...Steps to Moving to a new country Mayar Lampkin Everest University Ever wonder what it is like to move to a new country? Well wonder no more I will tell you. Moving to a new country can be fun and exciting adventure but it takes a lot of work and planning. Before you go and experience the new culture make sure you do research on the country. Another is to make sure you have the right paper work and documentation. The last step is to make sure you pack up essentials. It sounds like a lot and hard work but in the end it is all worth it. Doing research about the country you will live in is very important because you will be informed about the cultures and customs of the country. Also researching what cities are safe to live in and what cities are dangerous is good way of keeping yourself safe and out of trouble. Make sure to research living situations is it mostly apartment/condo living or is it houses? Knowing that information is good for when you are packing because you will know how much space you will have. A good way of research is finding a group on a social media website and asking them questions about the country and living situations. This step will be the most important step out of all three. Having the right paperwork and documentation is very important or you can get in serious trouble and or road blocks along the way. Making sure you know what you need is important. For example if you do not already have a passport make sure you apply for one right...
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...hierarchical reporting structure within the project team, making it impossible for the project to continue and limits communication and knowledge transfer. The main problem that the Systems Consulting Group faces is that they need to complete their consulting project that they are behind schedule on, and need to choose a course of action quickly. 2. Identify underlying causes to the problem at hand There are many problems that are halting the progress of the project. The team is clearly suffering from lack of communication, disorganized team structure, unclear leadership and constant disagreement over the decision-making process. Business: The Korean structure appears to be hierarchical which seems to impact the understanding of relationships between consultants and clients of both the Americans and Koreans. Management: In Korea, respect for position and status influences how a project is executed. It is evident that power authority is undefined. Jack and Ellen don’t have a specific role, so there is an overlapping of power. As a result, subordinates are often confused and find it a bit hard to follow the lead of their superiors. There seems to be a lack of trust between Ellen and Jack ever since she interrupted him during the market research report meeting. Culture: The cultural aspect also plays a major part of the problem. Women in Korea are often excluded from team bonding events - mainly dinners. Jack and the subordinates sometimes ignore...
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...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 that might have helped accommodate the Korean environment. Linda Myers journey started out with good intentions and she felt she had a good idea of what she was getting herself into since she had been consulting for Asian firms and thought that she understood the culture well enough to fit in. Her problem was also compounded by the fact that she would be a woman trying to trail blaze into a field and culture dominated by men. It definitely did not help that she didn’t speak the language and from the reading doesn’t appear to have tried to really learn it instead relying on her associates to speak to her in English or having to use an interpreter. She came into the job with big ambitions and plans to change her Korean associate’s way of doing business not understanding that they didn’t want to change. Now let’s look at Hofstede’s five dimensions of culture to compare Korean and American assumptions. First, Power Distance (P/D) According to Mind Tools: This refers to the degree of inequality that exists – and is accepted – among people with and without power. A high PD score indicates that society accepts an unequal distribution...
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...turned out as rationally different situation while Arun had conversations with the Korean company’s personnel. First of all, the Korean company and Arun, both parties failed to recognize the difference between them, (i.e. parochialism) hence the negotiation didn’t work. Secondly, both party assumed that their usual practices are best, (i.e. ethnocentrism) so there was a gap of communication and lack of understanding each other. Another perspective from Arun is that, he couldn’t distinguish the level of power distance between Mr Kim and Mr Lee (e.g. Korea has higher value of power distance than UK). Overall, both parties had lack of cultural intelligence that is why they couldn’t identity each other’s gestures, which led to an indefinite conversation. As a part of that, Arun failed to interpret the high context corporate culture of Korea. He was pretty much straight forward to his point and presented himself as an individual personality but Mr Lee and Mr Kim were more focused into team work and understanding the hierarchy (i.e. individualism vs. collectivism). After analysing the case it’s quite clear that, despite being a professional skilled employee, Arun couldn’t pinpoint the audience and their culture. And his negotiation had lack of encoding while dealt with the Korean company. 2. Question: What advice would you have given to Arun, before he began the negotiation process with the Korean company? I have several step-by-step suggestions for Arun that he should approach...
