R Organizational Culture Learning Objectives After reading this chapter‚ you should be able to: • Describe the elements of organizational culture. • Discuss the importance of organizational subcultures. • List four categories of artifacts through which corporate culture is communicated. • Identify three functions of organizational culture. • Discuss the conditions under which cultural strength improves corporate performance. • Discuss the effect of organizational culture on business ethics
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C H A P T E R 2 Culture and International Business A Conceptual Approach As mentioned in Chapter 1‚ anthropologists do more than simply accumulate and catalog information on the world’s exotic and not so exotic cultures. Like other scientists‚ they attempt to generate theories about culture that apply to all human populations. Because it is impossible for any individual to master every cultural fact about every culture in the world‚ a more theoretical approach can be instructive. That
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in China. Loosely translated‚ guanxi means "connections" and‚ as any China veteran will tell you‚ it is the key to everything: securing a business license‚ landing a distribution deal‚ even finding that coveted colonial villa in Shanghai. Fortunes have been made and lost based on whether the seeker has good or bad guanxi‚ and in most cases a positive outcome has meant knowing the right government official‚ a relationship nurtured over epic banquets and gallons of XO brandy. Now‚ like so many things
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Explain in what ways “In Another Country” is a story of ironies. In the story In Another Country‚ one of Hemingway’s greatest themes is the implausibility of war‚ focusing on the fate of the soldiers in the aftermath of war‚ when they experience the tragedies and futility of their lives. In fact‚ the story offers a rethinking of war-related concepts and values such as bravery‚ heroism‚ patriotism‚ camaraderie‚ etc. and a tool used to convey contrasting or unconventional views is irony. For example
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effects of living in a foreign country “It is fantastic to be found in a foreign country” – Ed O’Brien. As a result of globalization‚ many people can now have the opportunity to live in a different country. There is no doubt that living in a different country can bring people lots of benefits‚ but it can also have a lot of negative effects. It can be a really interesting and exciting experience‚ but at the same time it can affect you in ways you never thought possible. People have different
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The Effects of Living in a Foreign Country As a result of globalization‚ it is no longer a unaffordable choice for many people to live in a foreign country. They go abroad to venture beyond the borders of those countries in search of different things. Some have an interest in expanding perspectives and other want to learning about different cultures. However‚ the effects of living in a foreign country are somewhat similar: homesick‚ cultural shock and independence. From the emotional
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1. All-in-one stores. With everything from groceries and vegetables to footwear‚ clothes‚ cosmetics‚ furnishings and electrical items available under one roof‚ a growing middle class with higher disposable incomes is heading for the malls in droves. 2. For some‚ it is a way to chill out on movies and food in the added comfort of a fully air-conditioned space. “In short‚ it is a living room for most of them.” 3. The malls are another sign of the new‚ prosperous India‚ of call centers‚ outsourcing
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American Culture INT 110-01 Final Exam Questions December 15‚ 2012 History and Geography are the most important factors that shape a given society’s culture; In Lebanon‚ religions are of great influence on the adopted values and assumptions; some will be discussed in the following to make the point about how history and geography have interfered to shape the Lebanese society as such‚ and then a comparison with the American values and their historical backgrounds will follow; -Family:
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Ceylin Kocagöz L3A 948 26th September 2012 Reflection #3 Culture Clashes in Multi-Cultures In 21st century the most visible fact about society is that they comprise too many types of culture in it together. This is due to the cultural and physical wars which have existed for million years between big communities and also every single little one included in them. This multi-cultural structures societies are usually the return of the colonialism. Big and strong communities having the little
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economical impact to its host country” The world has now come to the 21st century‚ yet‚ times after times since before long‚ the issues concerning immigration have persistently emerged in much-heated debates in many countries’ politics since it can change a nation’s situation of security‚ culture and values‚ etc. One of the aspects of immigration that is much more focused upon though is the phenomenon’s effects on the receiving nations’ economy. Many born in the host countries fear for their employment
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