ercial activities and Khmer to remain in agricultural and intensive labor roles (fishing, construction, carpentry, weaving) (McLellan). Care should be taken when assigning duties at the workplace.ReligionKhmers practice what is called Theravada Buddhism (McLellan). An estimated 80% of the population has adopted this religion (McLellan). The ultimate goal of Buddhism is to attain "Nirvana", a state in which all desire and individual consciousness, including suffering, are abolished (McLellan). Khmer Buddhists believe that how they live their lives in this lifetime affects how they are reborn in the next life. Some Khmers may not strive for achievement in the workplace. They are generally ascriptive oriented.Technological EnvironmentTransport and CommunicationCambodias transport and communications infrastructure is in a serious state of disrepair (EIU Country Profile). Cambodia has about 3,200 km of national roads, 3,100km of provincial roads and 28,000km of rural roads (EIU Country Profile). Less than 2% are paved (EIU Country Profile). Cambodias two main ports are at Phnom Penh on the Mekong River and at Sihanoukville, the only deepwater seaport (EIU Country Profile). Both suffer from siltation and have aging cargo-handling equipment. Cambodias main airports are at Phnom Penh and Siem Reap (EIU Country Profile). Cambodia has 385km of railway running from Phnom Penh to Poipet on the Thai border, which is in urgent need of repair (EIU Country Profile). Telephone density is extremely low at 0.5 telephone per 100 people, compared with 0.7 in Laos and 1.4 in Vietnam (EIU Country Profile). Cellular phones are widely used in urban areas to bypass deficiencies in the fixed-line telecom network (EIU Country Profile).EnergyThe government wishes to attract private sector investment in power generation (EIU Country Profile). However, regional financial difficulties and the lack of a fully developed regulator framework hamper efforts to...
