Cross-Cultural Management‚ ORGB 380 Winter 2013 Weekly Readings Prof Chantal Westgate Introduction to Cross-Cultural Management 1. CP Thomas‚ D.C. “Describing Culture: What it is and where it comes from‚ “ Ch.2‚ Cross-Cultural Management: Essential Concepts‚ 2008‚ Thousand Oaks‚ CA: Sage. Understanding Cultural Differences for the Global Workplace 2. CP Guirdham‚ Maureen. “Cultural Differences at Work‚” Ch.2‚ Communicating
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PROJECT PAPER ON PRISONERS’ DILEMMA By Vipul Mehrotra A Study and Project Paper Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of PREFACE 1. The industrial organization of transactions has changed dramatically during the past decade. Several scholars have discussed and documented the phenomenon of what has been called `the shrinking organization’. The apparent failure of `hierarchies’ has been accompanied with the growing importance of cooperation in modern business. The latter poses a serious challenge
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Ethical Dilemma (Author’s name) (Institutional Affiliation) Abstract This research paper seeks to resolve a particular case of an ethical dilemma. This has been necessitated by the fact that ethical dilemmas are a recurrent part of life. Moreover‚ ethical dilemmas have become a key point of argument in the field of ethics and interestingly‚ philosophy as well (Garsten & Hernes‚ 2009). As an inividual‚ I find myself facing moral dilemma situation quite frequently which makes the exploration
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Ronald Ray contracted the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) after receiving a blood transfusion from the American National Red Cross in July 1984. Ronald Ray and his wife‚ Janet Ray sued the American National Red Cross to recover the losses incurred as a result of Ronald Ray’s acquirement of the virus that causes AIDS. The Ray’s blamed the American National Red Cross for the acquirement of HIV‚ claiming that the organization was negligent in failing to take adequate measures to ensure that persons
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Ethical dilemmas are common issues that every businessman has to face at their working environment. It is not such an easy task for businessman to have an ethical decision making‚ to choose what the “right” thing to do. In this following factual scenario‚ John also has to face some ethical dilemmas in his working environment and have difficulty to find appropriate solution. After a brief summary of the facts‚ I will discuss some ethical dilemmas which John is confronting and some approaches to ethical
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A central core in any cultural are its values. Values are independent standards where it is determined the differences of right and wrong‚ good and bad objectives. There are usually some shared values among all cultures; the contrast is the account of different perceptions between different cultures. Asian values have shown to be inter-related in that they view the individual belonging to a larger group or extended family with an expected well being of the group as a whole. To contrast this against
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Improving the efficiency of Japanese-American Seating Inc. Students: Shi SU (Roy) 2807992 Azam Hayat Bosan 2879742 Jiale Chen (Carlos) 2804167 Subject: International Business - Cross Cultural Management – 7928IBA Date: 24th April 2013 Word Count: Executive summary – 242words Report – 3246words Executive Summary In 1987‚ Banting Seat Corporation and Kasai formed a 35-65 joint venture‚ Japanese-American Seating Inc.
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globalized environment‚ cultural difference is a significant consideration for managers within organizations. Therefore‚ we will try to understand the connections between management and culture. Many MNCs have focused on Asian markets due to their rapid economic growth‚ large market size and investment potentials. However‚ to develop and implement effective human resource management strategies in their expansion into Asian markets‚ it is imperative for MNCs to understand Asian cultural values. For the
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Associate Level Material Appendix C Cross-Cultural Communication Matrix Use the matrix to complete the country information. Write 3-4 sentences for each item. • Access the Business Around the World information by accessing http://www.mhhe.com/business/buscom/bcommonline/ • Select three regions of the world to research by clicking the map on the lower-left corner of the page. Select one country from each region you chose to research. Enter your final country selections into the matrix
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Cultural Studies and "Forensic Noir" According to Thomas Doherty‚ American pop culture can’t get enough of the highly graphic and intense forensic thrillers on prime time television. This genre is known to many people as "forensic noir". The same style appears in all of the shows; someone gets killed‚ forensics play a game breaker‚ criminal gets caught‚ and then the case is closed. Doherty states‚ "Cultural-Studies Intellectuals" have been mapping the forensic noir that has led to a revitalization
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