...M10B Handout Briefing Sheet for Case Diagnosis Report (CDR) Assignment Our third and final major graded project requires you to integrate your knowledge of interpersonal communication, conflict management and teamwork. This assignment provides you the opportunity to work with other students from your section on a case study concerning a communication problem, which occurs in a business setting. The case study is elaborated in packet you will purchase along with other required text and course materials. You will work on this case study as a virtual (online) team. The composition of each team will include not more than 4 students. Your section instructor will decide how the team members are selected. The Charge For the purpose of this assignment you, along with other members of your team, will assume the role of human resource and organization development consultants for Henry Tam and the MGI Team. Henry Tam has asked your team to diagnose and develop strategies for managing and solving the communication problems that members of the MGI team have been experiencing. Detailed information describing the nature of the problems as well as the members of the team are available in the HBS 9-404-068 (Henry Tam and the MGI Team) document. Tasks to Be Completed Based on the information provided in this document, Mr. Tam has asked your team to perform five specific tasks. (1) (2) Define and describe the nature of the problems Analyze the problems by providing a detailed explanation...
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...disappointment than just being the defeated ones. It all started in the summer of 2006. The European Championship was just around the corner, and since Germany was going to be the host of this spectacular occasion, everybody was enthusiastic about the upcoming weeks. While final preparations were being made and busy bees were trying to correct the last flaws to present Germany in the perfect light to the rest of the world, the atmosphere was full of excitement and everybody was counting the days until the built-up pressure of anticipation was finally going to be released. It was comparable to a child impatiently awaiting Christmas morning. As the weeks went along, people’s moods seemed to get better and better, the more games the Germans won. It appeared that the team, captained by Michael Ballack and coached by Jürgen Klinsmann was undefeatable the closer they stepped towards the final. Many national teams stayed in Germany during that time such as...
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...Have you ever wondered about Witold Pilecki and how he was a hero? Well you probably haven’t. But if you have, what i am going to tell you will hopefully answer that question. First of all, Witold Pilecki was born May 13 1901. He was born in the Olonets. He was a Polish army officer and a intelligence agent during world war II. So why is Witold Pilecki a hero. One of the few reasons Witold Pilecki is a hero is that he gathered intel on the enemy. One way Witold gathered evidence is “During World War II, he volunteered for a Polish resistance operation to get imprisoned in the Auschwitz death camp in order to gather intelligence and escape.”(https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witold_Pilecki). Another one of the reasons Witold...
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...his destiny he informs his loyal men that he will fight alongside them, “one final time” (Haney.7642). When the Geat hero Beowulf is about to finally meet his match, he considers the great Thanes above himself and realizes there would have been no success without them. Beowulf evidently illustrates why he is the ideal German because even after all the things he has achieved in his lifetime, he looks back and humbly says the Thanes are greater than him. His reward for all his loyalty to the Camitatus is the acknowledgement from them that his heroic work will never be forgotten. Another example occurs before Beowulf’s battle against Grendel the great dragon as he recognizes that it was different to see the “other rigged out in his gear” and “ready for battle” (1470). As Beowulf is about to fight an underwater battle, he valorously reassures his Camitatus that no matter what happens in this battle, it will be alright. Being the leader of the Geats, Beowulf personally feels responsible for assuring the people and his comrades are safe and by stating it will be alright gives his people hope, just as the whole story of Beowulf tried to provide hope for the ordinary German tribes of the Middle Ages. Twice proving his loyalty to the Camitatus, Beowulf is considered the ideal man and a hero. On the other hand, in the Arthurian Legend just after watching the noblest of knights attempt to wield the sword stricken in the stone, “no other knight” attempted to nudge the blade and the hunting...
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...evil people to ever live. Armed with his lies and manipulation of the Germans, he was able to kill 11 million innocent people. But, who was Hitler really, and how could this happen? Although Hitler became the dictator of Germany, he was born in Austria in 1889. When he was three, however, his family made the move to Germany. Hitler’s family was just like any other typical family at the time. Although, Hitler himself was very introverted and detached from life. In Hitler’s young adulthood he enlisted in the German army to fight in WWI. Hitler was a very daring soldier, and he seemed to realize when it was the right time was to take a risk. Hitler was also a raging nationalist, so naturally, years later when...
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...interesting about our diverse world is something as simple as how healthcare is provided in different regions of the world. Do you believe there is a difference in healthcare in different parts of the world? Well there is quit a complex difference. For example, I’ll explain the healthcare provided in India is quite different from the healthcare provided in Germany. The differences can be viewed or evaluated in different means. For the purpose of this discussion three main factors will be identified and compared. The quality of life in contrast to healthcare provided, the foreseen future impact of the aging population, and the economic impact on the individual society. I will exam and compare the current of future of health care in the India and German societies. Healthcare is important to all in every corner of the world. In some societies healthcare is better than others. Germany has been known for years as a strong society and have always been on the tip of the spear when it comes to technology. To contrast, Germany has make social mistakes in the fast and has not always been in the best light of the world for how they treat the human race as a whole. On the other hand India has been viewed as a very rich cultural society, strong in religious faith. India, does not come to mind when thinking of an economical efficient country. To compare one facet of each society does not represent they society as a whole, but will show the difference in one major portion of each society. India has...
