Case Study Report Euro Disneyland DiChao Wu Student Number: 3152196 Case Study GSBS6009 – Cross-Cultural Management Due: 2th October 2012 Lecturers: Dr Karen Tian Table of Contents 1. Introduction This report provides information about the critical reflection of my personal decision making situation in the workplace or a similar environment and give some suggestion about how I might have dealt these issues. In preparing
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Global. (Document ID: 9372586). Merriam-Webster Dictionary- Globalization‚ (2011). Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam- Webster Online Hofstede‚ G. (2010). Hofstede dimensions of national culture. Cultures and Organizations: Software of the Mind‚ (2010 ed.) http://www.via-web.de/imprint/ International Business Times (2011‚ Dec Powell‚ S. (2006). Interview with Geert Hofstede: challenges of cultural diversity. Human Resource Management International Digest‚ 14(3)‚ 12-15. Retrieved from ABI/INFORM Global
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orientations‚ and norms typical of the members of a particular society (Trompenaars‚ 1997). Management techniques inconsistent with national culture can lead to conflict between multinational corporations (MNCs) and its employees and‚ perhaps the broader society. Comparative studies of national culture across a large number of countries are limited because of the significant costs associated with data collection. A study by Geert Hofstede‚ using data collected in around 60 countries in the late 1970s‚ remains
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Theory and the Construction Industry‚ 3rd ed.‚ Macmillan‚ London. Hofstede‚ G. (1980)‚ Culture’s Consequences: International Differences in Work-Related Values‚ Sage Publications‚ London. Hofstede‚ G. (1997)‚ Cultures and Organizations: Software of the Mind‚ McGraw-Hill‚ New York‚ NY. Hofstede‚ G. (2001)‚ Culture’s Consequences: Comparing Values‚ Behaviors‚ Institutions‚ and Organizations Across Nations‚ Sage Publications‚ London. Hofstede‚ G.‚ Neujien‚ B.‚ Ohayv‚ D.D. and Sanders‚ G. (1990)‚ “Measuring
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In 1998‚ management consultants Trompenaars and Hampden-Turner published their “Seven Dimensions of Culture” model to help explain national cultural differences in organisations and to show how managing these differences in a heterogeneous business environment is a major challenge for international managers. Trompenaars and Hampden-Turner gathered data over ten years using a method that relied on giving respondents dilemmas or contrasting tendencies. Each dilemma consisted of two alternatives
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André Santiago Beires – DEC 15 (20) Sample REPORT Introducing the Caipirinha in Australia Executive Summary The Caipirinha is a drink considered the symbol of Brazil‚ traditionally prepared with sugar‚ lemon‚ ice and a Brazilian alcoholic beverage called cachaça. It can be well appreciated in several occasions. Recently a Brazilian young man studying in Sydney came up with the idea of exporting the drink to Australia. However he recognizes that there may be cross-cultural issues in introducing
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Halmstad University 2010 Halmstad University School of Business and Engineering Bachelor Degree EXPLORING THE INFLUENCE OF CULTURE ON CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY The example of France‚ Spain and Sweden Marketing dissertation: 15 ECTS 18th of October 2010 Authors: Adriana Corral Alonso & Daphné Lapourré Supervisor: Jean-Charles Languilaire 1 Halmstad University 2010 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We desire to express our gratitude toward all people who have contributed to our thesis. We are willing to thank
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both for students of business and managers in work organisations’? Abstract: The aim of this essay explains my knowledge and understanding about the term ’national culture’ and introduces the differences mentioned by the theorists such as‚ Hofstede‚ Trompenaars in the study as well as analyses a content that both business students and organisational managers in work should consider culture as a main notion which was argued by French‚ R. (2010). Illustrating from the book‚ websites and my own experience
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development of transportation. Because of globalization‚ countries are tied closer than ever before. Since the beginning of 1970s‚ scholars such as Geert Hofstede started to notice the importance of cultural differences for many aspects of business life‚ in particular‚ when business related to communicate between people with different cultures. Hofstede (http://geert-hofstede.com/dimensions.html) claimed that "Culture is more often a source of conflict than of synergy. Cultural differences are a nuisance
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Hofstede’s Five Aspects of Culture Hofstede ’s cultural factors Explanations > Culture > Hofstede ’s cultural factors Power | Self | Gender | Predictability | Time | So what? Geert Hofstede‚ a Dutch cultural anthropologist‚ analyzed cultures along five dimensions. He rated 58 countries on each dimension on a scale from 1 to 100. Power Hofstede named this Power Distance (PD or PDI). It is the extent to which less powerful members expect and accept unequal power distribution.
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