University of Agder Master of Science in Business Administration: International Management and Strategy Term Paper- ORG 409 International Management The influence of Culture on Reward and Compensation Management practices across subsidiaries of a Multinational Company By Kwame Ohene Djan (Student Nr: 166289) 6th November‚ 2012 Contents ABSTRACT 3 1.0 INTRODUCTION 4 2.0 REVIEW OF RELEVANT PRIOR LITERATURE 5 Table 1 Summary of Research Findings 11 3.0 A CONCEPTUAL
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Conquering a Culture of Indecision Some people just can’t make up their minds. The same goes for some companies. Leaders can eradicate indecision by transforming the tone and content of everyday conversations at their organizations. by Ram Charan Formerly on the faculties of Harvard Business School and Northwestern’s Kellogg School‚ Ram Charan has advised top executives at companies like GE‚ Ford‚ DuPont‚ EDS‚ and Pharmacia. He is the author of numerous articles and books‚ including What the CEO
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GORRETH RE: NO 099034636 CROSS CULTURE MANAGEMENT PGBM 07 (ASSIGNMENT) TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................3 1. CROSS CULTURE MANAGEMENT......................................
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Culture is imperative in any business. It separates the good companies from the great ones. As WestJet continues its goal of becoming a low fare international airline‚ it will face numerous obstacles. The problem addressed here deals with the people aspect. How can WestJet maintain its current people culture as the company expands? How can WestJet instill the culture into its new people? And how will WestJet meet the cultural differences in other markets? Answering these questions is essential to
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THE ABC‚ 123 of CORPORATE CULTURE Dr Stephanie Jones What is corporate culture? For many‚ it’s hard to define exactly‚ but it’s blamed when people don’t “fit in” to a new company‚ when two companies merge and have difficulties integrating with each other‚ and when a company tries to introduce a major change program. Yet culture is seen is intangible‚ indefinable‚ woolly and imprecise‚ described in vague terms of being “tough”‚ “soft”‚ “strong”‚ “weak” – but is somehow always there. Organizational
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Corporate Culture Analysis of Toyota Case study Analysis By Mithila Saranapala ABSTRACT This case study analyses the corporate culture of Toyota by using two theories and then analyze the national cultures of Japan and USA by using two theories and its impact on the corporate culture of Toyota. The models of “Edgar Schein” and “Charles Handy” will be used to analyze the corporate culture of Toyota while the models of “Greet Hofstede” and “Fons Trompenaars” will be used to analyze
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How did the British culture affect the southern part of the Iraqi culture from 1940-1949‚ including language‚ clothing‚ traditions‚ customs‚ etc? According to the Merriam Webster dictionary the general meaning to culture is‚ “The beliefs‚ customs‚ arts‚ etc.‚ of a particular society‚ group‚ place‚ or time.” The general meaning to culture depends on society and does not have a specific meaning or purpose without being backed up with the social status of a person. Each group has their own meaning and
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Teach a child that learning to recite the alphabet‚ pronounce words‚ or read a map isn’t fun and games and you may as well teach him/her to hate school. When really analyzing the quote in question‚ you can see that one can go both ways with their views and opinions. I mean‚ think about it! Video games‚ in and of themselves‚ aren’t bad. They have a lot to teach – hand/eye coordination‚ problem-solving‚ pursuing goals‚ frustration tolerance‚ etc… Can these things really be classified as bad? Video
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Popular Culture & High Culture Popular culture is the culture that prevails in a modern society‚ adopted and appealing to large masses of people‚ normally the middle class citizens. Culture consists of the customs and civilizations of a particular group. Popular culture means that arte facts and styles of human expression develop from the creativity of ordinary people‚ and circulate among people according to their interests‚ preferences‚ and tastes. Popular culture is an ever-changing phenomenon
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Organizational culture and national culture: The case of multinational companies: ZARA (outline) Defining concepts: What is organizational culture? A system of shared meaning held by members that distinguishes the organization from other organizations. (Organizational Behavior‚ p.546) Do organizations have uniform cultures? (Ibid‚ p.548) Dominant culture and subculture How the culture of a country influences the culture of a business? Geert Hofstede identifies four cultural dimensions
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