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...Case Study 2.1 SK Telecom goes egalitarian in a hierarchical society. Facts of the Case Korea is one of the most homogeneous countries in the world, racially and linguistically. It has its own culture, language, dress and cuisine, separate and distinct from its neighboring countries. Hard work, filial piety and modesty are characteristics esteemed by Koreans. They are proud of their traditional culture and their modern economic success. This paper documents a company which has a hierarchical culture and is attempting to adapt and practice a more egalitarian values. Problem 1) SK Telecom is attempting to distance itself from which South Korean cultural value? What indicators of this value are identified in this case study? What other artifacts of this cultural value would you notice while visiting a South Korean company that upheld this national culture? 2) In your opinion, why is this hierarchical value so strong in South Korea? What are the advantages and disadvantages of this value in societies? 3) Do you think SK Telecom will be successful in integrating a more egalitarian culture, even though it contrasts with South Korea's culture? What are some of the issues that may complicate or support this transition Discussion In this paper, SK Telecom is attempting to distance itself from strong hierarchical culture in their company and want to support a more egalitarian values. Such culture may be identified by the extent of how low-hierarchy employees are empowered. Employee...
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...the source of beauty with the island being surrounded by beautiful ocean forming a coastal zone where travelers spend their time in the sunshine. Jeju is a rock volcanic island. Additionally, Jeju has beautiful waterfalls that travelers can visit on their stop in the island. . Unlike the other parts of Korea, Jeju experiences hot climate thus making it a perfect destination for visitors from within South Korea and outside. Visitors can find many holiday activities that keep their travel to Jeju unique. One can himself busy with rock climbing, bike riding, and skydiving while water lovers enjoy water sports activities in a sunny coastline. There are cultural festivals that the people of Jeju organization with the aim of celebrating the Korean culture. There are many attraction sites in Jeju. One can visit the teddy bear museum, Cheonjeyeon Waterfall, Sangumburi Crater, Yongduam Rock, Udo Maritime Park, Manjanggul Cave and Jungmun Resort. Many stakeholders of Jeju Island are individuals with an interest in the larger travel and tourism industry because the target market of Jeju Island is travelers and visitors. Hotel industries are largely invested in because visitors need a place to spend their time while on a visit in Korea. In this hotel one can book rooms depending on the number of their group or family. For example, in Jungmun resort one can get book single room or double with two beds fitted inside. Travelling to Jeju through is the easiest way,...
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...is high qualified, was sent to Korea to work as a manager of korean consultants. Ellen's advantage why she was elected for this position was her experience in project management and her international experience from work in Bahrein. As Ellen arrived in Korea, she takes every possibility to learn language and to understand local culture, lifestyle and values and soon she realized that there are remarkable differences from Western countries in the everyday live and also business environment, mainly based on historical evolution and impact of Confucianism which properties were affecting and reflecting in social and work environment: Complete loyalty to structure Duty to parents expressed in loyalty, love and gratitude Very strict rules of conduct (parents / children; old / young; male / female ; teacher / student) In Western countries good manager and leader has to express positive emotions public and some negative remarks are prefered to announce in private in order not to reduce person's public confidence. In Korea manager should express disappointment about person’s performance public, compliments are not welcomed and they can indicate manager’s weakness. These cultural differences reflects on how team members react on Ellen’s instructions and her co-worker Jack’s instructions - and therefore the project fall behind schedule. Ellen’s and Jack’s responsibilities overlapped Another problem was that Korean consultants, as Ellen soon discovered, were not appropriate...
