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Paper Abstract: Environmental comparison of the two countries. Compares cultural, economic and political environments. Identifies implications for marketing, production and human resource management. Comparison of popularion density and growth. Work force. Social goals. Literacy rate. Educational goals. Capitalist-oriented economies. Industrial policy. Income distribution. Foreign investment. Political problems. Variations in the two countries. Paper Introduction: ENVIRONMENTAL COMPARISON OF BRAZIL AND REPUBLIC OF KOREA (SOUTH KOREA): CULTURAL, ECONOMIC, AND POLITICAL Introduction This research compares Brazil and the Republic of Korea (South Korea) in relation to the cultural, economic, and political environments. The research also identifies implications for marketing, production, and human resource management in each country because of the differences in culture, economics, and politics. Comparing Cultural Environments The estimate of Brazil’s population as of July 2000 was 171 million persons. Almost 80 percent of Brazil’s population resides in urban areas. The rate of population growth in Brazil approximates 1.5 percent. Population density is 18.2 persons Text of the Paper: The entire text of the paper is shown below. However, the text is somewhat scrambled. We want to give you as much information as we possibly can about our papers and essays, but we cannot give them away for free. In the text below you will find that while disordered, many of the phrases are essentially intact. From this text you will be able to get a solid sense of the writing style, the concepts addressed, and the sources used in the research paper. External debt is a problem in both Brazil and South Korea. Externaldebt, however, creates greater problems in production in South Korea thanin Brazil. NewInternationalist, 26-27. In the case of some factors, however,variations between the two countries do make a difference. World development report, 2 1. (2 , February). (2 1). References Altimir, O. Korea has relied heavily on thedevelopment of human capital through education. Theprofessional and managerial classes in Korea are relevant in thecontemporary period, as are business owners. The World Bank. Theimplications of these differences are discussed in the remainder of thissection. The country's principalexports are coffee, soy beans, cocoa, sugar, orange juice concentrate, ironore, tobacco, manufactured equipment, machine tools, machines, instruments,metallurgical products, chemical products, pulp, and paper (Hunter, 2 1). South Korea also has a capitalist-oriented economy. Industry accounts for 37percent of GDP, and agriculture accounts for 14 percent. The nation's strong public sector is committed to liberalizedtrade and investment relations with other countries. (2 1, June 1 ). Cohen, D. In contrast, the highlydiverse Brazilian population increases the complexity of human resourcemanagement and marketing in Brazil. With respect to trade, Brazil has an activeinternational trade. This difference between the two countries makes the conduct ofproduction operations in Brazil easier for foreign firms than in Korea. The government desires most investment in Korean companies, asopposed to the establishment of foreign subsidiaries. Brazil's income distribution is highly skewed, with the top quintilereceiving 67.5 percent of the income. In Brazil thedemand is greater for both luxury goods and subsistence goods than is thecase in South Korea. Exportemphasis, however, is an integral component of the country's industrialpolicy. With the exception of about 2 , ethnic Chinese, South Korea'spopulation of 47 million is homogeneous Korean (Hunter, 2 1). The richest 1 percent of the population receive 5 .6 percent of national income. Thus, Brazil needs to shift more economicactivity from agriculture to services to move closer to the upper middle-income countries (The World Bank, 2 1). I'm black, be fairer to me: Affirmative action in Brazil. Incontrast, Brazil has a highly diverse population in an ethnic and racialcontext (Kruglianskas & Thamhain, 2 ). Comparatively, therefore, South Korea's population is less than one-third of Brazil's population, although population density is greater inSouth Korea than in Brazil. Retrieved from the Internet 2 1-12-1 at:http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ ks.html Werlin, H. Approximately 38 percent ofthe population completes secondary school, and 9.5 percent completepostsecondary work. While Brazilian cities are generally well off, distressing numbers ofpeople are required to live in the favelas, or shantytowns, that havedeveloped on the outskirts of the country's major urban areas. B. Population density in both Brazil and South Korea facilitate bothmarketing and production in the two countries. Ethnically, Portuguese, Italian,Japanese, German, African, and indigenous (Indians) peoples are representedin Brazil's population. Applied Economics, 33(7), 923-928. The executive branch of government tends to bethe dominant branch. The country has a strong and diverse resource base, anindustrial sector that includes manufacturing, a strong agriculturalsector, and a services sector that includes financial services,transportation, communications, and trade both retail and wholesale.Brazil has a diverse and strong export base. