...Phase I – Individual Project MGM316-1404A-06 Professor Robert Dunoskovic Colorado Technical University Hesteresia “Terri” Crawford October 15, 2014 When starting a franchise in other countries one should consider the complications one can run into such as their cultures and beliefs. This type of venture requires careful planning to ensure it is not a complete washout. Franchises that are proposing to invest in foreign market, in such countries such as Mexico, China, United Arab Emirates and Israel, have distinctive arrogances, views, principles, customs and philosophies that are contrarily from the United States. Nations such as UAE are mostly Islamic which have stringent religious views toward ingesting products such as pork. It is considered as being unclean, other religions, such as Buddhism which is practiced in China grimace at beef because they also consider it to be unclean. The ingesting of pork is forbidden by the Judaism faith in Israel thus such sacred beliefs would impede the development of a franchise in these nations. Mexico, has several ethnic issues that could increase the substantial use of American fast food such as the total rise in economic wages, varying tendencies with respects to mothers returning to the workforce as well. Also with the average being below 30, as stated by the Canadian Market gauge report of 2011, we are dealing with a younger generation, more youthful customers...
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...International Business Communications MGM316-1303B-02 Professor: Robert Wilberding Basic Concepts of International Communication Roxane Billiot August 25, 2013 Part I All countries have their own specific beliefs and cultures. One of the things I learned in Sardegna was that even though the cultures from the different regions were similar, they were still different. Each province had a dialect different from each other. Since we have decided to extend our fast food hamburger franchise to include UAE (United Arab Emirates), Israel, Mexico and China we must first do some research on the culture, language, religious beliefs, and values of these new countries. The first thing I would research is the different cultures and how they will impact the business. Does their culture even allow for this type of food? In the articles that I researched, the countries that I will expand my franchise to will only have one major issue, which is the same issue in the United States. That issue is obesity. United Arab Emirates – With American fast food already being global I foresee no issues with the type of food prepared in my fast food chain expanding to the UAE. Since the 1980’s the Middle East has had American fast food chains. (Pulitzer Center, 2012) According to Shane McGinley “The UAE restaurant market is set to grow 30 percent to $780m in the next four years and will be dominated by American-style fast food brands, an industry expert have said.” (McGinley, 2011) Israel – Nathan...
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...The Future of Global Communications: An Analysis of, “What the World Will Speak in 2115” Keren Gaona The University of Texas at El Paso Global Business 3304 May 19, 2016 According to the speculations of linguistic expert, John McWhorter, who wrote the article, “What the World Will Speak in 2115,” in one hundred years English will become the most widely understood language. If current trends continue, in the future one can imagine a world in which humans all share a single universal language. Having a common language would potentially open the doors to many opportunities for increased economic activity and cultural interaction. Additionally, as we travel into the 22nd Century, lesser used and more complex languages that are spoken today will become extinct. Subsequently, the few languages that survive will evolve into simplified versions making them much easier to learn. In agreement with McWhorter, is Andres Martinez, a reporter for Time Magazine who wrote, “Why Mandarin Won’t Be a Lingua Franca.” English is one of the languages that will withstand the test of time because of its strong presence in the world today. Martinez lends insight into how the French have watched English gain dominance in spheres of economic influence. A universal language does not mean the demolition of the diversity of cultures that we observe today, it simply means that English will be a middle ground among the nations. A professor and writer from Harvard Business Review, Tsedal Neeley, goes...
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...Global Communication Through Advertising BSCOM100 Global Communication Through Advertising Our world has changed considerably in the last few decades through global communications. Our advancements in technology on platforms such as; computers, high speed data servers, mobile phones, and the internet have created a worldwide culture of mass communication with audiences that are ever changing in diversity and ethical make up. While communicators typically aim to be straight forward and clearly understood, there are numerous factors that can create a filter or barrier in which the message is perceived which can result in ineffective and unfavorable results in respect to mass communication through technology. Those who seek to communicate through global advertising are on the front lines of the war to communicate past all cultural barriers. Diversity is the term used to illustrate the broad difference in people. Ethnicity, religion, gender, age, and culture are all differing examples that create diversity from one person to the next. Communicating with others from unfamiliar backgrounds can be a challenging process. “One statistician notes that if the world were a village of 1,000 people, the village would have 590 Asians, 122 Africans, 96 Europeans, 84 Latin Americans, 55 members of the former Soviet Union, and 53 North Americans” (Beebe, 2013)) When we consider all of the many unique individuals that make up the world’s population, it becomes clear that the effort put...
