In this paper‚ we assess Thai culture and its influence on Thai people by using Trompenaar’s cross cultural dimension as guidance. Universalism v/s Particularism; The belief of universal application of ideas and practices against the belief of adapting ideas and practices in accordance to the circumstances and situation. Thai culture can be categorize in Particularism because most Thai people place high regard on personal friendship rather than contractual on the paper. Some agreements can even
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Teesside University Business School MSc International Management Assignment Title: Cross-culture Effect to Prudential Assurance (M) Berhad Tutor: Maryam Shadman Pajouh Subject : Managing Across Cultures Course Leader : Gill Owens Student : Amira Najwa Lukman Student Number : M2309674 Student E-Mail : M2309674@tees.ac.uk Submission date : 17 May 2013 Word Count : 2900 Table of Contents Acknowledgement 3 1.0 Executive Summary 4
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multinational corporations such as Exxon‚ Wells Fargo‚ Citi‚ Bank of America and Hewlett Packard and how they have created strong international management plans to overcome the numerous hurdles involved in cross cultural management to become successful corporations across the globe. Key Team Findings Cultural and language barriers differ from physical barriers because the aforementioned barriers can be eliminated. Additionally when employers place an emphasis on learning a language the organization can
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the report takes place the importance of motivation‚ which is the major method of management as motivating the team members leads to the successful achievement of the goal. Miscommunication is a serious problem in international teams because of the cultural differences between the members. The report highlights what miscommunication causes and how it can
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Tutorial 3- Chapter 2: Social Responsibility and Ethics Tutorial Activity 1: Ongoing Semester Case Study- Businessville Hotel The hotel manager should not acquire furniture from the furniture dealer even though he was a friend of his brother. Looking at the economic perspective‚ the manager might want to acquire the furniture from the dealer with the cost saving purpose as he was given a discount for the furniture. However‚ the manager should accomplish his duties legally while complied with his
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values‚ conflicts and misunderstandings are unavoidable. Most dominant of the challenges in Global business is the communication. Companies realize that professional business knowledge is not sufficient to achieve success unless you were aware of the intercultural communication. Therefore‚ the thesis emphasizes different cultural values have different business behaviours. To be successful in intercultural communication‚ it is essential for us to know not only our own cultural characteristics but also
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cause confusion and misunderstandings. For these intercultural businesses to breach the cultural barriers encountered when stepping into foreign grounds it is vital for them to fully understand the cultural differences that exist so as to prevent damaging business relations due to intercultural communication gaps. There are many theories that set principles to help interpret the basis of intercultural communication. These theories help to iron out possible ripples of misunderstanding by giving a basic
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INTRODUCTION The globalizing wind has broadened the mind sets of executives‚ extended the geographical reach of firms‚ and nudged international business (IB) research into some new trajectories. One such new trajectory is the concern with national culture. Whereas traditional IB research has been concerned with economic/legal issues and organizational forms and structures‚ the importance of national culture – broadly defined as values‚ beliefs‚ norms‚ and behavioural patterns of a national group
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the term ethnocentrism as a means to make assumptions or judgments about other cultures from one’s own point of view. This paper details the various problems that an ethnocentric view presents when dealing with different cultures. The effects of cultural diversity on organizational behavior are complex and powerful. This paper will also explain that a diverse workforce‚ which represents a changing world and marketplace‚ is important to organizations in the creation of competitive environment and
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It teaches them how to behave; it conditions their reactions. The more you know about culture in general and your own culture in particular‚ the better able you will be to adopt an intercultural perspective. Context is one of the most important cultural dimensions‚ yet it is among the most difficult to define. Culture‚ gender‚ personality and communication Interpersonal communication is a topic that is accepted differently by different people and depends on the contest of the communication
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