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Case Study Brief

BLC6004 International Business and Cultural Diversity Case Study (Year 2013-2014)

THIS CASE STUDY COUNTS 50% TOWARDS YOUR GRADE FOR THIS MODULE.

Based on the attached case, “Organizational and National Cultures in a Polish-U.S. Joint Venture”, write an analytical paper that addresses the following questions (2000 Words).
Note: The format of the paper is to be as follows:
Typed, double-spaced,
Times New Roman font (size 12),
One-inch margins on all sides.
Appropriate referencing is expected.
Use headers for each of the subjects being covered, followed by your response.

CASE. Organizational and National Cultures in a Polish-U.S. Joint Venture

This case looks at differences in the cultural values and beliefs of Polish and U.S. managers comes from data collected from interviews with Polish and expatriate U.S. managers.

Background

The U.S./Polish Company

The company was a joint venture with a Polish partner and a wholly owned subsidiary of a U.S. multinational corporation located in Poland. The U.S. company started operations in Poland in 1990. The joint venture started two years later.

The joint venture was a small, non-bureaucratic organization with 140 employees. Everybody knew each other and a family type of relationship existed among the managers. Both local Polish managers and U.S expatriates reported a friendly work climate even though all top managerial positions were held by the U.S. expatriates.

Polish Attitudes Regarding U.S. Management

When asked why they chose to work for this company, Polish managers often described U.S. business as "real," "healthy,” "tough," "honest,” and "fair,” even though they had never had the opportunity to work with U.S. Americans before. In addition, they felt that the features of Polish national culture such as "ability to work in