International Management Report: Cultural Issues and Deloitte

This report examines the effects of regional cultural issues on the organizational culture of a multinational company, specifically referencing Deloitte. It explores how national cultures, including aspects like language, traditions, and values, impact business operations at an international level. The report highlights the importance of understanding cultural differences in countries like Brazil, Japan, and the UK, emphasizing how these differences affect employee behavior, decision-making, and formal dress codes. It identifies challenges such as slow responses to internal and external changes, language barriers, and the need to adapt to varying market conditions. The report also underscores the significance of international management strategies, including training and adapting to local customs, to ensure success in a globalized market. It also provides insights into how companies can address these cultural issues to enhance their operations and profitability by implementing innovative technologies and strategies to satisfy the changing needs of customers, while referencing various academic sources to support its claims.

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TABLE OF CONTENT
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
Covered in PPT.......................................................................................................................1
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................1
Individually write up your own conclusions as to the key effects of regional cultural issues on
the corporate organisational culture of this multinational company as it conducts its business
internationally.........................................................................................................................1
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................4

TASK 1
Covered in PPT
TASK 2
Individually write up your own conclusions as to the key effects of regional cultural issues on the
corporate organisational culture of this multinational company as it conducts its business
internationally.
In this assignment, there are various regional cultural issues which impose direct impact on
culture of organisation for conducting activities and functions of company at international level.
The national culture determined as behaviour, norms, believes as well as value which is
important to follow by business organisation for smooth running during particular phase of time
period (Uphoff, 2019). There are different characteristic like language, ethnic, tradition which
must be followed by organisation in order to perform different functions in an appropriate
manner. It is necessary for business organisation to follow national culture such as custom and
belief for operating their activities and functions of Organisation in an appropriate manner. Their
success or growth is totally depending upon the culture followed by individual person within
business organisation for performing different activities in an appropriate way. The cultural is
differ from one nation to another as Brazil is differ from another nation so that it is necessary to
have a clear regarding their culture in order to perform different activity in an appropriate
manner. In context of Deloitte Company, the manager of business organisation focuses on
considering the culture of different countries such as Brazil, Japan as well as UK in order to
conduct different activities in an appropriate manner (Brewster, 2017). There are different
culture which is applied in different countries such as Japan, Brazil, UK and many more. If it is
talked about Japanese company then they follow the different culture which is differing from the
country which imposes direct impact on organisation. The subordinate of Japan focuses on
providing innovative things as that is related to their profession which is differ from other
subordinate of particular Nation. It also helped them in taking appropriate decisions in future
period of time. In comparison to UK, the Japanese employees does not wear white shirt, black
suits but in UK, it is determined as a formal dress code so that it has been analysed that it is
necessary for different organisation to follow different culture in order to conduct different
activity in an appropriate manner. Therefore, in this report the main focus is to follow the
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different culture in order to conduct operations in an appropriate manner. In context of Deloitte
Company, the employer focus is on follow culture, beliefs, and values in an appropriate manner
for conducting different task in an effective manner. There are different kinds of issues which is
arises due to difference in culture.
The different issue related to organisational culture such as slow respond to external as
well as internal changes that imposes direct impact on business organisation. For example, if the
political condition of UK is not stable than it is necessary for business organisation to change
policy according to political conditions of that country. If the organisation do not consider
external environment while conducting different activities then it imposes negative impact on the
operations of business organisation. In addition to this, it is necessary to consider the internal
changes such as changes in financial policy, employees behaviour that help in increasing
productivity level within business organisation in future period of time. Apart from this, if the
problem related to language arises within business organisation therefore, it is necessary for
Deloitte Company to consider the language issue which is arise for conducting different
activities and operation in better way (Geppert, Matten and Williams, 2016). It is necessary for
Deloitte Company to consider issues related to culture in an appropriate manner for smooth
running of organisation in upcoming time period. It is important to organise international
management in appropriate manner when they are operating their business at global level. It is
important because by using management of organisation they take proper decision and make
effective strategy for conducting operations of organisation at global level. The organisation also
adopts various strategies for managing Organisation in international level and evaluates the
national culture which imposes direct impact on company. Therefore it is necessary for
organisation to follow the national or regional culture and eliminate issue related to culture in an
appropriate manner. In addition to this, the organisation also provides effective training session
to its employees in order to increase skill or knowledge regarding laws, regulations, barriers
faced by company while conducting their business at global level. There are different purposes
of various organisations; the manager of some company wants stability for conducting different
activity in an appropriate manner. In addition to this, the other organisation wants to bring
changes within organisation for performing different activities in an innovative way. There are
various issues which are faced by organisation such as change in language, behaviour, culture as
well as heritage imposes direct impact on culture of business organisation. Therefore, the
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Deloitte Company focuses on follow culture in an appropriate manner for conducting different
activities and operation in better way.
The culture is followed in different companies in differ way such as Germany follow free
market laws and they do not discriminate between the individual people of the Germany. It has
been analysed that the company operates business in Germany have follow free market laws but
the Japanese culture is influenced by China as it restrict isolationist policy while determining
food, lifestyle and so on. There are various issues which is faced by company for operating their
business at multinational level such as change in law, economic condition, social changes,
environmental changes and many more which imposes direct impact on functions of business
organisation. The lifestyle and taste is changed from country to country so that it is necessary for
organisation to make appropriate strategy for analysing the need and wants of customer for
satisfying them. It is necessary for business organisation to provide innovative product and
services to its customer according to culture of country that help in increasing profit margin in
future period of time. Apart from this, organisation also implement innovative technology in
order to satisfy the changing needs of customers which help company in increasing success or
growth in future period of time (Tung, 2016).
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Brewster, C., 2017. The integration of human resource management and corporate
strategy. Policy and practice in European human resource management, pp.22-35.
Geppert, M., Matten, D. and Williams, K. eds., 2016. Challenges for European management in a
global context: Experiences from Britain and Germany. Springer.
Tung, R.L., 2016. New perspectives on human resource management in a global context. Journal
of World Business, 51(1), pp.142-152.
Uphoff, N., 2019. Improving international irrigation management with farmer participation:
Getting the process right. Routledge.
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