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BA 310 - Chapter 5.., Exams of Nursing

BA 310 - Chapter 5 BA 310 - Chapter 5

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2023/2024

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BA 310 - Chapter 5
culture -
learned behavior; a way of life for one group of people living in a single, related,
and independent community
characteristics of culture -
1. culture is not inherited
2. it's nearly impossible to change an entire country's culture (ex: Stalin)
3. a global firm must ascertain the level of importance of various aspects of culture in
the foreign markets... it serves and recognizes these aspects when doing business
overseas
4. companies' operations need to recognize and adjust to the cultural environment in the
countries that the global company serves
verbal communication -
a message's actual contents intended to be conveyed to the receiver (what the
message ACTUALLY says)
religion affects: -
1. business operations
2. manufacturing and marketing of products (ex: kosher foods)
3. observance of holidays
4. working days and working hours (ex: Muslim weekend, Latin American siesta from 1-
4 PM)
values -
basic beliefs or philosophies that are pervasive in a society
attitudes -
feelings or opinions
manners and customs -
the usual way a society does things
material culture -
a direct result of technology; best demonstrated by economic, social, financial,
and marketing infrastructures of a society (ex: Google Docs, Skype)
aesthetics -
color, form, and music are the major components; what is perceived as taste and
beauty by a society
the ____________ of people in foreign countries is a major factor in explaining
economic growth -
level of education
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culture - ✔learned behavior; a way of life for one group of people living in a single, related, and independent community characteristics of culture - ✔1. culture is not inherited

  1. it's nearly impossible to change an entire country's culture (ex: Stalin)
  2. a global firm must ascertain the level of importance of various aspects of culture in the foreign markets... it serves and recognizes these aspects when doing business overseas
  3. companies' operations need to recognize and adjust to the cultural environment in the countries that the global company serves verbal communication - ✔a message's actual contents intended to be conveyed to the receiver (what the message ACTUALLY says) religion affects: - ✔1. business operations
  4. manufacturing and marketing of products (ex: kosher foods)
  5. observance of holidays
  6. working days and working hours (ex: Muslim weekend, Latin American siesta from 1- 4 PM) values - ✔basic beliefs or philosophies that are pervasive in a society attitudes - ✔feelings or opinions manners and customs - ✔the usual way a society does things material culture - ✔a direct result of technology; best demonstrated by economic, social, financial, and marketing infrastructures of a society (ex: Google Docs, Skype) aesthetics - ✔color, form, and music are the major components; what is perceived as taste and beauty by a society the ____________ of people in foreign countries is a major factor in explaining economic growth - ✔level of education

__________ must be such that host-country personnel can work or be trained for a variety of jobs - ✔level of education South Korea and Japan stress education in _____________. - ✔sciences and engineering Russia is strong in _____________. - ✔mathematics and computer programming India emphasizes ______________. - ✔engineering and software development some countries have ____________ of higher education with prestigious colleges and universities. - ✔tiered systems social institutions - ✔the way people in a society relate to one another within group settings reference groups - ✔groups that are important to individuals social stratification - ✔the extent to which groups at the top of the social pyramid exert control over others at lower levels of the pyramid Hofstede - ✔1. individualism vs. collectivism

  1. power distance
  2. masculine vs. feminine
  3. uncertainty avoidance
  4. time orientation power distance - ✔the extent to which lower ranking individuals of a society accept and expect that power is distributed unequally high: hierarchy low: democracy characteristics of a masculine culture - ✔strength, dominance, assertiveness characteristics of a feminine culture - ✔supportive, caring, relationship oriented long-term time orientation - ✔focused on the future short-term time orientation - ✔focused on the present or past and consider them more important than the future Trompenaars - ✔1. universalism vs. particularism

✔doing business in Korea --> involves harmony among unequals: loyalty is owed to parents and authority figures, yet superiors are responsible for the well-being of their subordinates Guanxi - ✔doing business in China --> denotes friendship among unequals and the unlimited exchanges of favors... exchanges are often uneven, an advantage for weaker members... persons of low rank may be powerful and influential due to relationships... foreigners who want to conduct business in China may need to seek out lower-level persons and obtain their favor in order to gain access to more powerful superiors who are decision makers