Trident University Module 1 Case Assignment MGT501 Management and Organizational Behavior In this case study I will analyze Ms. Myers journey to a different culture than she was used to how it went wrong and what she might have done better to try and better prepare herself for the journey that she thought she could handle. I’ll analyze the problem using Hofstede’s five dimensions of culture to compare Korean and American assumptions. I will also make recommendations to her management style
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Cross- Cultural Communication Matrix Meria Bowen Comm/285 August 13, 2011 Mary-Loggin Davis |Cross Cultural Communication | |Country |Preferred communication style |Non-verbal communication practices |Business communication norms |Strategies to increase cross-cultural | |
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Cross culture 1 Cross Cultural Communication Natalie Ramirez-Reeves Bus 285 Chris A. Marshall May 2, 2011 Cross Cultural Communication | Country | Preferred communication style | Non-verbal communication practices | Business communication norms | Strategies to increase cross-cultural communication | India 9 | Prefers to communicate face to face rather than the electronic forms of communication. Eye contact is important. | Any type of affection in public is not tolerated.
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important than actual communication, “Saving Face” by Francine Kemp tries to help us understand conflict in multicultural organizations. To obtain a better understanding of what Kemp means by “saving face” we need to move forward and understand what is happening in the world around us. Author Francine Kemp’s professional interests are in leadership development. Kemps main research lies in the field of women and diverse groups with the focus being cross cultural communication between cultures, genders
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in a place where you have worked or observed. Do the distinctions between these concepts make a different to you? Explain. Organizational culture is an idea which describes the psychology, attitudes, experiences, beliefs and values (personal and cultural values) of an organization. Organizational climate is the workers opinion of the conditions at the worksite that have a direct bearing on how well they do jobs today. As seen below you can see how climate and culture are contrasted. 6. Discuss
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different cultural backgrounds. We will not concern ourselves today where exactly you search and find your information. It could be books, newspapers, journals, reports, blogs, Google etc. etc. Again we will cover this another day! You have searched various places and come up with a variety of material. Here are 6 examples for you to compare and contrast. 1. Cross-cultural communication http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-cultural_communication 2. Quality management : a cross-cultural perspective
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Running head: THE CULTURAL CHALLENGES OF DOING BUSINESS OVERSEAS Week 6 Paper The Cultural Challenges of Doing Business Overseas University of Phoenix Online ECO/561 July, 26 2010 Dr. George Sharghi Abstract Mr. Kafka is an American of Czech origin. He’s a franchisor for Chicago Style Pizza and decided to expand his business into the Czech Republic and anticipates he will face some difficulties at the new location in Prague, Czech Republic. Born in the United States, he has family and
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the most important role during the intercultural communication, so it is very useful to speak others’ language. If I can speak other people’s language, they will feel warm and may think I am sincere. Even though I cannot master that language in a short time, it is better to learn a little than knowing nothing. 2. Culture Besides the language, learning other people’s culture is also very important. Because language is just a tool of communication, what people care more about are the ideas of each
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To: Kelly Sinclair Subject: Cross Cultural Communications To: Kelly Sinclair, Events Manager From: , Communications Intern Re: Cross-cultural Communications Dear Kelly Sinclair, In response to your request for specific information on diverse cultural communication in the countries in which we have continued relationships with I have selected Italy to be my national culture of focus. Thank you for the opportunity to broaden my understanding of this sensitive area in my upcoming career.
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to explore my own ideal view of culture in the workplace and how it compares to five other different countries/regions (Malaysia, Canada, Switzerland, East Africa and Brazil) that I pick for my interest. The results were then analyzed by using the cultural dimensions from Hofstede’s research. Power distance index (PDI): Power distance reflects the range of answers found in the various countries to the basic question of how to handle the fact that people are unequal. By using this index, countries
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