CROSS CULTURAL MANAGEMENT Study on McDonald’s Corporation India & US culture “Food is the oldest global carrier of culture.” Submitted By ShyamJS Introduction It is sometimes amazing how different people in other cultures behave. We tend to have a human instinct that ’deep inside’ all people are the same - but they are not. Therefore‚ if we go into another country and make decisions based on how we operate in our own home country - the chances are we’ll make some very bad decisions. With
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internet in doing business Convenience Reduced or no face to face contact with the customer. The business schedules time for customer response rather than being at the demand of the customer ‚ as in telephone or face-to-face contact Business can attend to their customers at any time‚ not just during normal trading hours Via social network‚ business can not only communicate with customers quickly but also retrieve customers’ feedback immediately and directly. Savings No shop rent if business is only
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COM/360 Communication Guide Cross-Cultural Communication When people communicate with others for business purposed it is important that communication is open‚ clear‚ and concise. When it involves people or groups of people from two different countries that are working together it is vital that the cultural background and ways of life are considered because it will allow each group to effectively communicate with each other. When it comes to business practices a lot of cultural beliefs is brought in to
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Executive Summary This assignment is to analyze the U.S. culture and Japanese culture by using Hofstede’s 5 cultural dimensions and Trompenaars’s cultural dimensions. According to the Wal-Mart’s Japanese strategy case to distinguish the difference culture in Japan compare with U.S. There are some problems that Wal-Mart may encounter which are Japan’s current distribution system‚ people’s traditional thinking of low price equate low quality and people would not going big shopping. The inherent
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Dr. M. Al Amri &Co. Doing Business in Saudi Arabia Dr. M. Al Amri &Co. DOING BUSINESS IN SAUDI ARABIA Contents ________________________________________________ Page Preface General Information Geography and climate Population and language Government Currency and foreign exchange regulations The calendar and international time zone Business hours Public holidays 1 The Economy General Basic resources Principal industries Banks Other financial institutions Stock exchange
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MANAGING DIVERSITY - CHALLENGES FOR INDIA INC. By: ESHA GHOSH “Diversity has fast become the master key for unchaining the growth lock‚ for any truly global enterprise to reach stupefying capacities” Globalization powered by the information technology revolution throws a hue of possibilities and challenges that did not exist before. This phenomenon has not only made borders porous‚ but also shrunk the world into what is called a global village. Any nation big or small is increasingly getting
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DOING BUSINESS IN SOUTH KOREA BUSINESS ISSUE IN SOUTH KOREA South Korea continues a process of economic liberalisation and deregulation‚ but the government has yet to adopt a fully laissez-faire policy where the economy and trade are concerned. The UK TI team in South Korea works actively to lift or loosen the many regulatory barriers that still exist to ease UK-based company enter to the market(UK Trade and Investment‚ 2009) Getting Paid - Terms of Payment The payment terms you can normally
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Doing business in Germany and UK I.Germany Business background in Germany Germany is the largest national economy in Europe and the fourth-largest by nominal GDP in the world. In Germany much greater attention has been paid to academic technical education and its value to business in general. Therefore‚ companies tend to be run by technical experts rather than lawyers and accountants and that is why German engineers are highly respected people. Diligence and competence are characteristics
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References: Nikebiz. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.nikebiz.com/crreport/ Ethical consumer. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.ethicalconsumer.org/ethicalcompanyratings/nikeethicalcompanyratings.aspx Stewart‚ N. (2011). Business ethics case analyses. Retrieved from http://businessethicscases.blogspot.com/2013/04/nike-abuse-in-indonesia-2011.html
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has been widely influenced by many other nationalities‚ such as Indian‚ Lao‚ Burmese‚ Cambodian and Chinese (Wikipedia. Thailandhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand). In the following paper we are going to apply the Onion model as learned in Cross Cultural Analysis Classes at School‚ using Geert Hofstede’s “Cultures and Organizations‚ Software of the Mind”. Then we apply four different cases in order to draw a picture of Thai culture. Firstly‚ we are going to look at the phenomenon of transgendered
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