attitudes and beliefs‚ family values‚ etiquette‚ punctuality‚ religion‚ appearance‚ behavior and communications. In addition to the aforementioned components I will lead a discussion of Hofstede’s Four Dimensions of Culture‚ the GLOBE study‚ and Trompenaars Cultural Dimensions. As to stress the importance of my understanding of the above components and cultural research as it pertains to my endeavor to successfully manage my foreign counterparts‚ I will lead a discussion of those components and my
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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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ACADEMIC REPORT ON ORGANISATIONAL AND NATIONAL CULTURE AND HOW IT RELATES TO A SUCCESSFUL PROJECT MANAGEMENT RAVINDU SASANKA GAMAGE 511001 SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIRMENTS OF THE MASTERS IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT COURSE. 2011 November School of Built Environment Liverpool John Moores University ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank my lecturer‚ Dr. David James Brayde‚ for the valuable advice and support he has given me in the writing of this Academic
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CROSS CULTURAL COMMUNICATIONS CASE STUDY The Missouri Computational Company MCC‚ founded in 1952‚ is a very successful American company. It develops‚ produces‚ and sells medium- and large-size computers. The company currently operates as a multinational corporation in North and South America‚ Europe‚ Southeast Asia‚ Australia‚ and the Middle East. Sales activities are regionally structured. The factories are in St. Louis and Newark (NJ); the most important research activities take place in
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lectures since the beginning of this class on October 3rd. You will particularly need to demonstrate precise knowledge of the cultural dimensions and theories studied in class including precise definitions and meanings of: i. The Hofstede and Trompenaars dimensions ii. Proxemics iii. Chronemics iv. Highand low context cultures There will be 3 sections Section 1. 15 multiple choice questions: 2 points for a correct answer‚ 0 for a wrong answer. Five or six questions may require two correct answers
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Analysis of Potential Markets for Company A Abstract This research article will try to make a detailed analysis of the business culture of China‚ India‚ Brazil and Nigeria‚ in order to provide more information for the decision-making of the company A‚ which is famous shoe maker‚ located in Northampton‚ the United Kingdom‚ as an essential part of its international expansion. Literature review will be adopted as the research method‚ to gather the secondary data‚ for the analysis and discussion
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Purpose: The purpose of these experiments[1] was to measure the exciting current and determine the core losses in a transformer using the open circuit test (experiment # 2) and to determine the equivalent circuit of a transformer by using the short circuit method (experiment # 3). Introduction: In order to determine the equivalent circuit parameters of a transformer two simple tests are used‚ namely the open-circuit test (experiment #2) and the short-circuit test (experiment #3). By performing
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Meaning and Dimensions of Culture Chapter 4 Chapter Outline The nature of culture The nature of culture Values and folkways Comparing cultural values Sub-cultures and cultural change How culture affects management – see page 95 How cultures view each other Chapter Outline (2) Cultural dimensions – how people look at life Hofstede’s dimensions Country clusters – countries with similar cultural dimensions Trompenaar’s dimensions The Nature of Culture Culture is
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I. Culture I.1 How to define culture? Culture is a system of shared beliefs‚ values‚ customs‚ behaviors and artifacts that the members of society use to interact with their world and with one another. It is a combination of thoughts‚ feelings‚ attitudes‚ beliefs‚ values‚ and behavior pattern that are shared by racial‚ religious‚ ethnic or social group of people. Anthropologist James Spradley believes culture to be :”the acquired knowledge people use to interpret experience and generate behavior”
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(1996‚ September–October). Values in tension: Ethics away from home. Harvard Business Review: 48–62. Enderle‚ G. (Ed.). (1999). International business ethics. Challenges and approaches. Notre Dame‚ London: University of Notre Dame Press. Hampden-Turner‚ C.‚ & Trompenaars‚ F. (2000). Building crosscultural competence. Chichester: Wiley. Husted‚ B. W. (2000). A contingency theory of corporate social performance. Business and Society‚ 39(1): 24–48. Kaptein‚ M.‚ & Wempe‚ J. (2002). The balanced company. A
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