Essays on Power distance

Introduction in the negotiation process Negotiation is a basic human activity. It is a process we undertake in everyday activities to manage our relationships, such as between husband and wife, children and parents, employers and employees, buyers and sellers and business associates. In business relationships, parties negotiate because they think they can influence the process…

We are grateful to a batch of people for all the cooperation and support they extended. without which this undertaking would non hold been possible. We are thankful to our Organizational Behaviour – II Professor Manish Singhal. for giving us the chance to work on this undertaking. and for all his counsel in his class…

The West Indies Yacht Club Resort (WIYCR) is encountering 4 main problems which includes high expatriate turnover rate, increasing guest complaints, increasing tension between locals and expatriates and low employee motivation. Most of these problems relate to cross cultural conflicts and usage of various management styles. These problems can be well explained by Hofstede’s cultural…

Australia is a very friendly and open culture. However, “Giddy” the informal “hello” is overused by tourists. The Australians expect one’s work to speak for itself, so they are not impressed with your position, title, or status. Don’t arrive in town wearing the latest status symbol to announce how important you think you are. Plus,…

This report was commissioned to examine the cause and significance of the current problems occurred at West Indies Yacht Club Resort on the British Virgin Island (BVI) between the expatriates and local employees. By applying the Hofstede’s cultural dimensions theory, the summary provides evidence to reflect the seriousness of the issues. Herein, senior officials were…

The committed brand is well known, almost worldwide, for its bio and affordable products. These values fit perfectly the Japanese vision of beauty and aesthetics. This embodies clear market opportunity for Yves Rocher, which hence our will to enter this market. However, Japanese culture has special features that are important to study and to connect…

Culture is more often a source of conflict than of synergy. Cultural differences are a nuisance at best and often a disaster.” Prof. Geert Hofstede, Emeritus Professor, Maastricht University The only thing permanent in nature is ‘change’. As the time passes, the world evolves. One of those recent waves of change is that of globalization….