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Many economists in business and government have the role of forecasting short-run fluctuations in the economy. One way that economists arrive at forecasts is through looking at leading indicators. Each month, the Conference Board, a private economics Research announces the index of leading economic indicators, which consists of 10 data series.
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CHAPTER 9 Introduction to Economic Fluctuations
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GDP is the first place to start when analyzing the business cycle, since it is the largest gauge of economic conditions.
The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) is the official determiner of whether the economy is suffering from a recession. A recession is usually defined by a period in which there are two consecutive declines in real GDP.

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The Styles of Business Negotiation
3. Social Behavior Social behavior refers to how the Chinese establish trust toward the counterpart through personal contacts and other forms of social interactions both verbal and non-verbal during the negotiation process. 4. Technical Behavior Technical behavior concerns the Chinese attitude toward technology， technical specification quality and so on. 5 .Commercial Behavior Commercial behavior refers to how the Chinese bargain about price and other economic items. 6. Strategic Behavior Strategic behavior shows how the Chinese control various negotiating strategies.
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The Styles of Business Negotiation
1 .The Style of Western Negotiators Western negotiators tend to rely on individual values，imagining themselves and others as independent and self-reliant. This does not mean that they don't discuss，but the tendency of seeing themselves as separate ones rather than as a member of a team means that more preparatory procedures may be taken. They tend to be competitive in their approach to negotiations，including coming to the table with a rear position but beginning with a realistic offer.

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Chapter 9 Intercultural AdaptationI. Teaching Objectives:In this chapter, the teacher should enable the students to:1. understand acculturation and intercultural adaptation2. understand the definition and modes of acculturation, as well as the factors affecting acculturation.3. master the definition, symptoms, forms and effects of culture shock.4. comprehend the definition and stages of intercultural adaptation, which includes theU-curve and W-curve patterns.5. develop some strategies for avoiding culture shock and engaging in interculturaladaptation.II. Contents1. Keywords（1）Acculturation：It refers to an individual’s learning and adapting to the norms and values of the new host culture. （文化适应：文化适应指人们学习和适应新文化的社会规范和价值观念的过程。

）（2）Assimilation：It is a process in which members of an ethnic group are absorbed into the dominant culture, losing their culture in the process. (同化：同化指一个民族群体的人们逐渐失去自己原有的文化，接受新的主流文化的过程。