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Centro de Estudios deEstado y Sociedad (CEDES)). Thatproportion compares to 26.6 percent in the United States. (2 1,October 2 ). In the face of rising domesticexpectations, this task becomes more difficult politically. Seoul, the nationalcapital, is home to 11 million people, or 23.4 percent of the population.Brazil also has an urbanized population with some of the world's largestcities; however, Brazil also has sparsely populated jungles and open spaces(The World Bank, 2 1). Aggregate debt efficiency and debtinertia: Lessons from the Korean economy. South Korea also has a turbulent domestic political environment.Additionally, South Korea has an ongoing international political probleminvolving North Korea that has no parallel in Brazil. Important social goals of successive Korean governments have been toextend meaningful education to all citizens of the country and to providehigh standards of health care for all citizens. Implications for Marketing, Production, and Human Resource Management in Brazil and South Korea In relation to most factors compared in this research, the variationsbetween Brazil and South Korea are minor. Beyond the barricades. (2 1, October 6).Economist, 39. (2 1, September). Mostof this foreign investment is designed to capture market segments incountry's domestic economy. Brazil has experienced and continues to experience serious economicand social problems. Comparing Cultural Environments The estimate of Brazil's population as of July 2 was 171 millionpersons. H. Kruglianskas, I., & Thamhain, H. Familyand social life, however, is strong in both countries (Cohen, 2 1; Werlin,2 ). The averages for all upper middle-income countries are 53 percent forservices, 37 percent for industry (2 percent for manufacturing), and 1 percent for agriculture. In contrast, the services sector accounts for 49percent of Brazil's gross domestic product (GDP). Theunderlying assumption of this model is that, as economic developmentdepends on advances in technological and scientific knowledge, developmentpresumably depends on the accumulation of human capital. The greater income distribution disparities in Brazil in contrast withSouth Korea, complicate the marketing of goods in Brazil. The relevant concept of income involves the distinction betweenthe "source" and the "unitary" principles. (2 1, November 1 ). Comparing Economic Environments Brazil's economy retains an essentially capitalist, free-marketorientation. TheWorld Fact Book 1999. Synott, J. South Korea also has a well-educated work force.Approximately 71 percent of the population completes secondary school, andapproximately 16 percent completes postsecondary work (The World Bank,2 1). This industrial policy must be continually refined, assome of the major industrial countries targeted for Korea's exports adjust,at least to some extent, to a so-called post-industrial environment. Whites, primarily Portuguese, account for 58percent of the population, while the Mulattos, the products whites andBlack unions, account for 38 percent of the country's population, Blacksaccount for six-percent of the population, and Indians account for one-percent of the population (Hunter, 2 1). Under theunitary principle, however, income derived from sources outside a taxingjurisdiction may be subject to taxation by that authority. (2 1, June 11).Business Week (3736), 3 -31. Heavyweights humbled: Corruption in Brazil. (2 1). Chol, Y-Y. The richest 2 percent of Brazilians control two-thirds of national income, compared to42.8 percent in the United States. New York:St. Incontrast, income distribution in South Korea is more balanced andcorresponds well with most industrial economies (The World Bank, 2 1). The greater prominence of the middle-class in South Korea, togetherwith a uniformly higher level of education, eases all aspects of businessactivity in Korea in comparison with Brazil. Managingtechnology-based projects in multinational environments. New York:Oxford University Press. WhileBrazil has some military involvement in its government in its past, thecountry does not have the typical Latin American experience of almostcontinual political upheavals. The Brazilian economy,however, is not as dependent on exports as is the economy of South Korea(Brazil's Economy; 2 1). The foreign investment climate in more open in Brazil than in SouthKorea. South Korea's population is highly urbanized, with approximately 81percent of the people residing in urban areas. Marketing, production, andhuman resource management in South Korea benefit from these differences. The absence of significantethnic diversity in South Korea causes both marketing and human resourcemanagement to be less complex in that country. The World Bank (2 1) classifies South Korea, a newly industrializedcountry, as an industrial economy. There is someevidence, however, that Korea is beginning to at least think about reducingsome of the barriers to foreign participation in the country's domesticeconomy ("A 'Yankee Imperialist' Offers Asia a Road Map," 2 1). Inthis model, human capital is defined as embodied knowledge and skills. The governmentdepends to a great extent on entrepreneurial efforts and private capital(both foreign and domestic) as the sources of economic growth and limitsits domestic role to coordinating fiscal and monetary policy, providing forinfrastructure development, and promoting investment and industrialdevelopment (Altimir, 1999). Further, SouthKorea attempts to divert foreign investment to Korean firms, as opposed tosubsidiaries of foreign-owned firms. (2 , Winter). IEEE Transactionson Engineering Management, 47(1), 55-64. Educational goals exist inBrazil; however, the pursuit of those goals is not as effective as in SouthKorea (Synott, 2 1; "I'm Black, Be Fairer to Me: Affirmative Action inBrazil," 2 1). Such social problems arefar fewer in South Korea. Politics versus economics: A comparisonof Ghana and South Korea. Development, education and the teachersunion movement in South Korea, 1989-1999. Such judgments, however, are