International Management
International Management
International Management
MANAGEMENT
12th Edition
Chapter 5
International Management
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Planning Ahead Chapter Place Slide Title Text Here 5 Study Questions
1. What are the management challenges of globalization? 2. What are global businesses and what do they do? 3. What is culture and how does it impact global management? 4. How can we benefit from global management learning?
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2. Global Businesses
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Global economy
Resources, markets, and competition are worldwide in scope
Globalization
The process of growing interdependence among elements in the global economy
World 3.0
Nations cooperate while respecting different national characters and interests
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Global management
Managing in organizations with business interests in more than one country
Global manager
Is culturally aware and informed on international affairs
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International businesses
Conducting for-profit transactions of goods and services across national boundaries
Profits
Customers
Suppliers
Capital
Labor
Risk
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Place Slide Title Text Here Figure 5.1 Common forms of global businessfrom market entry to direct investment strategies
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Global sourcing
the process of purchasing materials or services around the world for local use selling locally made products in foreign markets buying foreign-made products and selling them domestically one firm pays fee for rights to make or sell another companys products a fee is paid for rights to use another firms name and operating methods
Exporting
Importing Licensing agreement Franchising
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Insourcing refers to local job creation that results from foreign direct investment
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Types of insourcing:
Joint ventures
operates in a foreign country through coownership by foreign and local partners
Strategic alliances
a partnership in which foreign and domestic firms share resources and knowledge for mutual gains
Foreign subsidiaries
local operation completely owned by a foreign firm
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Transnational corporation
A global corporation that operates worldwide on a borderless basis
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Place Slide Title Text Here Figure 5.2 What should go right and what can go wrong in MNC-host country relationships
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Takeaway 2: Here Global Businesses Place Slide Title Text Host country complaints about MNCs:
Excessive profits Domination of local economy Interference with local government Hiring the best local talent Limited technology transfer Disrespect for local customs
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Takeaway 3: Culture and Global Diversity Place Slide Title Text Here
Culture
The shared set of beliefs, values, and patterns of behavior common to a group of people Culture shock Confusion and discomfort a person experiences in an unfamiliar culture Cultural intelligence The ability to adapt and adjust to new cultures Ethnocentrism Tendency to consider ones own culture as superior to others
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Confusion
Small victories
The honeymoon
Reality
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Context
Low context High context
Space
Proxemics
Time
Monochronic Polychronic
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Context
Low context cultures - emphasize communication via spoken or written words
United States Canada Germany
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Context
High context cultures rely on nonverbal and situational cues as well as on spoken or written words
Thailand Malaysia
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Time
Monochronic cultures people tend to do one thing at a time
United States, Canada, Germany
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Space
Proxemics study of how people use space to communicate
In the U.S. people value personal space Many Latin and Asian cultures expect much less personal space
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Tight and Loose Cultures
Cultural tightness-looseness
Strength of norms that govern social behavior Tolerance for any deviance from norms Tight = Japan, Korea Loose = Brazil, Hungary
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Power distance
Uncertainty avoidance
Individualismcollectivism
Masculinityfemininity
Time orientation
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Place Slide Title Text Here Figure 5.3 How countries compare on Hofstedes dimension of national culture
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Global managers
Need to successfully apply management functions across international boundaries
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