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...influenced by Korean entertainment media of teenager in Mueang District, Chiangmai Province By Ms. Chmanana Wonkboonma 491660009 Present to Assoc. Kunsuda Nimanussornkul This paper is partial fulfillment of the course 751409 Research Exercise in Economics Semester 2 Year 2009 Faculty of Economics, Chiang Mai University 2 Research Summary 1. Name and Surname Student code Chamanan Wonkboonma 491660009 2. Title Consumer behavior and factor as influenced by Korean entertainment of teenager in Mueang District, Chiangmai Province 3. Statement of the problem Korea has become a stream of new waves of cultural globalization era in addition to Japanese and Chinese culture. Cultural influences that have spread in the West mephitis characteristics unique to different cultures in Korea, this does not mean that in the past cultural prosperity but now means the world to manufacture a new culture (Modern society) to comply the current generation and also a mixture of old world with new world seamlessly, enabling the industry have begun a cultural growth and change and making new forms of culture. Currently the word "Korea" stands for fashionable and stylish in Asia, which is largely due to South Korea's close ties with Western culture, while maintaining Asian values and themes. Korean culture is currently influencing to consumers in Thailand, especially the Korea entertainment is very influential to the young consumer that considered a significant combined with the modern Korean culture...
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...) Is the Global theme park industry is an interesting industry to be in? Yes. The five forces analysis supports as below. | |Strength of |Explanation | | |Force | | |Rivalry between |Medium |High industry concentration | |established competitors| |Competitors are more specialized than diversified | | | |Significant brand identities and product differences | | | |Industry is growing rapidly but no excess capacity | | | |High exit barriers | | | |Fixed costs are relatively low | | | |Low switching costs for customers | |Threat of entry |High |Strict capital requirement with large-scale initial investment and high upgrading | | | |cost ...
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...was growing up there. Her father was a millionaire from having a shipping company, a mining business and hotels. Then one day they lost all of their money and had to flee to America. Bankruptcy in Korea had jail time behind it, something that her father didn’t want to go through or put his family through. So they left Korea in the ‘80’s and moved to Woodside, Queens in New York. To what Suki says was an “ugly house” that a Korean family owned that ran a dry cleaners. Their sons, Billy and Andy became her playmates. Suki was picked on from the other Korean children both at home and in school. She felt out of place. Therefore the other students didn’t want anything to do with her kind. They were Koreans, but not Korean American. They would call her FOB, “fresh out the boat,” or “yellow.” Funny because they didn’t arrive in a boat, they flew here in an airplane. Even the rich Koreans that left there and came here moved to Manhattan or Westchester. The children were ashamed of her and her kind. In order for her to learn English, she would watch reruns of “Three’s Company.” “Immigration is meant to be the great equalizer, yet it is not easy to eradicate the class divisions of the old country.” (para. 7 pg. 63) Suki says that, “more brutal than learning English was facing poverty with a rich girl’s habits and memory.”...
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...basis. Through the videos on it, parents today can easily learn a lot of things relating to raising children such as how to make healthful foods for their young babies. 한국의 특수성 In particular, Korea, where I was born and live now, was an extremely poor country at the time of the Korean War that broke out in 1950. But it has rapidly developed over the last few decades. In the process, competition has become fiercer so most students want to get a better education abroad. 1) in the process, competition has become fiercer so the number of working couples has continued to grow. 2) in the process, competition has become fiercer so young people spend most of the day sitting at a desk doing schoolwork. 3) in the process, people’s living standards in the country has improved considerably so most Koreans including me are very interested in art. 4) in the process, the environment has been seriously damaged so it is very dangerous to pollute the environment to increase food production. 5) in the process, science and technology has greatly improved. 6) in the process, the income gap between the rich and poor has widened. 7) in the process, people who have(=with) different religions, customs, and ways of life have come to Korea so it is necessary to understand other countries’ cultures. 8) in the process, people have come to value money (the) most so those who earn a lot of money are admired. Especially, these days Korean women like men who work for large companies and earn much money...
