Executive Summary This assignment is to analyze the U.S. culture and Japanese culture by using Hofstede’s 5 cultural dimensions and Trompenaars’s cultural dimensions. According to the Wal-Mart’s Japanese strategy case to distinguish the difference culture in Japan compare with U.S. There are some problems that Wal-Mart may encounter which are Japan’s current distribution system‚ people’s traditional thinking of low price equate low quality and people would not going big shopping. The inherent
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Regardless of the population that a clinical psychologist work with. It is imperative that they have cultural competence. Cultural competence‚ therefore‚ is an acknowledgement and incorporation of‚ on the part of clinicians and healthcare systems‚ the importance of culture‚ the assessment of cross-cultural relations‚ vigilance towards the dynamics that result from cultural differences‚ the expansion of cultural knowledge‚ and the adaptation of services to meet culturally unique needs (Kodjo‚2009). During
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The main ethical issue inside the American Red Cross is the general trust of employees and volunteers and believing that they have the same ethics and values that are needed to be in place in this nonprofit organization. For years‚ there has been a total lack of accountability when it comes to donations‚ supplies or equipment that is needed during an emergency. There are no checks and balances in place and the organization is far from transparent as to where the funds or equipment is going. A recent
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Hunlede Soc 213-1901 Writing Assignment Cross Cultural Differences in Raising Children The world is filled with an overwhelming number of cultural differences. Some of the many examples of these differences are; perception‚ behavior‚ gestures‚ and language. All of which can greatly affect professional and personal relationships. As the world rapidly becomes more diverse‚ the number cross cultural parents increases. Raising children in a cross cultural home is a job in itself. In some instances
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Results of Poor Cross Cultural Awareness Having a poor understanding of the influence of cross cultural differences in areas such as management‚ PR‚ advertising and negotiations can eventually lead to blunders that can have damaging consequences. It is crucial for today’s business personnel to understand the impact of cross cultural differences on business‚ trade and internal company organization. The success or failure of a company‚ venture‚ merger or acquisition is essentially in the hands of
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Cross Cultural Interview Who you met with and why you consider the person different? I met with Sofia Mitre. Sofia is a Mexican expatriate. She has lived in the U.S. for the vast majority of her life; however‚ she constantly travels to and from Mexico to visit family and to accompany her father on business trips. Although we both grew up in Austin‚ Sofia considers herself a visitor to the U.S. as a citizen of Mexico. She grew up in a household rooted in Mexican heritage while I grew up in a home
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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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COM/360 Communication Guide Cross-Cultural Communication When people communicate with others for business purposed it is important that communication is open‚ clear‚ and concise. When it involves people or groups of people from two different countries that are working together it is vital that the cultural background and ways of life are considered because it will allow each group to effectively communicate with each other. When it comes to business practices a lot of cultural beliefs is brought in to
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1. Describe the five cross cultural values highlighted in the chapter. Using these dimensions of values‚ describe Malaysia. Values differ across cultures. Therefore‚ we need to understand these differences in order to explain and predict employees behavior from different countries. Some cultures value group decision‚ whereas others think that the leader should take charge. For an example‚ meetings in Germany usually start on time‚ whereas they might be half an hour late in Brazil or Malaysia
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