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MAN501 Culture and Managerial Implications (MAN501)

   

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The study of management in a cross-cultural context is called cross management. It includes research on the impact of societal culture on managers and management practise, as well as research into individual managers' and firms' cultural orientations.

cross cultural management - essay

   

Charles Darwin University

   

MAN501 Culture and Managerial Implications (MAN501)

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Running head: CROSS CULTURAL MANAGEMENTName of the Student:Name of the University:Author’s Note:
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1CROSS CULTURAL MANAGEMENTThesis StatementIn this essay, comparison is made between France and Australia to understand thecultural similarities and differences of these two countries.IntroductionThere are one ninety five countries in the world. The culture and sub-culture of one countryvaries widely from that of another country. The customs, social behaviors, norms of inhabitant ofone country is very different from that of another country. The cultural norms of inhabitants ofone country are hugely influenced from the traditions and values of their ancestors. In somecountries only one language is spoken for example, French is spoken in France and people in thiscountry are mostly French. Most European countries practice their native language. However incountries like the United States of America, different dialects are spoken like Chinese as theinhabitants of the country come from different nations like China and India. Some countriesfollow an individualistic culture like the United States of America while other countries likeChina and Japan practice a collectivistic culture where more emphasis is laid on the concept offamily (Chanlat 2013). The way of doing business is also different in different countries. Forexample, in the United States, a rational approach to business is followed while in Japan businessis based on trust and Japanese first try to know the people well and develop good relationshipwith them before doing business with them. The difference in culture can be attributed to thedifferent macro environmental conditions in each country, for instance, the political, social,economical, technological and legal environment in each country is different. The countries thatwill be compared here are France and Australia (Chhokar et al 2013).
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2CROSS CULTURAL MANAGEMENTDiscussionThe culture of FranceThe culture of France has been influenced by Celtic and Gallo-Roman cultures and theFranks, a German tribe also influenced the culture of the country. The country is the internationalhub for fashion, architecture, art and literature and the popular French cuisine and wine. Francecame under the western region of Germany and it was known as Rhineland. Later during the IronAge and Roman era the country was known as Gaul (Gaffney and Kolinsky 2014).LanguagesThe country is the home for seventy million people and French is the language that isspoken officially in the country. There is evidence that three percentage of the French populationspeaks German and in the northeast region of the country there are some Flemish speakers. Thethird largest minority language that is spoken in the country is Arabic. The country shares itsborders with Italy and people living in the border region of Italy often speak Italian. France alsoshares border with Spain and Basque is the language spoken in this border region. Otherlanguages that are spoken in France are Catalan, Breton (the Celtic language), Occitan, Kabyleand Antillean Creole (Halls 2014).
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3CROSS CULTURAL MANAGEMENTReligionThe religion that is practiced in France is Catholicism. The French Institute of PublicOpinion, that is, IFOP conducted a survey and according to the survey sixty four percentage ofpeople in the country, that is, around forty one million of people claimed that they were RomanCatholic. Islam, Buddhism and Judaism are the other religions that are practiced in the country(Tackett 2014).ValuesThe French people are extremely proud about their historical background, art andliterature and their rich heritage and culture. They are highly patriotic and often they refuse tohear any negative comments from outsiders about their culture. The visitors from other countriesoften misconstrue this strong patriotism of French people as rude and obnoxious. The Frenchpeople are highly sophisticated and equality, liberty and fraternity are of prime importance in thecountry which is often known as "Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité in the country. The country followsa secular culture and children born to unmarried couples are common in the country. Also thecountry follows an open attitude towards sexual behaviors and extramarital affairs as revealed byFrance’s National Agency on AIDS (Scriven 2016).French Cuisine The French people often socialize while organizing lavish dinners and food and wine are anintegral part of the society. The French cuisines often have complicated recipes and areassociated with usage of butter, cheese and heavy sauces. Red wine is often used in Frenchcuisines and beef, pork, rabbit and many other meats are consumed in the country.
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