The Cultural Challenges of Doing Business Overseas MBA/501 Dr. Ellen Szarleta-Instructor August 27‚ 2006 The Cultural Challenges of Doing Business Overseas Introduction For an American company to be successful overseas with business ventures they have to take risks in making business decisions which can be challenging. Steve Kafka‚ an American of Czech origin and a franchisor for Chicago Style Pizza‚ has decided to expand his business into the Czech Republic. He knows it is a risky decision;
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RUNNING HEAD: THE CULTURAL CHALLENGES OF DOING BUSINESS OVERSEAS The Cultural Challenges of Doing Business Overseas Cristal Mitchell University of Phoenix Introduction To the average person‚ the idea of opening a pizza franchise in the Czech Republic sounds odd. Here’s what’s interesting: the franchising sector in the Czech Republic is steadily growing and the concept of franchising is becoming familiar to an increasing number of companies and individuals (www.factbook.net). American
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The Cultural Challenges of Doing Business Overseas Nancy Kelley University of Phoenix MBA 501: Forces Influencing Business in the 21st Century A. Lutz February 2007 Globalization and overseas business expansion has brought about the need for in-depth understanding of culture differentiation. When conducting or contemplating cross cultural business ventures‚ it is important to understand the culture before communicating one ’s desires. This paper will focus on the cross cultural challenges
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Was the company ’s experience positive‚ negative‚ or mixed? One of the most well known companies that has done business overseas is McDonald ’s corporation. While this expansion worked well for the company in the beginning by 2002 the corporation was looking to close 175 stores overseas. (Webpro‚ 2002) What legal or political barriers did the company have to overcome? Each country has a different set of laws to govern the way in which companies may operate in there country‚ employee benefits
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Challenges and Advantages of Doing Business in China With China emerging as a global power in business within the last decade‚ knowing about doing business in China has become more important than ever. There are both many advantanges and challenges with doing business in China in this modern era‚ and understanding both sides of this coin is the key to being successful in China. Some aspects to keep in mind include the cultural barrier‚ the price of the work force in China compared to the United
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Cross-cultural challenges when doing business in China.(Research Note) Abstract With the globalisation of world business‚ China has become an appealing 有吸引力的market for foreign investors. The problem of cross-cultural management arises as the cooperation between China and its culturally different Western partners continues to increase at an unprecedented无前例的 rate. This paper presents an understanding on the general cultural differences between America and China by applying the cultural dimensions
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bureaucratic hurdles which the MNCs had to overcome‚ gradually reduced making it easier to do business. Corruption is another big hurdle when doing business in India. Areas like electricity supply‚ judiciary (particularly lower courts)‚ Police‚ land administration are counted in the most corrupt category. Since all these are essential in building up a business‚ corruption proves to be a major hurdle for starting business in India. Inadequate Infrastructure It has long been felt that roads and communication
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Franchising business is based on relationship as the franchisor will licenses its trade name like the brand and its franchising operating methods to the franchisee who agrees to operate according to the terms of a contract. Franchise business provide advantage to the franchisee as it offers reduced uncertainty‚ well-known trademark product or service‚ faster opportunity to earn profit ‚ leadership and support. However‚ with new franchise concepts popping up constantly‚ not all are destined to succeed
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custom‚ and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man person as a member of society.” Potential cultural issues: o Difference in cultural habits and norms. Space. Space is perceived differently. Americans will feel crowded where people from more densely populated countries in Europe will be comfortable. Time. Monochronic cultures tend to value precise scheduling and doing one thing at a time; in polychronic cultures‚ in contrast‚ promptness is valued less‚ and multiple tasks may
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SM0376 Doing Business in Europe‚ Asia and the Americas Northumbria University Presented by 09 January 2011 NU Student Number: 11035717 SHAPE Student Number: 117011424 Table of Contents PART A 1 Question 1 1.1 Defining Partnership…………………………………………………...…5 1.2 Advantages of Kraft chooses Cadbury as a partner……………………...….5 2 Question 2 2.1 Potential risks of this acquisition………………………………………….6 2.2 Impacts of cross-cultural risk……………………………………………
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