Faculty of Business and Law PGBM04: International Business Environment On Campus Assignment Issue Date: Submission date: Week beginning 26 November 2013 Friday 17 January2014 This is an individual assignment. It will constitute 100% of your overall mark for the module. Please choose ONE question from the following FOUR. You are asked to write an essay-style answer of about 3000 words on the topic you have chosen. All questions are equally weighted. You are expected to develop your own arguments
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of a country as boundaries that allow interaction and socialization within them. Scholars have analyzed the influence of these national cultural values‚ attitudes and behaviours on business and management styles (Hofstede‚ 1980; Laurent‚ 1986; Trompenaars & Hampden-Turner‚ 1997). At the same time‚ the movement of
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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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necessary accommodations can save companies time‚ effort‚ and a considerable amount of money. Culture‚ being intangible in shape‚ builds up of a particular society’s behaviors‚ from religion beliefs to dressing style to art to methods of farming. Trompenaars and Hampden-Turner (1997‚ p.3) consider that culture is a shared belief of a group of people. Also‚ according to Mahoney‚ Trigg‚ Griffin and Pustay (2001‚ p373)‚ culture is "the set of values‚ attitudes‚ beliefs‚ behaviors and customs that distinguish
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A critical review of Javidan‚ M.‚ Dorfman‚ P.W.‚ Sully de luque‚ M.‚ House‚ R.J.‚ (2006). ‘IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER: Cross Cultural Lessons in Leadership from Project GLOBE.’ Academic of Management perspectives‚ February‚ pp 67-90 Introduction Global leadership have been seen as a way forward for multi-national organisations‚ however‚ the information gathered about different cultural context of countries has been helpful‚ even it has not been practically and theoretically use to lead in an overseas
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Human Resource Management The primary function of human resource management is to increase the effectiveness and contribution of employees in the attainment of organizational goals and objectives. There are many areas to the HRM process such as Human Resources Management and being a manager‚ being an employee and their goals‚ Human resource planning and recruitment‚ and selection‚ performance management‚ EEO and Affirmative Action‚ Human resources development‚ Compensation and benefits‚ Safety
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Multicultural project manager: Exploring linkages between national culture and conflicting styles of management Name: Yajie Wang (513832) Date: 30/November/2012 Abstract In the last twenty years‚ a big group of people immigration‚ global travel and study abroad lead to a diverse workforce within Europe‚ USA and also the Asian region. This phenomenon encourages people to know and exchange cultural more and more often. The international companies want to gain the competitive advantage
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Stanford University Press. Erez. M .. & Earley. P. C. 1993. Culture. self-identity. And work. New York: Oxford University Press. Earley. P. C .. & Erez. M. 1997. The transplanted executive. New York: Oxford University Press. Hampden-Turner. C .. & Trompenaars. F. 1993. Thf: seven cultures of capitalism. New York: Doubleday. Hofstede. G. 1991. Culture and organizations: Software of the mind. London: McGraw-Hill. 13 Bandura. A. 1997. Self-efficacy: The exercise of control. New York: W.H. Freeman and Company
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What is Motivation? –A state of mind‚ desire‚ energy or interest that translates into action“ A strong behavioral component –It leads to action –Managers can influence motivation –It is a key to performance Importance of Motivation Motivation impacts PERFORMANCE Performance = Ability x Motivation x Opportunity –Ability – what a person can do: a competence & skill –Motivation – interest in doing something include Internal motivation; External motivation –Opportunity – the set-up‚
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Culture in a global economy is a critical factor in international business. While many business transactions make economic sense‚ the ability to successfully fulfill profitable relationships often depends on being able to reconcile international differences arising from separate cultures. Understanding cultural differences is an initial step‚ but managers also need to engage in learning processes to develop international cultural competence. Cross-cultural training enables managers to acquire both
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