The Cultural Challenges of Doing Business Overseas MBA/501 Dr. Ellen Szarleta-Instructor August 27‚ 2006 The Cultural Challenges of Doing Business Overseas Introduction For an American company to be successful overseas with business ventures they have to take risks in making business decisions which can be challenging. Steve Kafka‚ an American of Czech origin and a franchisor for Chicago Style Pizza‚ has decided to expand his business into the Czech Republic. He knows it is a risky decision;
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2. Ethical Issues in Business. It seems that every day in the news we are hearing of new company that has acted at least unethically and possibly illegally in the operation and financial reporting of their company’s business dealings. There are many ethical issues in business. One major issue that we see is over and under reporting net income. Companies like to show that every quarter the net income of the business has an increase or profit. In order to show this they adopt unethical or illegal
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networks that shape their business culture. It is important to learn and understand these critical components for doing business in China. It can be a confusing and fascinating experience for a westerner unfamiliar with Chinese customs and history. To learn the Chinese culture and history is to learn ancient Asian history. It is important that you do so. Confucianism and history play a major part in Chinese society and business today. Guanxi is the most critical component of business success in China. Guanxi
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Before doing any type of business in China one must get familiar with the Chinese business culture. According to Hofstede’s analysis‚ China ranks very high in long term orientation‚ very low in individualism‚ high in power distance‚ and average in masculinity and uncertainty avoidance. In my opinion I still believe these behaviors or cultural dimensions are very accurate. The culture here believes in overcoming obstacles over time which is part of Hofstede’s long term orientation dimension. This
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BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL UNIT GUIDE : Full Time Students CONTEMPORARY BUSINESS ISSUES ACADEMIC YEAR 2013/14 1. UNIT OVERVIEW This unit is intended to be multi-disciplinary. That is‚ it seeks to engage students in five broad subject areas of BU’s Business School – economics‚ finance‚ marketing‚ management and human resource management. In consequence students are both expected and required to be willing to learn in
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Ethical Issues The issue of ethical behavior is one of the top challenges facing organizations today. A good definition of ethics includes the thought of doing what is morally acceptable or what is “good” and “right” as opposed to doing what is “bad” or “wrong” (Sims‚ 1992). But why are these issues a concern for organizations? What can they do to promote ethical behavior from their employees? Organizations should be concerned with ethical behavior for many reasons. Even though ethical decisions
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Discuss and illustrate the classifications of ethical issues discussed in the text. According to the textbook‚ Business Ethics: Ethical Decision Making and Cases‚ an ethical issue is “a problem‚ situation‚ or opportunity that requires an individual‚ group‚ or organization to choose among several actions that must be evaluated as right or wrong‚ ethical or unethical” (Ferrell 65). There are fifteen basic classifications of ethical issues in business that can be broken down into three categories bases
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Debate the ethics of doing business in countries with totalitarian governments on the Discussion Board. Comment on opposing arguments‚ looking for holes and inconsistencies. Attempt to answer any arguments that are presented against your side of the argument. "In its 2006 country report on North Korea‚ Freedom House stated that‚ "North Korea is a totalitarian dictatorship and one of the most restrictive countries in the world." (Wikipedia‚ The Free Encyclopedia‚ 2007). Totalitarian government
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whether an individual will succeed in the future. So what minds are required for individuals to achieve future success? A researcher in psychology‚ Howard Gardner‚ answered the question: the disciplined‚ synthesizing‚ creating‚ respectful and ethical minds should be cultivated in educational institutions and at the workforce. Therefore‚ practitioners in the business world have to foster these minds as well to become informed and responsible business professionals. This essay will demonstrate why the
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