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UCAS N290 - International Management, Cultural Differences

   

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Running head: INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT International ManagementName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor Note
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1INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT Executive SummaryCultural differences tend to distinct one ethnic or geographical group from another.However, migrating workers often face troubles in adjusting in one type of cultural set up,coming from another. The problem is even more intensified in their professional environment, asmuch of their image, reputation and perception about them are determined by their professionalcode of conduct, which varies widely from region to region. The report discussed the problemsfaced by Lee, a Korean by birth, who has joined a food and beverage company in Korea, afterstaying for fifteen years in Australia. The discussion tries to analyze and explain the problemsfaced by Lee in his new Korean work place using Hofstede’s Framework. It also suggests severalsimple steps, which Lee can take to ease his workplace relationships, and also several strategieswhich the Korean manager can implement to integrate the employees accustomed to differentcultural environments.
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2INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT Table of ContentsIntroduction:....................................................................................................................................3Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions:.....................................................................................................4Situational Analysis using Hofstede’s Framework:........................................................................5Lee’s Potential Strategies:...............................................................................................................6Managers’ Potential Strategies:.......................................................................................................8Conclusion:......................................................................................................................................9References......................................................................................................................................10
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3INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT Introduction: Culture, though a broad multi-dimensional term, is in general a collective phenomenon.Culture can be defined as a collection of several norms, which are unwritten but are presentinvisibly in an individual’s life and which shapes up the lifestyle of individuals, both in personaland professional domains and determines the code of conduct of individuals belonging to aspecific group. In other words, culture is one of those yardsticks, which separate one ethnic orgeographical group from another (Moran, Abramson and Moran 2014). Many a times, stiffdifferences in cultural patterns between two geographical locations create difficulties especiallyfor those who try to move from one of these locations to another. The problems, though appearto be non-significant in personal domain, are more apparent in professional set up of anindividual as these can leave negative implications on his or her career. This assignment dealswith the issues faced by Lee (Barak 2016). A Korean by birth, Lee has been in Australia for oneand a half decade for higher studies and MBA. Lee has also bagged an internship here, beforemoving to Korea, to join an international food and beverage enterprise (Yang et al. 2012).Accustomed to Australian culture and way of living, Lee faces several issues in the Koreancompany. The problems faced by Lee are mostly due to the differences in the cultural patterns ofthe two countries. This situation is analyzed in this report, with the help of Hofstede’sFramework, which deals with several cultural dimensions (Hofstede, Jonker and Verwaart 2012).
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