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...other countries: Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, Austria, the Czech Republic, and Poland (Chow, 2015). With the biggest population of all the European Union countries, Germany’s population density is one of the highest in all of Europe at over 230 persons per square kilometer. The UK, Netherlands, and Belgium are the only countries in Europe with a higher population density (Chisolm, 2011). The official language of Germany is German. As would be expected, the majority of German citizens speak German (over 100 million people). Some minority languages in Germany include Danish, Sorbian, Frisian, and Romany. Turkish, Kurdish, Polish, the Balkan languages, and Russian are the most commonly spoken by immigrants to Germany. German is the language consisting of the most native speakers in the European Union. Worldwide, as a foreign language, German is the third most taught. Additionally, it is the second most widely used language on the Internet. Over the last 30 years, almost all German citizens have been required to learn at least one foreign language in school. This is usually English....
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...INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT Topic: Build a strategic HR management program for a German company in which most employees are Christian. Nowadays, business becomes internationally over the world. People can come a foreign country and setting up their business activities oversea. There are a lot of important matters that need to be considered before opening business in the foreign country. Human resource management (HRM) is one of such important matters that essentially contribute to the furture business success. Building a strategic HRM program will be very neccesary from the start for business establishment. The HRM shall be discussed in the following paragraphs, especially for a German company. Summary instroduction about Germany Germany covers an area of about 357,000 square km in the central part of Northern Europe. The German population is estimated at 80.5 millions. Christianity is the dominant religion, with 65 to 70 percent of the population. The official language is German. Germany was a founding member of the European Community in 1958. It is part of the Schengen Area, and has been a member of the eurozone since 1999. It is a member of the United Nations, NATO, the G8, and the G20. Germany is a highly developed country in the EU. Germany in Hofstede cultural dimensions According to Hofstede model, Germany has cultural dimensions such as: low power distance, high individualism, high masculinity, high uncertainty avoidance and high longterm orientation...
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...4 Methodology 1 1.4.1 Problem formulation 1 1.4.2. Quality assessment 2 2. Organization 3 3. Communication 7 4. Business Law 11 1. Introduction 1.1 Background description/Problem area SIBA International is a small B2B company founded in 1992, with its main headquarters in Horsens, Denmark. Their main activities are consisted of selling home decorations in the North-Western part of the EU, especially in the market of the company's current location. In order to cope with the stagnant market in Denmark (although a profitable one for them), SIBA hopes along with the development of its market share to be able to engage a market with which it had no stable connection - the German one. Attempts have been made in the past for the desired target country, but without having consistent information regarding the potential customers and without a specialized agent with knowledge in the business domain, the company's approach was unproductive. Germany is characterized by having a high degree of uncertainty avoidance which makes it challenging for the...
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...Theodore Dreiser wasn’t American in a true sense of this word. The Dreisers were an international family, for example his father was German and this fact had an impact on Dreiser’s works which were aimed at dispelling the myth of the “American Dream”. He treated the American world and its society negatively and attacked its false ideas, cutthroat competition and lack of responsibility. The extract from “Typhoon” pivots on the same idea shown through Ida Zobel’s life. Ida is a teenager who lives in the USA, in the family of immigrants from Germany. The author knows about the ordinary run of things in such families not by hearsay, that’s why he manages to provide the reader with the most significant feature of it in few expressions: “singularly restricted” and “indifferent”, “extremely reserved” and “orderly respect for labour and order”, narrow, sober, workaday Germans “. No emotions, no colours, no entertainment, no events – if you were a young girl would you enjoy such a style of life? Moreover Ida lives with her father, aunt and stepmother who seemingly have to take care of her from other teenagers because they are “restless, seeking” and all these features lead the degradation of the nation. And the Zobels are the representatives of the German nation which is opposed to the American nation with its “brash gayety and looseness”. This antithesis of German and American worlds could be the key to Theodore Dreiser’s conception of an ideal society, but it isn’t at least for me. The extract...
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...awareness. 2. The two countries I chose were Kenya and Germany. They are very opposite of each other in all things. Managers need to know these things if they are going to meet with Kenyans or Germans. Germans like to be direct and blunt while bluntness makes Kenyans uncomfortable. Kenyans want to get to know you before the business while Germans want to get down to business. If you want to manage all types of people, you have to learn about their culture first. Kenya Kenya is a multilingual country. There are 62 different languages spoken in that country. Kenyans would rather work in groups then by themselves. After shaking hands it’s normal for them to ask about you, your family, and your health. To skip this is considered rude. To show respect Kenyans are to lower their eyes when greeting someone older or of higher status. Kenyans are not direct when it comes to communication, and blunt statements make them uncomfortable. They have emotional control and expect the same from others. Small talk is important to get to know others, before talking business. Germany German is the main language in Germany. Germans are all about planning, knowing what they are going to be doing at a specific time and day. Germans keep doors shut when working. You knock and wait to be invited in. Germans will be direct and...
