Case Memo:Mattel And The The Toy Recalls Summary: Mattel‚ a global leader in toy manufacturing is currently faced with a tough challenge of restoring their consumer confidence following the increased recalls of their toys made in China. At present the most important goal for Mattel is to reassure their customers that kids’ safety is their highest priority and they are committed to provide good quality toys that are safe to play with. The main impediment in achieving their goal is not having an
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China The Time periods discussed in this essay will be between 200 BCE-1450 CE. The region will be Eastern Asia and specifically China. The changes and continuities in patterns along the Silk Road in Eastern Asia have seen two major periods‚ one being the ancestor worship and the transition into a way of life and philosophy belief. As political‚ economic‚ and social decay befell Han China‚ Daoism gained a new popularity. The fall of the Han Empire made it difficult for the Chinese to resist
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Jason Campbell 14SU MBAC 6163 B 8/24/2014 Dr. Hammond Letourneau University Individual Cross-Sectional Cultural Management Plan North America-Mexico EXECUTIVE SUMMARY México is a country located within the southern region of North America. Mexico’s comprised of approximately 1.96 million sq. km and is home to 120‚286‚655 Spanish-speaking Mexican souls. Mexico’s spans three time zones and has thirty-one states for local administrative authority. Mexico has had several previous constitutions
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trategies to improve cross-cultural relations: Here we take a systematic look at approaches people can use on their own along with training programs designed to improve cross-cultural relations. A. Develop Cultural Sensitivity B. Focus on Individuals Rather than Groups C. Respect all Workers and Cultures D. Value Cultural Differences E. Minimize Cultural Bloopers/embarrassments F. Participate in Cultural Training G. Foreign language training H. Diversity training A. Develop Cultural Sensitivity:
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Mattel SWOT analysis Strengths Strong brand portfolio. For the past 69 years Mattel has developed some well-known core brands such as‚ Barbie‚ Hot Wheels‚ American Girl‚ Thomas & Friends and Fisher-Price to become the largest toy company in the world (Hartline‚ M. & Ferrell‚ O.C.‚ pp. 458). According to the company one Barbie is sold every 3 seconds and at least 12 dolls are owned by girls between the age of 3 and six. Because of the high acceptance of the brand‚ Mattel has been able to maintain
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LEADERSHIP ACROSS CULTURES: THE ROLE OF CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION COMPETENCE Dr. Alexi Matveev College of Staten Island New York‚ NY‚ USA Dr. Elena Lvina Concordia University Montreal‚ Quebec‚ Canada Abstract New theoretical frameworks are needed to better understand effective transformational leadership in different cultural contexts. In this article we illustrate the relationship between transformational leadership and the cross-cultural communication competence frame. We show
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stereotypes‚ and it is predicted behavior on this basis. Thus‚ stereotypes play a very important role - in communications‚ in general‚ and in the process of intercultural contacts. 1. Meaning of stereotypes for cross-cultural communication Analysis of the role stereotypes in intercultural communication reveals their importance in the interaction and mutual understanding of cultures. Two approaches are developed in a result of research. The first one can be called
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number of theoretical principles and topics of cross-cultural management in the everyday life of Australian’s living in this suburb‚ through such theories and topics as Oberg’s six-month cycle of culture shock‚ Cultural dimensions- Ethnocentrism/stereotyping/parochialism‚ Hofstede’s value dimensions theory‚ as well as Harris’s and Moran’s cultural profiles. Oberg’s six-month cycle of culture shock Oberg’s theory identifies 4 major stages of cultural shock and explains the “typical” transition process
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7. Richard R. Gesteland is the author of a cross-cultural business behavior model. In his model he names 4 set of attributes. Each set has 2 contrary traits. We have: * relationship-focused and deal-focused business cultures * formal and informal business cultures * polychronic and monochromic business cultures * reserved and expressive business cultures We present each set of attributes in a table to simplify the content: Relationship-focused business cultures | Deal-focused business
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