EUR148 Cross-cultural management Critically evaluate the contributions of two cross-cultural management theorists in understanding and resolving international management issues. Relate your answer to two cultures which are not your own - identify and concentrate on significant differences between the two cultures which arise from the theories. Make your choice of theorists from: Geert Hofstede; Nancy Adler; Edgar Schein; Fons Trompenaars; Edward Hall; House et al; Marie-Joëlle Browaeys and
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A Scandinavian Case 1. Why did Conquip send an RFQ with a 10 percent price-reduction requirement rather than calling de Winter in for a negotiation? Is there any downside to having run the negotiation this way? Conquip sent the RFQ possibly attempting to anchor the negotiation and to prove its strong position towards the negotiation. This strategy is risky and could be harmful if the other party doesn’t have this value between its reservation and target price‚ thus‚ if this value is out of
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Cross-Cultural Perspectives ETH/316 3/1/2013 Michelle Clark-Washington Cross-Cultural Perspectives I did my research on McDonald’s a global organization that has had a few cultural issues that affects them when growing outside the United States. So as we all know McDonald’s is a fast food company‚ they started in the United States in 1940 as a barbecue restaurant. In 1948 they took a look at the restaurant and choice to change what they made and sold. They moved to a production line
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The headline of the article is “Cross Cultural Understanding as a Basis for Lasting Business Relationship”. It is the article published in June 2009 by the author Anna Shevchenko‚ who is the senior consultant at Farham Castle International Briefing Center. The article originally appeared in the printed version of the RBCC Bulletin (Russo-British Chamber of Commerce-the monthly magazine for Chamber members) Торговая палата. It is addressed to the readership of this periodical publication‚ primary
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able to communicate effectively. When dealing with global business‚ one must be an effective intercultural communicator. It is important for those involved in intercultural communication to avoid ethnocentrism‚ which is “the belief that one’s own cultural group is superior” (Ober‚ 2003‚ p. 50). One must embrace ethno-relativism‚ which is consists of acceptance of acceptance‚ adaptation‚ and integration of other cultures. Although‚ language is important‚ effective intercultural communicators have
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Cross Cultural Perspectives: Microsoft Daniel St.Germain Eth 316 June 25‚ 2013 Darci Drury Cross Cultural Perspectives: Microsoft This is the age of globalization. All across the world boundaries of culture‚ class‚ and country are traversed like so many steps taken to one’s mailbox. In this essay there will be discussion of one company‚ namely Microsoft‚ and the subsequent issues it faced in light of being a global organization. In addition‚ there will also be discussion of what a business
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Jenny 1 Jenny Jiang Professor Moldawa Lit-160 16 October 2007 Time Cultures in the American Campus Introduction: For most of international students‚ the American campus life is full of challenge because of the cross-cultural adaption process. Once you step into a different culture‚ you will face the differences from external aspects such as food‚ dress and customs to the internal ones‚ such as values and beliefs. And anyone who first comes to the America will notice the Americans¡¯ attitude
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Etiquette & Customs in Japan Meeting Etiquette . Greetings in Japan are very formal and ritualized. . It is important to show the correct amount of respect and deference to someone based upon their status relative to your own. . If at all possible‚ wait to be introduced. . It can be seen as impolite to introduce yourself‚ even in a large gathering. . While foreigners are expected to shake hands‚ the traditional form of greeting is the bow. How far you bow depends upon your relationship to the
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Cross-Cultural Perspectives ETH/316 September 19‚ 2011 Steve Jobs started his career by founding Apple in 1975 and later when forced out of Apple in 1985 founded NeXT computers‚ he also purchased a company in 1986 which was later renamed as Pixar – An Amination Company. Later in 1996 when Apple bought NeXT‚ Steve Jobs returns to Apple as the CEO of the company where he started to a turn around by launching iMacs in 1998 which was later followed the launch of iPod‚ iPhone and iPad. With the
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Cross-Cultural Perspectives Cross-Cultural Perspectives Coca-Cola sells in more than 200 countries‚ has been in business for 125 years‚ and has almost 140‚000 employees ("The Coca-Cola Company"‚ 2011). Coca-Cola started in 1886 by a pharmacist named Dr. John Pemberton ("History of Coca-Cola"‚ 2011). In the 1900’s Coca-Cola expanded its’ bottling operations in Guam and Europe. By the 1920’s Coca-Cola expanded its’ bottling operations to 10 other countries. In the 1930’s Coca-Cola entered three
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