Understanding Business
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780078023163
Author: William G Nickels, James McHugh, Susan McHugh
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 3.1, Problem 3.1AQ
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To determine: The cultural factors that Country U’s sports franchise must overcome in order to increase popularity abroad.
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Cultural factors are those factors which comprises of belief, traditions, moral values, ethics, language, laws which are adopted by a nation, a society or a community.
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