a specific type of humor in Korea, known as Ssul-lung(chilly) humor (hereinafter referred to as "Ss"). The Ss is used as a representative humor to ...

How Western Modernize Asia Because of a lot advanced technology, modern military goods, and a vast demand for raw material, market, and labor that were resulted in Industrial Revolution in western countries, and an arrogant self- confidence in western civilization, the imperialism that was combin...

The Key to a Better World An age old problem that has plagued many people's minds is how to make the world a better place to live. There have been a variety of strategies used by those in power to try to improve the world through out the years such as wars, treaties, and educational program...

International business: cultural differences and how to cope with them 1. Introduction Organizations around the world are reaching out beyond their domestic markets to become international players. This development is a challenge for all of us who will be working in different countries all o...