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...Going Global: The Impact of Satellite Television on News and Society "Consider man, the prosthetic god. Not being able to run very fast or for very long, he has grafted onto himself additional feet, until he can travel farther and faster than any other animal, and not only on land but also on and under water and in the air. He can reinforce his eyes with glasses, telescopes, and microscopes. Thanks to orbiting satellites, he can, without displacing himself, count wildebeest in the African veldt, or missile silos outside Novosibirsk. Lacking the dolphins ability to communicate great distances, he amplifies his voice with the aid of radio waves...[H]e has acquired a perpetually growing communal memory in the shape of the written word, the photograph, and the recording. Everything we know now, we know forever." –W. Rybczynski (1983) from Taming the Tiger: The Struggle to Control Technology Introduction Satellites have changed the way news is distributed and received around the world. Privatization of news media has allowed global news networks, namely CNN and the BBC, to break up longstanding government monopolies. Continuous news has found a global audience, both for convenience and the most updated story details. Breaking news relies on up to the minute updates, and every second counts in the competitive global news arena. CNN dominates the global airways, but critics maintain that this product is merely a cultural export from the United States. Effects of global new...
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...Running head: GAP ANALYSIS: GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS Gap Analysis: Global Communications LaDonna Smith University of Phoenix Gap Analysis: Global Communications Global Communication has been under pressure to keep up with new technology that its competitors have been giving to consumers for a very long time through local and international markets. They are getting a lot of slack from their stockholders, whose shares have declined more than half in the last couple of years. Also, they are having the Union people stay on them for not treating their employees properly and fairly. Global Communication was not up front with its people and they are now in an up roar about the unethical acts of Global. They plan to go global in hopes that they can now compete with local markets and increase the value of their stock. Situation Analysis Issue and Opportunity Identification Global Communication eventually was faced with the problem of lower stock values, circumstances before hand caused this problem to happen. Not having the ability to keep up with modern technology was the key to Global Communication keeping up with its local markets. “In a world of increasing globalization and cultural diversity, organizations face new opportunities as well as communication challenges,” (McShane, S., & Von Glinow,M. p.78) Having the ability to go global and communicate well is very valuable to any company’s wealth. Being able to learn new ways of marketing new calling features...
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...1. Society is composed of individuals. It is due to the communication ability that humans are considered superior to animals. The process of communication has always been and will always play a significant role in the existence of human life. No human can survive without communicating. It is believed that prior to the time of human existence there were no symptoms of speech and writing. When humans started residing on the earth it was only after a long years of time that they had actually started to speak. At first the communication was only at intra-personal level and thus defining it as intra-personal communication. Gradually interaction between the individuals increased which was later termed as inter-personal communication. This was not enough. Then people started thinking in wider perspective. The communication broadened its horizon to group communication, Organizational communication and then to mass communication. The time where we live is 21st century and this period is very well known for its development in science and information technology. Nowadays emails, internet, fax, phones, mobiles, television are very common. And these are the tools that have made communication easier, faster, and reliable. At present it takes no time to communicate from one corner of the world to other. In this relation, the whole world is being looked at as a single community that is connected by electronic communication systems. Thus, globalization can be defined as the integration and democratization...
