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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An Analysis of the Culture of an Organization Student’s Name University Contents 1.0 Background to the Organization...........................................................................................3 2.0 Theoretical Framework.........................................................................................................4 3.0 Discussion of Central Topic..................................................................................................6 4.0 Conclusions
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The differences in cultural backgrounds of tourists affect the behaviour of consumption decisions, selecting products and services. BUT how can we understand cultural differences? Fortunately, psychologist Dr. Geert Hofstede asked himself this question in the 1970s. Geert Hofstede, born 2 October 1928 in Haarlem, is a Dutch social psychologist, who focuses his work on the study of cultures across nations and conducted one of the most comprehensive studies of how values in the workplace are influenced
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Keyword: Human Resources Management, Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions theory, culture, globalization Contents Abstract ii 1 Contents iii 2 Introduction 1 3 Body 2 3.1 Definition of Culture 2 3.2 Definition of Human Resources Management 2 3.3 Hofstede`s Cultural Dimensions 2 3.4 Impacts of Cultural Dimensions on HRM Practices 4 4 Conclusions 7 5 References 8 Introduction With the continuity of the world, the effectiveness of
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based on the Hofstede model. Problem Statement Azure Sky Tea is an herbal tea company located in the Rocky Mountains of the United States. Azure Sky Tea has nine percent of market shares and is looking to increase market share by expanding into different markets. The problem that Azure Sky Tea company is facing is that they are trying to find a market that suitable with their low key culture. In order to find suitable countries one must find the countries on the Hofstede that score similar
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Introduction IKEA is the housewares and furniture organization which one of the world’s top furniture organization. IKEA also designs its products and sell those items in more than 300 IKEA stores that are from different countries around the world. IKEA offer the high-quality items at low prices. The largest market of IKEA is in Germany with 44 stores. United States has the second most IKEA store amount in the world with 37 (Loeb Walter, 2012). The company is care for the customers and in
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relevance to the Wal-Mart failure in Germany. Between the years of 1967 and 1973, while Hofstede was working at international company IBM as a psychologist, he did a survey of over 100,000 employees in 40 different countries. From these results he was able to come up with four dimensions that can help people to understand the intercultural differences within regions and between counties. The four dimensions that Hofstede came
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been defined by Professor Geert Hofstede and the combination of dimensions that shape a great leader. The following discussion relates Hofstede’s Six Dimensions to common leadership styles by evaluating the impact of cultural values on organizational standards and practices. Hofstede’s Six Cultural Dimensions In Relation To Leadership Hofstede’s six cultural dimensions consider the differences in values that govern the actions of a culture. Hofstede defines culture as “the collective
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Running head: INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT International Human Resource management Name: University: Course: Tutor: Date: Hofstede developed the theory of cultural differences to describe the different effects that culture could have on an organisation. He classified cultures of different countries into five dimensions. The first was power distance which expounded on inequality and how different nations viewed it. He maintained that inequality is inevitable
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Japan- Cross Cultural Management Final Located off the east of China, Japan is made up of a series of islands with rich culture and historical background. The Japanese people, dating back to as early as 4,500 B.C. have deep traditions that have evolved and adapted over the centuries. With ideologies, religion and business strategy’s much different from that in the western world, specific customs and traditions must be understood. Although the Japanese carry a great deal of respect in the business
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