- Bearish till the end of the year
- Consumable goods & maritime products will being a safe choice of investment as we draw close to Lunar New Year
- The exchange rate risk might affect many sectors in Vietnam, particularly banking
- Personally I don’t believe that the current AUD/VND and EUR/VND exchange rates will persist. My view is that AUD will depreciate after 2 months high
- Real Estate remains highly unstable
Finance
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aud, bear, consumable, eur, exchange-rate, forecast, maritime, market, risk, vietnam, vnd
Summary
- Power Distance
- Individualism / Collectivism
- Masculinity / Femininity
- Uncertainty Avoidance
- Long-term / Short-term Orientation
Possible Pitfalls
- Femininity is associated with interpersonal care of other members in the group / society. It’s not the feminine characteristics.
- Long-term Orientation is about building long-term relationships, building trust before establishing business partnership. The orientation is not strategic planning.
- Use it to strengthen stereotypes.
Limitations
- The survey was conducted in IBM’s global offices. Possible confusion: was it perceived by IBM employees as a measurement of global culture or a measurement of respective IBM offices’ culture?
- The initial survey results was released in 1970s. Things have changed dramatically.
- Example: Singapore scored lowest (8) in Uncertainty Avoidance. In 1970s, they were going through reformations in order to grow their economy and defend against potentials threats so risks were being taken. 30 years later, Singapore has been known for its strict legal system and the tendency to avoid taking unnecessary risks. Therefore, its result needs to be reassessed.
- The same case happens for many cultures.
Proposed Solutions
- Use it as a framework, avoid categorizing
- Re-evaluate at least once per decade
Communication
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Single Password Revelation
Action: enter password for one protected post
Expected result: that single post is displayed
Actual result: all posts in that page with the same password are displayed
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Of course this isn’t the single bug I’ve found, but I’m just posting it here to alert you - as a writer - about the risk.
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