1MANAGING PEOPLE IN ASIA AND PACIFIC REGIONWORKSHOP 3CASE ANALYSIS PREPARATION FORMName:.............................................Student No:...............................Campus (or Online):..........................................1Map which outlinesdifferences in the culturaldimensions between countries 1a. If a Swedish MNE sent aPCN expatriate to India, whatchallenges might they findwhen managing Indian workersfrom a 'power distance'perspective? Why?1b. If a US MNE sent a PCNexpatriate to Japan, whatchallenges might they findwhen managing Japaneseworkers from an 'uncertaintyavoidance' perspective? Why? Power Distance Sweden31India77Uncertainty AvoidanceUnited States 46Japanese 921a. India has a higher power distance so the basic challenge forPCN from Sweden would be in adapting to the higher powerdistance levels in India. This would be difficult since the PCNbelonged to a country where everyone faced equal treatment andthere has always been a demand for the justification of theinequalities (hofstede-cultural-dimensions.com 2018). 1.b Japan has a higher uncertainty avoidance index so the primarychallenge for the PCN from United States would be inimplementing any change and realizing them. This seems difficultbecause the expatriate belongs to a country where there is moretolerance towards opinion and ideas from any one and tolerance offreedom of expression (hofstede-cultural-dimensions.com 2018). Inother words, the expatriates belongs to a country where there isacceptance of newer ideas, motivation for innovative products andwillingnessin trying something different or new.

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