As globalization steadily gains momentum in the corporate world, the knowledge of cross cultural management has become looked upon as a necessity rather than an option. With virtually all business today being conducted in or affected by the global environment, understanding management across borders is crucial for a successful company to operate. International managers must have knowledge in all aspects of culture, including the countries economical, political, and legal functions. Containing more…

values * Therefore, the overall identity of LEGO can be viewed as made of 3 basic elements: the product, the brand itself and the mission * LEGO also benefitted from family owned status, deemphasizing Danish origins, and instead localizing management 2. What was LEGO’s approach to internationalization? How did U.K. LEGO (LEGO Media Int’l) adapt to/adapt the corporate LEGO identity? * The need to grow internationally arose as a result of the identification of educational software as…

Introduction The topic of cross-cultural management is becoming increasingly popular. As more and more organizations expand globally, people from culturally diverse backgrounds have recognized the need to work together effectively by learning to be culturally sensitive. Although it appears that managing virtual teams is more complex than managing traditionally aligned teams, success of virtual teams in software fields would suggest otherwise. This paper focuses on the interactions of people…

the various cross cultural problems and adjustments which the company has to make in order to succeed in India and China. The Conclusion has been drawn after the extensive research in different cross cultural areas where making a small adjustment will make a big difference. To support our research we have used various models which have been discussed by the famous author’s like Hofstede and Trompenaar’s. It also highlights the implications of these cultural differences on management and team member’s…

htm Cross-cultural management in China Keyong Dong School of Public Administration, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China, and Cross-cultural management in China 223 Ying Liu Institute of Organization and Human Resource, School of Public Administration, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to: summarize the major research that has been conducted regarding cross-cultural issues in China; show the current practices on cross-cultural…

CROSS-CULTURAL MANAGEMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA : PROBLEMS, OBSTACLES, AND AGENDA FOR COMPANIES Nathalie Prime, Groupe ESCP-EAP ABSTRACT Within the context of opening of South African economy, the purpose of this paper is to explore cross cultural management issues in South African multicultural organisations. Using an emic approach, sixteen business cases were studies to explore the following questions : (1) What are the major problems and obstacles to be faced by South African firms…

Cross-Cultural Human Resources Management Abstract: As human resources management and organizational culture are closely related, it is very meaningful to study human resource management from the cultural and cross-cultural perspective. Effective management of cross cultural human resources is the guarantee of Chinese enterprises running successfully under cross cultural background and region. The article concerns that the following aspects should be understanding of the cross-cultural human resources…

provided opportunities to fully feel the multicultural atmosphere. In this reflection essay, I would like to share some experiences about cross-cultural collision and the effect of these in my life. This essay also includes what I learned through these experiences and what new insights I came up with to guide my life based on theories of IBUS6002 (Cross-cultural Management). The first experience happened in my daily life. Sylva who is a native Australia is my first landlady in Sydney. She has two daughters…

Introduction Management in any corporation requires a strong management plan and involves diversity or one type or another. Organizations that become multinational corporations have an even greater challenge. These multinational corporations have to take into consideration factors such national cultures and subcultures, religious beliefs and traditions, labor laws, and local regulation. These are only a minute number of diversity issues a multinational corporation will face. This paper will highlight…

The purpose of this essay to demonstrate the cultural differences between the UK manager going to work as an expatriate manager in Colombia. By taking into consideration Hofstede, Bond, Trompenaars and other cross cultural management researchers to advise the UK manager about the Colombian culture, taking into consideration the differences between leadership styles, decision making, recruitment and selection, motivation, planning and team versus individual working.The reason for selecting Colombia…