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...PROBLEM SOLUTION: GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS Problem Solution: Global Communications MMPBL/500 Queenetta J. Parris June 6, 2011 Maria Marin Problem Solution: Global Communications According to Miciak and Desmariais (2001), service quality is a major concern of all organizations and call centers play an important role in both consumer and business markets. Global Communications faced several challenges after deciding to move their technical call centers to India and Ireland. The communication channel between the Executive Team and the Workers Union is at an all-time low. Global Communications issues to increase profitability, dealings with layoffs, and reestablishing communications between the Workers Union are the challenges they must resolve. Considering important past events that led to the issues and opportunities identified for Global Communications, in this paper the subjects to examine is the perspective of stakeholders involved, a proposed problem solution, and an analysis of alternative solutions. Identification of risk, probabilities, severity, and mitigation techniques for each alternative solution, which identifies risks connected to a best practice used by other companies for benchmarking purposes. Finally, the optimal solution is examines how the recommended solution can help Global Communications achieve its end-state goals and vision. Situation Analysis Issue and Opportunity Identification Global Communications stockholders are experiencing...
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...flow. People are connected across the world by business and communication, so business and communication make the world smaller. Globalization brings about the developing of business and more communication. In the present age, business has been extended to over the world. Transnational corporations are products of globalization. Corporations are small groups who have the power to decide how to run their companies and influence other people. This group works together to serve many kinds of objectives. Corporations wish to be seen just like a normal person. For example, a kind old man, or young, energetic and outgoing. “Everyone believes the corporations have their own belief and politics.” (Achba and Abbott 2004) The modern corporation has come from the old industrial age. “The modern corporation has grown out of the industrial age. The industrial age began in 1712 with an Englishman named Thomas Newcomen invented a steam driven pump to pump water out of English coalmine, so the English coalminers could get more coal to mine rather than hauling buckets of water out of the mine.” (Achba and Abbott 2004) Because this steam driven pump was invented, productivity improved. Each worker could make more steel, more textiles and more automobiles per hour. Now, corporations’ systems are mainly the same, producing sophisticated products today. By technology sharing and powerful shipping, transnational corporations became the most important part of global business. In economic globalization...
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...of this paper is to address the role in which globalization plays in the social construction of youth cultures. The phenomenal impact of communication technology on youth culture has generated a continuous debate since the 1970’s (Andrew, 2003, p. 1). The emergence of youth culture was a result of consumer market, which created diverse styles for young people worldwide (Grixti, 2008). Since the introduction of globalization, there has been a dramatic change in youth culture causing a greater shift within societies. As globalization rapidly changes, the world becomes more complex place for young people (Bourn, 2008). Therefore, a significant number of youth globally are having difficulties identifying themselves and finding their sense of belonging in this world (Bourn, 2008). Sociologist has provided strong evidence that globalization on youth culture has not only contributed positively to society but also have negative impact on the current global youth (Kahn & Kellner, 2002). To outline the aforementioned statement, the scope of this essay will confine on youth culture and the influential paradigm that contour youth cultural globally. The theoretical perspective such as post-modernism will be explored to provide a depth understanding of cultural studies. Altogether, this discussion examines the impact of globalization on communication technology and music and fashion industry of youth culture by observing different perspective of youths from both developed and developing...
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...Discuss who is responsible for producing global leaders The global rotation program of the Roche Diagnostics is the main tool through which the global leaders, managers and directors are produced. In this program, the candidates are facilitated to perform some assignments in different parts of the world for six month period in each location. Through this global rotation programs, these people get a chance to nurture their cultural competence skills and communication upbringing and these things are of cardinal importance in managing any company. The candidates get a chance to work on different workplace environments like in New Zealand, America or Germany and thus their experience increases. The global rotation program is responsible for polishing the interpersonal skills of the candidates so they can manage different problems at the workplace environments (Noe et al, 2011). Candidates taking part in the global rotation program get a chance to communicate with multifarious and ethics kinds of societies that adds a great experience to their portfolio. Explain the ramifications of not having the global leaders The ramifications of not having the global leaders can be grave in professional domain. If the leaders will not be trained according to the traits of the global businesses then the organization will lack the vast exposure. The investments will be limited in the closed domain and the research work will not get open horizons. The lack of global leadership also fails to cope up with...