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... The U.S. is made of diverse cultures, which in turn labeled us the "melting pot". One of the largest minority groups within the United States is the Asian American culture. One out of every five Asian American individuals is positively identified as Korean. I have had the pleasure of attending a Baptist Korean church service, and dining with Korean Americans thereafter. I found an immense number of cultural differences between myself and Korean Americans. My hour-long experience, developed into a two and half hour experience at the local Baptist Korean church. I found upon arrival, a Korean female usher formally greeted me. I was then greeted by male Korean members of the church and given a Korean Hymn book and a Korean Bible, with English parallel text. It appeared that the parallel text was an international interpretation of the Bible. As members of the congregation were ushered in, I took special note of the ethnicity of the members. Of approximately 50-70 members, the majority of the congregation appeared to be Korean. I did take note of two interracial couples. One African American male was married to a Korean woman, and the other couple was a Hispanic looking male and Korean female. As the members of the church were ushered in and seated, minimal talking took place. The women rarely made eye contact with other men, and give a slight bow to male members as sign of respect. The men of the family would normally seat himself...
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...you have gained working with other similar situations. South Korean business would be the choice of a new client. In order to effectively adhere to their needs the choice of approach would be the regiocentric staffing approach. This approach will allow us to have an understanding of HRM policies that are given across all the subsidiaries. “This approach considers the needs of the entire region and managers from the host country are often selected for managerial positions in their own country and some may be promoted to regional positions” (McGraw-Hill, 2011). This lets our client know that we are all about finding the best person for the job. This is somewhat the same of what is done in the military in South Korea. The SOFA agreement prevents the United States Government from hiring mostly Americans for the jobs. The agreement is that the Korean Nationals are to hold at least 75% of the jobs on base. That has proven to be true. Every store and restaurant on every base in South Korea is operated by Koreans. It is not easy for any American to get a simple part time job. This is why regiocentic staffing would prove to work effectively. That way jobs are filled based on their nationality in order to keep the confidence of having a new client relationship with the United States. 2. Identify the areas of overlap in the new client organization with others that you have had as clients. Areas of overlap are that Koreans Nationals do business differently. In the United States it may...
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...ones life as apposed to their whole life. That said event to Kim was when she was 13, when her father lost everything. Growing up rich she was driven to school by a chauffeur, now it poverty she had to ride public transportation for the first time. Being rich the first part of her life and all of a sudden facing poverty there was a lot that she had to become accustomed to. Audience Her audience seemed as if it was more so for Koreans or others from different nationalities that are in a different place for the first time in life. Not necessarily just other nationalities, but just anyone who was in a different place in life and for some reason or other had to relocate without notice. Tone Although she may have understood the reason for the move, Kim seemed ashamed. Like when she said “Each week, I found it humiliating to wheel our dirty clothes to a bleak place called Laundromat” (2004, p. 62). Being in North America for awhile Kim begin to come accustomed to American things. She likes to dance to Usher, watched Three’s Company to try to learn English....
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...she was growing up there. Her father was a millionaire from having a shipping company, a mining business and hotels. Then one day they lost all of their money and had to flee to America. Bankruptcy in Korea had jail time behind it, something that her father didn’t want to go through or put his family through. So they left Korea in the ‘80’s and moved to Woodside, Queens in New York. To what Suki says was an “ugly house” that a Korean family owned that ran a dry cleaners. Their sons, Billy and Andy became her playmates. Suki was picked on from the other Korean children both at home and in school. She felt out of place. Therefore the other students didn’t want anything to do with her kind. They were Koreans, but not Korean American. They would call her FOB, “fresh out the boat,” or “yellow.” Funny because they didn’t arrive in a boat, they flew here in an airplane. Even the rich Koreans that left there and came here moved to Manhattan or Westchester. The children were ashamed of her and her kind. In order for her to learn English, she would watch reruns of “Three’s Company.” “Immigration is meant to be the great equalizer, yet it is not easy to eradicate the class divisions of the old country.” (para. 7 pg. 63) Suki says that, “more brutal than learning English was facing poverty with a rich girl’s habits and memory.” (para. 11, pg. 63) Summary of Facing Poverty with a Rich Girls Habits Assignment 1.1 Summary and Personal Response – Draft Version ...
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