Introduction Chiba International is an American subsidiary of a Japanese company: Chiba Electronics. Chiba International is based in San Jose‚ California and has 70% of market share in the United States. They manufacture and sell high-quality electronics parts for integrated circuits. Chiba counts 14 out of the 24 top executives and 65 out of the 70 salesmen which are American. Japanese and American cultures are very different and the way to run a business is very different too. In this case study‚
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Case 1: Chiba International‚ Inc. 1. Can Japanese management practices work in the United States without adaptation? Why or why not? What cultural values are relevant? Japanese management practices in the United States cannot work without adaptation. Because Japanese culture is so different than American culture‚ it would take a lot of acclimation. The reason it wouldn’t work without adapting is because the values and behaviors of the two countries are so different from each other. For example
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Chiba International‚ Inc. Question 1. Philosophy: Chiba’s philosophy reflects aspect of Japanese National Culture. With an Individualism score of 46‚ Japan shows a leniency towards Collectivism‚ that is‚ they believe in putting harmony over the expression of individual opinions. However‚ unlike many of their neighbouring Asian countries‚ they are not only loyal to family‚ or those people who have been in their inner group sine birth‚ but also to situational groups. This means that unity is
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The case on Chiba International Inc. deals with the challenges faced by a Japanese company¶s manufacturing plant set up in rural Georgia to adapt the philosophy of the company to its American workforce and culture. Ken Morikawa‚ the general manager for administration and John Sinclair‚ the American personnel head of the company are determined to find out how Chiba International‚ another Japanese company based in California‚ has successfully translated its corporate philosophy into
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BSM 495 International Case Analysis Strategic and Organization Change at Black & Decker Known primarily for its power tools‚ Black & Decker is one of the world’s older multinational corporations. The company was founded in Baltimore‚ Maryland‚ in 1910‚ and by the end of the 1920’s had become a small multinational company with operations in Canada and Britain. Today the company has two well-known brands‚ Black & Decker consumer powers tools and its DeWalt brand of professional power tools
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Philips vs Matsushita Case 1.Briefly describe reasons for Phillips and Matsushita to operate internationally. Why do they do it? Describe the international strategy of Phillips and Matsushita using the international strategy classifications we discussed in class (e.g.‚ localization‚ transnational‚ global). Philips and Matsushita are two electronic (equipment and service) based powerhouses who had to expand their business to the international market. One my ask why they needed to operate internationally…
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International Case : Reengineering the Business Process at Procter & Gamble Procter & Gamble (P&G)‚ a multinational corporation known for products such as diapers‚ shampoo‚ soap‚ and toothpaste‚ was committed to improving value to the customer. Its products were sold through various channels‚ such as grocery retailers‚ wholesalers‚ mass merchandisers‚ and club stores. The flow of goods in the retail grocery channel was from the factory’s warehouse to the distributors’ warehouses before
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Q 1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of a hands-off‚ decentralized management approach ? Advantages of Decentralization Decentralization will not work unless you really delegate both responsibility and authority. This means that the final decisions must be made at that lower level. You just can’t beat a decentralized system. It gets decisions closest to the level where the action really is. And it really does something for people. The executives are now essentially
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Marcia Johnson Professor Khan International Business 10 September 2013 Case Study Assignment #1 The three different types of international orientations that MNC’s project are global‚ multi-domestic and domestic. When a company exhibits a global marketing orientation its marketing strategy is global‚ and its market coverage is the world. The firm or company develops a standardized marketing mix applicable across national boundaries. The product‚ promotion‚ price and place are standard and are
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marketing who later became the CEO. He went to an Italian coffee house in Italy and wanted the same format in Starbucks. The idea was to still sell the same products but with a coffee house setting. This idea is an example of what international business is. International business is a world where business is done globally rather than domestically. An example of this would be‚ 10 years ago Toyota (a Japanese company) would be considered a Japanese car but today it would be considered a global car since
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