made by peopleresiding comfortably in developed economies, with little understanding orappreciation of what is required to move the world's sixth largest country(population), and tenth largest economy (gross national product) from thestatus of a developing to a developed country. The ranks of industrialworkers also have grown rapidly. The statesman's year-book, 2 1. Some people in the first world tend to view Brazil asa country out of control. Korea's external debt places heavy pressure on the country's economicmanagers to retain the emphasis on exports. Brazil's foreign investment experience continues to be strong. This industrial policy must be continually refined, as some of themajor industrial countries targeted for Korea's exports adjust, at least tosome extent, to a so-called post-industrial environment (Chol, 2 1).Brazil also has a troublesome external debt. The undeveloped Brazil isapproximately twice the size in population as is the developed Brazil.These inequities must be corrected, if chaos is to be avoided, or, asformer president Sarney said, avoid setting the fire to the powder keg. These minor variations hold fewimplications for the conduct of marketing, production, and human resourcemanagement in the two countries. The country, however, has, since the end of the Korean War, beenracked with one governmental scandal after another, although thesepolitical scandals have not impeded the country's development. The well-educated Korean population is an important assetfor the conduct of business in the country. environmental comparison of brazil and republic of korea (south korea): cultural, economic, and political Introduction This research compares Brazil and the Republic of Korea (South Korea)in relation to the cultural, economic, and political environments. The South Koreangovernment actively supports and encourages foreign investment in thecountry. Their numbers are usually more than a city canaccommodate. In the face of risingdomestic expectations, this task becomes more difficult politically.Export emphasis, however, is an integral component of the country'sindustrial policy. One outcome of the diversitydifferences in Brazil and South Korea is that Koreans tend to have moreuniform perceptions of cultural identity than do Brazilians. Retrieved from the Internet 2 1-12-1 at:http:// www.undp.org/hdro/oc29.htm A 'Yankee imperialist' offers Asia a road map. Hunter, B. Brazil is classified by the World Bank (2 1) as an upper-middle-income country. (1999), Growth, poverty in Latin American Countries.Occasional Paper (29). Additionally,greater social stratification exists in Brazil than in South Korea. The Australian Journal ofPolitics and History, 47(1), 13 -149. South Korea, likeBrazil, is a republic with a democratically elected government (Hunter,2 1). The government of the country is based on a federalsystem, wherein the states have significant autonomy (Hunter, 2 1). The problem, however, is that Brazil has run a hugeforeign trade deficit for years and there is little sign that this trend isgoing to change substantially in the next few years (Hunter, 2 1). J. The bottom quintile received only2.1 percent of the country's income (The World Bank, 2 1). Comparing Political Environments Brazil is a republic. Almost 8 percent of Brazil's population resides in urban areas.The rate of population growth in Brazil approximates 1.5 percent.Population density is 18.2 persons per square kilometer (The World Bank,2 1). (Ed.). (2 1, March). Theresearch also identifies implications for marketing, production, and humanresource management in each country because of the differences in culture,economics, and politics. Brazil also has a problem with politicalcorruption ("Heavyweights Humbled: Corruption in Brazil," 2 1). (2 1). The Journal of Social, Political and EconomicStudies, 25(4), 439-448. United States Central Intelligence Agency. Brazil's economy. Martin's Press. As a part of theindustrial sector, manufacturing accounts for 24 percent of the country'sGDP. Langley, Virginia: United States Central IntelligenceAgency. Brazil has a two-tiered economy -almost as if there are two countries within a single country - onedeveloping country, and one developed country. Economist, 58-59. Brazil has a well-educated work force. Women in Korea, however, continue to bedenied equal opportunity in employment. Industry employs 27 percent of the labor force, while services employ52 percent, and agriculture, fishing, and forestry employ 21 percent (TheWorld Bank, 2 1). In this approach, theconcept of human capital is substituted for a raw population variable. Economist, 6 -61. The estimate of South Korea's population as of July 1999 was 47million persons (United States Central Intelligence Agency, 2 1).Population density is 476 persons per square kilometer (The World Bank,2 1). In contrast, taxation for foreign investors in Korea is a significantconcern. Korea's external debt places heavy pressure on the country'seconomic managers to retain the emphasis on exports. The peoplewho live in the favelas moved from the countryside without promise of agood job, but with hope that they will be able to participate in animproving economy. Under the source principle,only that income derived from activities conducted within a taxingjurisdiction is subject to taxation by that taxing authority. The government also hassought to improve the economic welfare of all citizens. Korea has a highliteracy rate. In contrast, a middle-class has emerged in Korea as thecountry has developed rapidly since the end of the Korean War. South Korea. If this paper is not what you are looking for, you can search again: Search for: or Click here to request an essay written just for you.