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...German business culture tips Keep in mind most of this is copy and pasted and has not been reworded and extracted yet. Background of German business culture In Germany, much greater attention has been paid to academic, technical education and its value to business in general. Therefore, companies tend to be run by technical experts rather than lawyers and accountants and this is reflected in the high regard in which engineers are held by other Germans. Diligence and competence are characteristics which are held in high esteem by colleagues and are seen as the key indicators of performance. Appraisal systems based on the softer competencies as favoured by many U.K. and U.S. firms are still not common in traditional German companies. German business structures Most of the power in German companies is vested in the hands of a few senior managers. Larger companies (AG & GmbH) have a Supervisory Board (Aufsichtsrat) which appoints the Management Board (Vorstand). The management board is the final decision-maker on policy matters which affect management. However below Vorstand level, companies tend to have a strictly hierarchical approach within which individual's specific roles and responsibilities are tightly defined and compartmentalised. This results in a methodical approach to most business issues where procedures and adherence to well-defined rules are respected. This methodical approach has both good and bad points. On the plus side, everybody knows what is expected...
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...The Five Hofstede Dimensions and Germany BBA 473 International Business Introduction Professor Geert Hofstede conducted a study to understand workplace values around the work and to determine how the culture of each locality affected those values. The result of the study are five dimensions that can be applied to any location to place a value on how greatly certain pieces of society are taken into consideration by the market there. The evaluation of the five dimensions for Germany give a picture of the workplace values and an idea of the type of place Germany may be to visit. Defining the Five Dimensions of Germany According to the website of Professor Hofstede Germany is “highly decentralised and supported by a strong middle class” (Hofstede), and also that “control is disliked and leadership is challenged to show expertise and best accepted when it’s based on it” (Hofstede). These two points are not surprising from a country where centralization and blind trust in leadership led to defeat in one of a grandest wars the world has ever known. In the lifetime of a World War II veteran Germany has grown to a industrial superpower, been defeated leaving industrial capacity and citizen moral destroyed, and has also been reborn into the post-Cold War nation that it is today. Germany has one of the most indivigualized populations of any nation. The combination of the cultural mixes created through numerous occupying forces over the centuries has led to a diverse racial...
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...CULTURE BUSINESS CLIMATE- GERMANY Appointments with German Audience Meetings in Germany are strict agendas with their starting and ending times. Be sure you are on time for all you appointments with the German audience, that’s because Germans pride themselves on being excellent planners. If you show up 30 minutes too early, this is seen by the Germans as you either having poor planning skills or you are disrespectful of their time either way this diminishes your chances of doing business with the Germans. Casually changing the time and place of an appointment is not appreciated. If you show up too late, you definitely won’t get a chance for a second meeting with that German audience. Conversations The German society is highly fact oriented. Short and small talks with strangers does not have a significant place in German society. Giving compliments is not part of German business environment and can often cause embarrassment and discomfort, in fact, be taken with suspicion. This fact oriented culture makes a very clear distinction between time spent to develop business and personal relations. For that reason, even if you are staying for several days, don’t expect German colleagues to take you out every evening for dinners or an evening program. They usually will assume that you need to have time to yourself after business hours, since this has high priority for them in their culture. During the conversations, it is very important to maintain direct eye contact while speaking...
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...practices in the United States. Germans have their own way of being German. Germany is a relatively small and densely populated country. Unlike the United States, which is a large, densely populated country. The greatest shock to Americans is the speed at which Germans drive. The roads and freeways are quite narrow. Speed limits in cities are strictly enforced, but on much of the Autobahn there is no limit on how fast drivers can go. Although it is against the law, impatient Germans may also tailgate at high speeds and/or flash their headlights when they want to pass your vehicle. If you are driving for the first time in Germany, keep right. Left lanes are for passing only. Unlike when you are driving in America; Americans tend to travel in the lane that is meant for passing and the faster drivers. Americans tend to think “ I am going the speed limit, so I am going to stay in the left lane”, the Germany way of thinking is that if you are not passing anyone or if you are going too slow, your car needs to be in the right hand lane. Unlike in the United States, train travel is a German way of life. You can get on at train at any bahnhof (train station) and travel to any destination in Europe you would like. The Germans use the train as their main mean of travel due to pollution and the inflated gas prices. Americans tend to use the automobile as our main mean of travel more than we should. Nobody likes to wait in line – especially the German people, who seem to have to do...
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