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...various international business strategies? 4. What issues should managers address when developing international information systems? 5. What technical alternatives are available for developing global systems? Key Terms The following alphabetical list identifies the key terms discussed in this chapter. The page number for each key term is provided. |Business driver, 499 |International information systems architecture, 499 | |Cooptation, 508 |Legitimacy, 510 | |Core systems, 506 |Multinational, 504 | |Domestic exporter, 503 |Particularism, 502 | |Franchiser, 504 |Transborder data flow, 502 | |Global culture, 500 |Transnational, 504 | Teaching Suggestions The opening vignette, “Paul Hartmann AG Internationalizes with Global Systems,” shows the changes that are necessary when a company wants to implement an international information systems architecture. Discussing this vignette with your class is a great way to start...
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...Rules for Managing Global Innovation Companies are well aware that hidden in their dispersed, global operations is a treasure trove of ideas and capabilities for innovation. But it’s proving harder than expected to unearth those ideas or exploit those capabilities in global innovation projects. Some of the challenges of global projects are familiar: figuring out the right role for top executives, for example, or finding a good balance between formal and informal project management processes. But although the challenges may be familiar, the solutions are not; what works for an innovation project conducted in a single location doesn’t necessarily work for one dispersed across many sites around the world. That’s partly because many important enablers of innovation happen naturally in colocation. Single location projects draw on large reservoirs of shared tacit knowledge and trust, and when issues arise, senior management is on hand to make decisions and provide direction and support. Team members october 2012 harvard business review 85 10 Rules foR Managing global innovation share the same language, culture, and norms, enabling flexibility and iterative learning as the project unfolds. When a project spans multiple locations, many of those natural benefits—often taken for granted—are lost. Part of the challenge of dispersed innovation thus becomes how to replicate the positive aspects of colocation while harnessing the unique benefits of a global initiative. To explore...
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...integrated global reality, more ruled by international corporations and organizations, and economic and ecological interdependencies, than national and political ideologies and issues. Fueled by global communication, technological networking, expanding transportation systems, economic exchange and competition, and the growth and spread of a global culture, globalization is seen both as a positive and as a negative trend. What are the main features of globalization, what are the future possibilities, and how will globalization have an effect upon your individual life? Outline “Nothing will be done anymore without the whole world meddling in it.” Paul Valéry The History of Globalization Positive Images of Globalization Imbalance, Diversity, and Conflict: The Problems of Globalization Global Tensions, Challenges, and Evolution for the Future Howard Bloom – The Deep History of Globalization – Reciprocity and Conquest Global Communication and Networking of Life Global Expansion of Humanity Emergence of Cities and Trade Routes Reciprocity and Conquest Robert Wright The Evolution of Win-Win Reciprocities in Human History The Expansion of Economic Interdependencies and Exchange The Expansion of Communication Networks Cumulative Evolution of Civilizations John Naisbitt Globalization and Individualism Increasing International Trade and Commerce Free Enterprise International Corporations Overturning National Economies Global Marketplace...
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...noncomparable basis of research. 3- Implicit in motivating an employee is an understanding of which of the employee’s needs are satisfied at work. Studies on the “meaning of work” indicate considerable cross-cultural differences. 4- A reexamination of motivation relative to Hofstede’s dimensions of power distance, uncertainty avoidance, individualism, and masculinity provides another perspective on the cultural contexts that can influence motivational structures. 5- Incentives and reward systems must be designed to reflect the motivational structure and relative cultural emphasis on five categories of rewards: financial, social status, job content, career, and professional. S9: HRM focus on international – Chap 10: Developing a Global Management Cadre Key points 1- Expatriate career management necessitates plans for retention of expatriates during and after their assignments. Support programs for expatriates should include information from and contact with the home organization, as well as career guidance and support after the overseas assignment. 2- The expatriate ‘spouse plays a crucial role in the potential retention and effectiveness of the manager in host...
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