Case Studies in Cross Cultural Miscommunication When a company starts to do business in a foreign country‚ there are often many business practices that are different and difficult to understand. As a result‚ many companies experience cross cultural miscommunication that can inhibit business and break the trust between corporate headquarters and the foreign office. In this paper‚ we look at some real examples of communication problems between offices in two locations. This occurs both between
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Cross-cultural perspectives David S ETH/316 Version 1 July 4‚ 2011 Cross-cultural perspectives Wal-Mart’s international operations were a major struggle for the company‚ collimating in its demise of Wal-Mart in Germany and South Korea. Because Wal-Mart executives did not understand‚ the cultural differenced between countries they foundered in many countries to the point that they could not rebound in the minds of the local population. When Wal-Mart moved into other countries‚ they did
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BBA 340 Cross Cultural Management Assignment 2 Media Report: Jaguar Land Rover and HSBC using CSR to ensure brand success in China Table of Contents TOC \o "1-3" \h \z \u Link To The Article PAGEREF _Toc272432915 \h 2 Introduction PAGEREF _Toc272432916 \h 3 Corporate Social Responsibility PAGEREF _Toc272432917 \h 3 Issue: Corporate Social Responsibility Emerges in China PAGEREF _Toc272432918 \h 4 Why Corporate Social Responsibility is Important to Brand Success PAGEREF _Toc272432919 \h 5
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Edward T. Hall is an anthropologist and one of the founders of intercultural communication study. His works have played a key role in describing how people’s view of the world and behavior are largely determined by a complex grid of unconscious cultural patterns. In The Silent Language (1959) Hall outlined a broad theory of culture and described how its rules control people’s lives. In The Hidden Dimension (1966) he introduced proxemics‚ the study of our culturally determined perception and use
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Cross-Cultural Perspectives ETH/316 September 19‚ 2011 Steve Jobs started his career by founding Apple in 1975 and later when forced out of Apple in 1985 founded NeXT computers‚ he also purchased a company in 1986 which was later renamed as Pixar – An Amination Company. Later in 1996 when Apple bought NeXT‚ Steve Jobs returns to Apple as the CEO of the company where he started to a turn around by launching iMacs in 1998 which was later followed the launch of iPod‚ iPhone and iPad. With the
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Cross Cultural Perspectives ETH/316 Cross Cultural Perspectives The company I decided to use was Starbucks Corporation. Starbucks has been an iconic symbol in the coffee industry here in the United States. It is a place where people go to meet‚ work; do school work‚ and many other things. Starbucks Corporation has created an atmosphere that makes people feel okay with spending six dollars or more on a latte. Although its great success in the United States and many other countries
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Many multinational organizations face problems due to cultural issues these are mainly driven because of time relationships‚ human resources‚ language barriers and most of the time due to traditions that differ from country to country. “Multinational companies face a number of different cultural problems as they move forward in today’s global marketplace. Many of those problems are internal cultural problems‚ but some may of an external nature also. Given the nature of the global environment‚ multinational
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The impact of cultural differences on interactions and communications is large to a certain extent. Culture refers to the refinement of individuals‚ usually though educations. It also refers to one’s ideas and beliefs‚ to make their environment better‚ consequently‚ their lives better. Different countries‚ race‚ and religion give people different cultures. When interacting with people of varying cultures‚ we might say wrong things that are offensive towards them and unknowingly subsequently getting
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Cross-Cultural Observation: Macy’s Department Store In order to observe the interactions between individuals from different cultural background‚ my partner: Gina Nguyen and I went to the Macy’s department store‚ located downtown Boston. We selected this store because of the size and their reputation of having a diverse workforce. Gina and I started our observation at 3:30pm on Wednesday‚ October 24‚ 2012 and finished it at 4:20pm. We were observing the interactions between the coworkers‚ as
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Cross Cultural Perspectives ETH / 316 11/25/2013 PHOENIX Cross Cultural Perspectives For many years‚ Nike Inc has been known worldwide as the champion of athletic gear producers‚ being a global leader in business and marketing. The company experienced a tremendous growth between 1970s and 1990s‚ dominating the global athletic footwear and apparel market (Cartey‚ 2002). However‚ in 1990s‚ Nike started facing a fierce criticism for its unethical practices of conducting business
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