TopicsCultural attitudes
Managing multinationals
You and your culture——————————————————————1 Cultural attitudesMultinational companies can attempt:
To use similar management methods in foreign subsidairies
To adapt thier methods to the local culture———————————————————————Advantages of using similar management methodsYou work in the same way as you did it yesterday.To show your working way to all foreign countriesIt is a chance to catch smb’s fancy to your culture
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Disadvantages of using similar management methodsYour pruducts or services can be unacceptable to foreign countries people
You might not have any profit
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Advantages of adapting their methodsOpportunity to begin to know another society from within
To become aware of similarities and differences
Satisfying experience.————————————————————————-Disadvantages of adapting their methodsIt involves certain responsibilities
You can changed from excitement and interest in the new culture to depression and fear of unknown
The occasional discomfort and extra effort ————————————————————————–
2 Managing multinationalsCultural divide:
North America and North – West Europe
Sourthen Europe and South America and Asia———————————————————————-North America and North – West Europe principlesManagement is based on analysis, rationality, logic and systemStatus has to be achievedThe principle of pay-for-performance ofter successfully motivates salespeopleMatrix managementUniversalists ———————————————————————-Sourthen Europe and South America principlesManagement is based on personal relations, intuition, emotion, sensitivityStatus is automatically accorded to the bossPromotions are expected to come with age and experienceMatrix management doesn’t work wellParticularists
—————————————————————3 You and your culture
What parts of our life does culture influence?
How does it influence?
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Parts of our life, which influence culture
Attitude to work
Behaviour at work ———————————————————-Body languageAttitude to workCulture influence our:Ourselves evaluationLooking at workImportance of workColleagues——————————————————————-corporate cultureCorporate culture is the collective behaviour of people using:
Common corporate vision, goals, shared values, beliefs, habits, working language, systems, and symbols.
So corporate culture encompasses moral, social, and behavioral norms of organization based on the values, beliefs, attitudes, and priorities of its members.In most companies of Lithuania is acceptable to:Make eye contact with hierarchical superiors;
Disagree with superiors in meetings;
Socialize with superiors and/or subordinates.
And yet is not acceptable to:Show that you are emotionally involved in your work;
Wear fairly casual clothes to work;
Make jokes in meetings;
Occasionally arrive late for work or meetings.
Body languageBody language is a term for communication using body movements instead of, or in addition to, sounds, verbal language or other communication.
Communication consist of:Examples Of Body LanguageExamples Of Body LanguageExamples Of Body LanguageExamples Of Body LanguageMovie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9YTxff3pHUGoing abroadKnow address of Lithuanian embassy;
Learn the main words of this language;
Know how get from airport to proper place;
Know the main things about culture, customs.
The main ideas2 multinationals companies working ways: adapt methods to the local culture use similar methods in all subsidairiesBody language is important in management
Human behaviour can tell his/her nationality
Culture make influence to us and our work
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