Case Study: “From Regional Star to Global Leader” (taken from Harvard Business Review January 2009) Seminar Paper in Intercultural Competence International Business BSc/MBA at ESB Business School Reutlingen University SS 2011 Author: Tiffany Yoko Wendler Tiffany_Yoko_Margarete.Wendler@Student.Reutlingen-University.DE Matriculation number: 702746 Supervisor: Mr. Muenscher Submission Date: September 15‚ 2011 Table of Contents Introduction 3 Analysis 3 Conclusion
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conscience. The guilt that follows misbehavior is a prime motivator for change. Spanking takes away the guilt‚ because the crime has been paid for. A harmful side effect of spanking is that it makes the parent feel better. When we get angry‚ we move into the "fight or flight" mode. Our adrenaline increases‚ and we have a primitive need to strike out. Hitting releases this negative energy and helps us feel better. But even a minor spanking can escalate into major abuse. Parents have reported that during the
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finding it extremely important to adapt to other cultures. The most considerable obstructions to successful international marketing involve misinterpretations and contrary views resulting from cultural differences. Being both aware of some of these issues and prepared to make the necessary accommodations can save companies time‚ effort‚ and a considerable amount of money. Culture‚ being intangible in shape‚ builds up of a particular society’s behaviors‚ from religion beliefs to dressing style to art to
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Sub-optimization can be defined as the process of fulfilling or optimizing some chosen objective which is an integral part of a broader objective; usually the broad objective and lower-level objective are different. It occurs when different subunits each attempt to reach a solution that is optimal for that unit‚ but that may not be optimum for the organization as a whole. For example‚ the quality control department of a factory may want to introduce a program that will guarantee that every bulb that
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Samantha Latting Charise Albritton Sociology 3255 4 April 2013 Bad Boys And Why They Are Not Naughty By Nature But By Culture “Don’t Believe the Hype.” I believe the title of the very first chapter perfectly introduces and summarizes Bad Boys: Public Schools in the Making of Black Masculinity. These young boys are adultified and are tied to these two controlling images of the criminal and the endangered species. The way these young boys are treated in school is a parallel to how they
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The Idea of Mill ’s ethical theory is his Greatest Happiness Principle in that “actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness and they are wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness. Happiness is the intended pleasure and the absence of pain. Unhappiness is the pain and the lack of pleasure. Pleasure and freedom from pain are the only desirable things.” Mill ’s view of happiness is hedonistic‚ which suggests that the only good thing in a person is pleasure and the
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Apart‚ Chinua Achebe reveals various violent traditions within the Igbo culture being changed. Throughout the novel‚ the arrival of the white settlers and missionaries force the Igbo people to change some of their cultural traditions. The beliefs and traditions of a given culture encourage cultural violence and practice upon the members. The main character‚ Okonkwo‚ proves to be a major catalyst for change in the Igbo culture due to his unconventional beliefs. While Hoegberg argues that the violent
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attitude‚ the mindset that their ethnicity or culture is superior as opposed to others. In this modern era of globalization‚ encompassing the interaction and integration among different people and cultures‚ the push for being culturally diverse and understanding is important. Bill Hemminger‚ the author of the essay‚ “Why Study Ancient World Cultures‚” argues that studying different cultures is important and necessary to better understand our own culture. Bill Hemminger states‚ “We must guard against
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Leader from a movie: Mulan Mulan possessed many exceptional leadership qualities. She is known for being one of the most independent main female Disney characters for many reasons. As most know‚ Mulan went to fight in the army for her crippled father and ended up defeating the enemy. Some of the traits she possesses would be courage‚ confidence‚ decisiveness‚ honor‚ integrity‚ innovation‚ open-mindedness‚ and persistence. Females in China at the time were just expected to be good wives and daughters
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combining with other factors such as state tax rates‚ and junk food bans in schools. The study also found that students eat more fast food when vending machines‚ and a la carte line no longer offers junk food. These increases in consumption rates can be seen in when state sales tax rates for foods are lower‚ according to Sherri McGinnis Gonzalez
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