1.Identify three scenes where you came across information on cultural differences between Japan and American workplaces. Please restrict each scene within 3-4 lines. ANS: From the Gung Ho Movie‚ it is not hard to recognize that there are lots of differences in culture‚ value‚ and work attitude between Japanese and American. Three scenes from the movie where the cultural differences are shown distinctly‚ are given below- 1. At work‚ Japanese production supervisors make the point that individual
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Gung-Ho means “Work together” Introduction Gung Ho demonstrates a cross-cultural relationship between the Americans and the Japanese people working together towards the goal. In this movie‚ a Japanese car manufacturer company takes over an American car manufacturing plant. The American workers were in conflict with the Japanese style of management. Situation Hunt Stevenson takes the leadership role and becomes the liaison between the Japanese executive team and the American workers. At first
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my own opinion‚ is a unique system of values and norms that are believed by a group of people who live in the same society. Since culture is unique‚ Geert Hofstede tried to study the differences. After the study‚ he proposed five dimensions to measure the cultural difference between nations. The following parts will explain Hofstede Framework briefly. The first dimension is Power Distance. It is a tool to measure the power difference between levels in organization. In a group with high power distance
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27‚ 2011 Gung-Ho And Office Space: How NOT To Manage Chapter 1 of James C. McCroskey’s “Organizational Communication for Survival” states that “some people believe ‘competent communication’ is ‘competent communication’ no matter where it is practiced”. (1) I believe this to be entirely untrue. Subordinate to subordinate communication differs greatly from subordinate to supervisor communication. As is true for different cultures communicating. In the movies “Office Space” and “Gung-Ho” we see two
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Difference between American and Japanese Culture In class we have recently just finished the movie Gung-Ho that illustrates to us the many difference between American and Japanese cultures. Although this movie focused on the difference between the work cultures‚ we still learn about the difference in way of life. In the movie Gung-Ho‚ a Japanese motor company comes to America to manufacture cars for the U.S. With in the first day of operations we see that the Japanese have a very different
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At InBev‚ a Gung-Ho Culture Rules American Icon Anheuser‚ A Potential Target‚ Faces Prospect of Big Changes By MATT MOFFETT May 28‚ 2008; Page B1 Diadema‚ Brazil Brazilian-managed beverage giant InBev NV isn’t a household name in the U.S. now‚ but if it proceeds with its unsolicited bid for Anheuser-Busch Cos.‚ its high-octane corporate culture could easily overwhelm the iconic U.S. brewer. |[pic] | |Bloomberg News/Landov
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Geerte Hofstede analysis Globalization is nowadays evidential in nearly every aspect of life. It can be shortly described “as the world is getting smaller”[1]. “The term describes the growing political‚ social‚ cultural‚ economic and technological interconnectedness and interdependence of the world today. As communication technologies advance‚ cultures continue to overlap and influence each other.”[2] What are the differences especially in cultural dimensions in countries like Germany and the United
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Victor Delbreuve 1) Cultural dimensions = critique of HOFSTEDE‚ TROMPENAARS‚ PROJECTGLOBE 2) Look for your country HOFSTEDE (rating : do you agree ; give examples) 1)a) HOFSTEDE The research findings of Hofstede‚ describe the cultural features‚ and assists in clarification of some cultural and behavioral paradigms in organizations in different countries. Five cultural dimensions which based on them Hofstede classified the countries are as follows: Individualism against collectivism:
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INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT Module Information & Tutorial Guide DR PATRICIA OPOKU-WUSU (Lecturer) Email: popo@learning.icrgu.navitas.com MODULE INFORMATION Business is increasingly international in its supply chains‚ routine transactions‚ and strategic focus. The workforce in both large and small firms reflects the diversity of the world’s peoples. Within this environment‚ management careers are increasingly pursued internationally. The international reach of contemporary business
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Hofstede cultural dimensions analysis with multinational business management _______France‚ Britain‚ Germany ‚ Italy Today‚ the world economic integration process ‚ the company’s multinational operations has become an unstoppable trend . But the Eastern and Western cultures have a huge difference . It is easy to generate conflict in business management . Cross-cultural management refers to: multinational companies operating in the presence of various cultural
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