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
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Ho Ching Leadership September 16‚ 2014 LDR 300 Mr. GPower‚ in the reading‚ described as the capacity to cause change and influence. Ho Ching’s has been recognized and ranked at 18 in Asia’s most powerful people. According to the reading and further research‚ Ching is an influential leader because she brought a company from failing. In this basis‚ the company is successful not only with the CEO but the workers he or she employ. In receiving awards‚ she must have influenced someone to receive recognition
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refugees. Half of that 4.6 million are children. Countries like Germany‚ Sweden‚ Turkey‚ and Egypt have already begun to accept Syrian refugees. Allowing people who are fleeing their country is what the United States was built on and how the country was founded‚ we should allow Syrians to enter‚ following what we have done in the past that has made our country what it is today. Although certain Syrian refugees may disrupt our national security‚ they should still be
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Loyalty vs. Freedom You have just returned home from a day’s work in the shop‚ when all of a sudden your door is kicked down. The dust settles. Four British troops enter‚ weapons drawn. One of the troops comes and points his rifle at your chest‚ bayonet stabbing your skin. “Are you loyal to England‚ or are you a rebel traitor‚ a patriot?” You look towards your family‚ cowering in the corner. You know that your decision will mean life or death. What would you say? These are tense times for our young nation
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Should The Government Regulate Our Health? Posted: 01/29/10 10:58 AM ET Get Healthy Living Alerts Sign Up Submit this story I was in my late 20’s when I walked into a dialysis clinic for the first time. The interior of the waiting area was worn‚ with beige paint peeling off of the walls. As I waited awkwardly to find out where my patient was my attention was drawn to a sign that read‚ "Did you know that [a popular fast food sandwich] contains 1020 milligrams of sodium?" Salt can be bad
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Gung Ho" and the Integrated Cultural Framework The purpose of this exercise is to apply the dimensions of the Integrated Cultural Framework to the movie "Gung Ho". Each company is discussed separately using examples from the movie and then summary values provided. United States ICF Dimension Low Moderate High Ability to Influence High Comfort with Ambiguity High Assertiveness Doing/Masculine Individual/Collectivism Individual Time Orientation Present Space Orientation Public
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WE WERE SOLDIERS ONCE ... AND YOUNG PROLOGUE. In thy faint slumbers I by thee have watch ’d And heard thee murmur tales of iron wars ... -Shakespeare‚ Henry IV‚ Pan One‚ Act II‚ Scene 3 This story is about time and memories. The time was 1965‚ a different kind of year‚ a watershed year when one era was ending in America and another was beginning. We felt it then‚ in the many ways our lives changed so suddenly‚ so dramatically‚ and looking back on it from a quarter-century gone we are left in
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Chapter 2 & 3 Assignment – Gung Ho Case Study Answers Due Date – Oct 14‚ 2011 Points - 50 Possible Points Informal Institutions: Culture‚ Ethics‚ & Norms Introduction: Management Decision Section 1: (10 Points) this chapter emphasizes the importance of informal institutions (rules) – culture‚ ethics and norms that are the foundation of behavior for individuals and firms regardless of country. For managers this suggests that there are two broad implications: A. The institutional
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was about a relative abusing the two children and once Curtis and Catherine asked for help from their father and his girlfriend‚ they ignored and did not do anything about it. So the kids plotted a plan to kill the girlfriend. Today‚ children are receiving much harsher punishments than they should be. This is a major problem because once they are sent to prison they become victimized‚ are mentally unfit‚ and shouldn’t live in that poor of environment. Children who are placed in adult prisons and
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In the texts‚ “No Name Woman” and “The Men We Carry in Our Minds”‚ both authors explore the harsh protracted struggles an individual goes through when an individual’s identity clashes with the narrative society has preset for a person of their nature. Despite a different message‚ purpose‚ and tone that defines each memoir‚ Sanders and Kingston display striking similarities in rhetorical structure and setting as they deconstruct the situations they describe as they tell their stories. Each author
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