Cultural differences are a nuisance at best and often a disaster." - Dr. Geert Hofstede (Beyond your Borders). The movie Gung Ho (a Chinese expression for "work together")‚ demonstrates a cross-cultural relationship between the Americans and the Japanese working together towards achieving the goal of reviving an American car manufacturing plant (Assan Motors) (Definition of Gung Ho). However‚ conflict arises due to the tremendously different cultures and work ethics of the two groups. In the beginning
Premium Culture Gung Ho Automobile
Gung Ho‚ by Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles was a wonderful book that discussed many important factors involved in making a company truly successful. It had a good storyline to help to tell the story of Gung Ho. When I first picked up the book to read it I really had no idea what to expect to learn from the book. The points that were made in this book were very simple and common sense principles. I say that these principles are simple‚ but many companies do not think of these little things when
Free Employment Thought The Work
Warsame.w Prof. Bahieh‚ Wilkinson Contemporary Activities: T’ai Chi Chuan I An intercultural Approach for Counseling By Bahieh Habibi Wilkinson The intercultural approach of T’ai Chi Ch’uan was an interesting and quite helpful book. It began by describing Therapy‚ a healing‚ an attempt to gain‚ return and maintain the body and mind to a natural state of equilibrium. I think this is very necessary especially in our day and Age; we tend to do a lot and rest less. This might be a
Premium Slow Movement Martial arts Life
The Lottery is a tradition where the village people gather and put a slip with their name into the box. Then a person is chosen at random‚ resulting in being stoned to death. There is one group “ ‘over in the north village they’re talking of giving up the lottery.’ Old Man Warner snorted. ‘Pack of crazy fools‚’ he said. ‘Listening to the young folks‚ nothing’s good enough for them.’ “ (3). This faction realizes the practice is long forgotten and has no purpose
Premium High school Baseball Family
Hours of service (HOS) rule for the CMV driver English 112 Composition In 1939 the hours of service (HOS) was established by the federal government for the purpose of regulating the hours a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) was allowed to operate at a given 24 hour period. Up until 2007 there were very little changes due to legal issues. It seems there are several different organizational groups out in the United Sates that cannot agree on what type of laws and regulations are needed for the
Premium Truck Automobile
Memoir Draft 1 The moment I looked out the window of the car and my eyes turned to the row of homeless people weaving its way through the traffic begging for money‚ I jumped out of my seat. It was my first visit to India after leaving the country for the United States. The homeless people’s’ hands were making weird gestures and thumping the windows of the honking cars. I could not digest what I was seeing! While reaching out to an old woman to give her some money‚ I thought about what non homeless
Premium Poverty Homelessness
I. Title: Memoirs of a Geisha (1997) II. Author: Arthur Golden (1957- ) III. Setting: a. Where: Gion‚ Kyoto‚ Japan b. When: Early 1900’s (1930’s‚ World War II) IV. Character and Characterization: c. Principal Characters i. Sayuri Nitta (Chiyo Sakamoto) Sayuri is the main character of the book. As a child‚ she always thought well of others. She has determination and does not give up easily. Her gray eyes are what make her stand out the most.
Premium Geisha Memoirs of a Geisha
Executive Summary Gung-Ho was a comedy movie released by Parliament Pictures in 1986. The title of the movie is actually a Chinese expression for "work together". The main story portrayed the takeover of an American automobile plant by a Japanese automobile manufacture- Assan Motors Company. As the Japanese executives began to work with their American colleagues‚ its successful experience and advanced business concepts and ethics are brought to the United States. In the meanwhile‚ the cross-cultural
Premium Culture Communication Geert Hofstede
leotards and tights. Stepping into a dance studio was like stepping into an extension of my home; which was always nice‚ because I moved around a lot as a child. I was born in Minnesota‚ moved to Wisconsin‚ then to Pennsylvania‚ and now I reside in North Carolina. I became accustomed to change‚ and learned to enjoy
Premium Dance Choreography Performance
changes from a cold hearted man to an empathetic and caring person who feels guilt and remorse or Ender at the end of the novel. Colonel Graff is a fascinating character in the book‚ Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card. He displays many different traits that make him interesting to read. This strong character‚ Colonel Graff transforms over the course of the book. In
Premium Human Ender's Game