Analyzing Cultural Impact on Business Strategies and Performance

This report examines the influence of culture on business performance and strategic management, focusing on examples from Japan and incorporating insights from various articles. The analysis explores how cultural aspects affect the formation and execution of business strategies, including marketing approaches. The report delves into the strategic management processes, highlighting the importance of adapting to changes and fostering a positive work environment. It discusses the application of Porter's generic strategies in Japan, emphasizing the significance of cost leadership and differentiation. The report analyzes how cultural dimensions, such as those outlined by Hofstede, influence individual behaviors and decision-making within organizations. The conclusion emphasizes the role of cultural understanding in achieving competitive advantages and fostering business growth.

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Introduction
 The topic mainly focuses on the concepts related to the impact of
culture on the business performance
 The topic will also include the various cultural aspects that are
associated with the development and implementation of strategies
to ensure betterment of corporate performance
 The impact of culture on the formation and execution of strategies
will also be included here
 The assignment is focused on the business strategies in Japan and
also how the culture has affected the marketing strategies and
ensured successful business functioning
 It can also enhance the scopes for knowledge acqusitriona dn
enabe proper marketing strategies‘ execution

Purpose of analysing the
articles
 The analysis of the thee articles will provide an in-depth
understanding of the cultural aspects of business
 The analysis will show how the maintenance of a positive culture
can lead to identification of goals in the future
 It will assist in aligning the culture with the business practices for
creating a proper direction for the organisational value system
 The leaders should also be responsible for using the analysis
results and integrate those into the business approaches
undertaken for the betterment of corporate performance.

Article 1
Reichel, A., 1983. Strategic management: How to apply it to firms in
the hospitality industry. The Service Industries Journal, 3(3), pp.329-
343.
 As stated by Reichel (1983), the cultural aspects facilitate organisational
growth through learning and acqusitions of knowledge to gain long term
success
 The changes are perceived as transient, which can facilitate relationship
between social and economic changes
 The strategic management could also allow the company to respond to
changes, furthermore become successful within the competitive business
environment with ease.

 The strategic management process involves identification of goals, analysis
of environment and organisation, assessment of strategic advantage and
finally analysing the gaps
 According to Reichel (1983), the strategic management has ensured proper
future orientations to respond to challenges in the future with convenience
 In strategic management, the proactive approach has assessed both the
current and future environment
 With the implementation of strategic management approaches, it has
become easier to develop and grow in international markets and create a
plan that can influence the shareholders to make investments and commit
themselves fully towards the accomplishment of corporate goals

Strategic management process
model

Article 2
Mehdi, M., Raza, S.H. and Raza, A., 2018. It’s What’s Inside: Impact of
Culture on Strategy Making. GSTF Journal on Business Review (GBR),
5(2).
Based on this article, the impact of culture is evident on the development of
strategies related to growth and development
A good working environment is established with the management of a positive
culture consisting of employees who manage the organisational values and
beliefs for doing things the right way
Considering the Hofstede’s cultural dimensions, there has been influence of
individual attitudes and behaviours that has enabled them to work by following
the guidelines, rules and regulations

 Not only does the decision makers’ abilities improve, but also better flexibility
is managed at the organisations
 The cultural influence has allowed the businesses to facilitate growth and at
the same time, focus on quality of products and services
 With the focus on increasing the quality of services and adopting relevant
marketing strategies, the companies have managed to gain greater market
share
 The strategic plans are executed with the management of a suitable strategic
choice that can determine its feasibility
 This will cerate more opportunities for the business to understand the amount
of resources required including financial and human resources and how those
are to be implemented for smooth business functioning

Article 3
Allen, R.S., Helms, M.M., Jones, H., Takeda, M.B. and White, C.S., 2007.
Porter's business strategies in Japan. Business strategy series, 9(1),
pp.37-44.
 Allen et al. (2007) explained about the different kinds of business strategies
associated with the businesses in Japan
 The main purpose behind the implementation of strategies is to fulfil the
criteria and standards for Total Quality Management, furthermore reduce the
operational costs and generation of wastes
 The economic condition was poor in Japan and thus focusing on quality
without compromising on the quality of products and services had been
important for businesses in Japan

 The Porter’s generic strategies were also considered as useful, according to
the analysis of the article, for gaining competitive economic advantage with
much ease and efficiency
 A conducted survey showed results that were analysed and interpreted as the
business policies and practices inclined with the generic business strategies
introduced by Porter
 The most effective strategies is the cost leadership and focus differentiation
strategies
 The cost leadership strategy helped in lowering down the costs of operations
and even reduced the costs incurred while managing distribution and
replenishment

 As stated by Allen et al. (2007), the differentiation of products is also useful
for improving the strategic practices’ efficiency and influence consumer
buying behaviours
 In Japan, the strategies implemented further assisted the companies in
gaining better access to materials and resources along with innovation to the
product design and mass distribution
 This could be beneficial for targeting the right markets and create a huge
customer base for generating higher sales revenue along with competitive
advantage in business

Conclusion
 From the analysis results, it could be stated that cultural aspects
facilitate growth in economy and implementation of strategies for
gaining competitive advantage
 It could improve the competitive economic advantage for the
business and at the same time, facilitate growth and
development in business
 This would also help the businesses to achieve higher market
share for sustaining in the competitive business environment