Week 6 Assignment

  Schneider & Barsoux (2003) state, “ Examin" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing the degree to which organizations have centralized power, specialized jobs and roles, and formalized rules and procedures, we fin" rel="nofollow">ind distin" rel="nofollow">inct patterns of organizin" rel="nofollow">ing which prevail despite pressures for convergence. This raises concerns regardin" rel="nofollow">ing the transferability of organizational forms across boarders and questions the logic of universal “best practices” (p.85). Schneider et al (2003) argue, “(the culturist perspective) is that different forms of organization emerge which reflect underlyin" rel="nofollow">ing cultural dimensions” (p. 87). Questions/Deliverables: 1. Review the followin" rel="nofollow">ing lin" rel="nofollow">inks, Schneider & Barsoux’s Chapter 4, Globe’s Dimension Results, and the scholarly paper, see list below (You will fin" rel="nofollow">ind this article in" rel="nofollow">in the NOVA Library). Pay particular attention to Table 4.2 in" rel="nofollow">in Schneider and Barsoux’s chapter 4. 2. Prepare a two-page document of the key learnin" rel="nofollow">ing poin" rel="nofollow">ints that resonated with you regardin" rel="nofollow">ing the impacts of long and short term orientations have on organizations. How did Hofstede’s dimensions in" rel="nofollow">influence the behaviors and choices made by the two companies presented in" rel="nofollow">in the case study above? How does Ethics play in" rel="nofollow">into organizational decision-makin" rel="nofollow">ing? 3. Submit the document in" rel="nofollow">in the assignment lin" rel="nofollow">ink. Case Materials Schneider,S.C., & Barsoux, J.L.(2003). Managin" rel="nofollow">ing across cultures. Chapter 4: Culture & Organization. London, England: Pearson Education Limited. The Case Study http://www.kwin" rel="nofollow">intessential.co.uk/resources/daimler-alliance-mitsubishi.html Japan http://www.kwin" rel="nofollow">intessential.co.uk/resources/global-etiquette/japan-country-profiles.html http://www.mitsubishi-motors.com/en/corporate/philosophy/philosophy.html http://www.mitsubishicorprtm.com/japan/english/corporate/philosophy.html http://geert-hofstede.com/japan.html Germany http://www.daimler.com/company http://www.daimler.com/company/corporate-governance http://www.kwin" rel="nofollow">intessential.co.uk/resources/global-etiquette/germany-country-profile.html http://geert-hofstede.com/germany.html Additional Info http://geert-hofstede.com/dimensions.html Zhang, S., Liu, W., & Liu, X. (2012). Investigatin" rel="nofollow">ing the relationship between Protestant work ethic and Confucian dynamism: An empirical test in" rel="nofollow">in main" rel="nofollow">inland Chin" rel="nofollow">ina. Journal of Busin" rel="nofollow">iness Ethics, 106(2), 243-252. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10551-011-0993-8 GLOBE Dimension Results Attachment PLACE THIS ORDER OR A SIMILAR ORDER TODAY AND GET AN AMAZING DISCOUNT :)