Cross Cultural Leadership – 15.996 Lecture Notes Class Two – Cultural Styles • • • • • Universalism vs. Particularism Individualism vs. Collectivism Neutral vs. Emotional Achievement vs. Ascription Dialogue: making a joint hiring decision including compensation Read: • Trompenaars‚ Fons and Hampden-Turner‚ Charles. Riding the Waves of Culture: Understanding Cultural Diversity in Global Business (2nd edition). New York: McGraw-Hill‚ 1998‚ pages: 1-10‚ 29-36‚ 49-53‚ 68-75‚ 80-81‚ 105-111
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plants as they encourage sickness‚ although a bonsai tree is always acceptable. . Give items in odd numbers‚ but not 9. . If you buy the gift in Japan‚ have it wrapped. . Pastel colours are the best choices for wrapping paper. . Gifts are not opened when received. Dining Etiquette On the rare occasion you are invited to a Japanese house: . Remove your shoes before entering and put on the slippers left at the doorway. . Leave your shoes pointing away from the doorway you are about to walk through
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HOCHSCHULE REGENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES FAKULTÄT ANGEWANDTE SOZIALWISSENSCHAFTEN BACHELOR SOZIALE ARBEIT MODULE 1.12 THEORIE-PRAXIS-TRANSFER LIFE OF CROSS-CULTURAL CHILDREN Contents 1. Introduction 2. Definitions 3. High Mobility 4. Advantages 5. Challenges 6. Conclusion 7. Bibliography 8. Attachments 1. INTRODUCTION It took me quite some time to decide on what topic to write for my term paper. While researching
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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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Cross-Cultural Perspectives Cross-Cultural Perspectives Cross-Cultural Perspectives McDonald’s is the largest fast food chain restaurant in the world. Ray Kroc founded the franchise in 1955 in California. The company pride itself on their tasty hamburgers and delicious french-fries. McDonald’s is also known for its quick service and its drive through. The company went from one restaurant location‚ to locations in different states‚ to a global corporation. McDonald’s continue
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Case Studies in Cross Cultural Miscommunication When a company starts to do business in a foreign country‚ there are often many business practices that are different and difficult to understand. As a result‚ many companies experience cross cultural miscommunication that can inhibit business and break the trust between corporate headquarters and the foreign office. In this paper‚ we look at some real examples of communication problems between offices in two locations. This occurs both between
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Cross-Cultural Perspectives Cheryl Byers ETH/316 February 16‚ 2015 Kevin Forsberg Cross-Cultural Perspectives Cross-cultural perspectives are just that‚ an individual perspectives of other another culture in comparison to another. Cola-Cola was created May 8‚ 1886 by John Pemberton and Jacobs’ Pharmacy was the first place it was served at. In 1906‚ Coca-Cola expanded to three countries outside the United States. In 1912‚ they expanded to the Philippines and then to Asia for the first time. In
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FACT SHEET Cross-cultural communication Working for our future – today Cross-cultural communication Everybody has the right to express his or her culture and beliefs. This fact sheet is a simple guide to help you in communicating with people from other cultures. Multiculturalism on the Gold Coast One in four Gold Coast residents was born overseas (2006 Census) and 8.7 % of our community speaks a language other than English. After English‚ the most frequently spoken language at home is
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Cross Cultural Communications Sheila Helgeland 11/1/201 Cross cultural communication in the work place has grown in leaps and bounds. It affects our approach towards work‚ towards time management‚ and getting and giving information. All three of these preferences have a huge impact on teamwork success. Culture may be defined as the complex system of value‚ traits‚ morals‚ knowledge‚ belief‚ religion‚ language‚ art‚ laws‚ and custom shared by a society. Culture teaches people how to behave
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eastern managers that improvement in their business is needed. The case which the presentation is based on is about cross-cultural management and organisational strategy and improvement. A delegate of an Australian consulting firm is given the task of heading up a pilot study in the organisations Taiwanese and Indian offices with the aim of identifying the reasons for their slow market growth and offering recommendations as to how to improve their performance. The presentation on the case focuses
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