Smith-Ch-13.qxd 2/22/2008 9:16 PM CHAPTER Page 219 13 Cross-Cultural Approaches to Leadership Zeynep Aycan Arabs worship their leaders—as long as they are in power! —House‚ Wright‚ and Aditya (1997‚ p. 535) The Dutch place emphasis on egalitarianism and are skeptical about the value of leadership. Terms like leader and manager carry a stigma. If a father is employed as a manager‚ Dutch children will not admit it to their schoolmates. —House et al. (1997‚ p. 535) The Malaysian leader is expected
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1. A middle-age woman approaches the ticket counter of an airline at a large airport and demands to see the manager. You ask if you can be of any assistance since the manager is not available. She immediately challenges the airline’s “No Pet Policy” as unfair and discriminatory. She explains that she has to travel 1000 miles to attend to a sick sister. Her toy poodle‚ with whom she has never been separated‚ never barks or bites and she cannot stand the thought of her “little baby” all alone in the
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This page intentionally left blank International Management Culture‚ Strategy‚ and Behavior Eighth Edition Fred Luthans University of Nebraska–Lincoln Jonathan P. Doh Villanova University INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT: CULTURE‚ STRATEGY‚ AND BEHAVIOR‚ EIGHTH EDITION Published by McGraw-Hill‚ a business unit of The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc.‚ 1221 Avenue of the Americas‚ New York‚ NY 10020. Copyright © 2012 by The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc. All rights reserved. Previous editions © 2009‚
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Final exam questions – International Business_Fall 2013 (18.01.2014) 1. What are the economic and political arguments for regional economic integration and impediments to integration? Describe each argument and impediment shortly. The economic and political arguments for Regional Economic Integration are trade diversion and geography. This would exclude third world countries from being exposed to trade tariffs in the international market. Other than that because of being close to each other‚ the
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Every decision has a corresponding consequence. We were all told this as we grew up‚ and nowhere is it as prevalent as in civil rights. Martin Luther King Jr. gave the “I Have a Dream” speech for black civil rights and now Eve Conant Wrote an article “Uncivil Rights” about the gay civil rights movement. The idea behind these pieces of work is that the choices people make in life affect all of society especially when it comes to civil rights. Every civil rights problem begins with the victim. In
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International trade Payment methods Payment Methods for International Trade * Prepayments: The goods will not be shipped until the buyer has paid the seller. * Time of payment: Before shipment * Goods available to buyers: After payment * Risk to exporter: None * Risk to importer: Relies completely on exporter to ship goods as ordered * Letter of Credit (L/C): These are issued by a bank on behalf of the importer promising to pay the exporter upon presentation of the shipping
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The five different approaches to motivation The first being instincts which are the patterns of behavior that are biologically determined rather than learned. Fact: people and animals are born preprogrammed with sets of behavior’s essential to survive. The second being the drive-reduction approach. It suggests that a lack of some basic biological requirement such as water produces the drive to obtain the water. The third being the arousal approach in which each person tries to maintain a
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Summary International Marketing Chapter 1 What to learn from chapter 1: * The internationalization of business and marketing * The globalization debate and the various meanings of “globalization” * The scope of the international marketing task * The importance of the self-reference criterion (SRC) * The progression to becoming a global marketer * The increasing importance of global awareness and the strategic orientation of firms * The distinction among various terms
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Curtin Business School School of Management Unit Outline 10835 International Management 375 Summer Semester‚ 2012 Unit study package number: Mode of study: Tuition pattern summary: Credit Value: Pre-requisite units: Co-requisite units: Anti-requisite units: Result type: Approved incidental fees: Unit coordinator: 10835 Internal Seminar: 1 x 3 Hours This unit does not have a fieldwork component. 25.0 10848 (v.0) Management 100 or any previous version Nil Nil Grade/Mark Information about approved
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Hill: International Business: Competing in the Global Marketplace‚ Sixth Edition V. The Strategy and Structure of International Business 14. Entry Strategy and Strategic Alliances © The McGraw−Hill Companies‚ 2007 229 14 Entry Strategy and Strategic Alliances Introduction Basic Entry Decisions Which Foreign Markets? Timing of Entry Scale of Entry and Strategic Commitments Summary Entry Modes Exporting Turnkey Projects Licensing Franchising Joint Ventures Wholly Owned Subsidiaries
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