Cross-Cultural Management Issues. A Comparative Study Of Finland And Great Britain

Contents

1.0 Introduction    2
1.1 Benefits to the Hogshead    2
2.0 Typologies    3
2.1 Hofstede    3
2.1.0. Power Distance    3
2.1.1 Individualism Vs Collectivism    4
2.1.2 Masculinity vs. Femininity    4
2.1.3 Uncertainty avoidance    5
2.2 Trompenaars    6
2.2.0 Universalism vs. Particularism    6
2.2.1 Neutral Vs. Emotional    7
2.2.2 Specific Vs. Diffuse    7
2.2.3 Achievement Vs. Ascription    7
3.0 Motivation    8
4.0 Gender Roles    9
5.0 Time and Culture    10
6.0 Human Resource Management    10
7.0 Organisational Control, Structure and Strategy    11
8.0 Conclusion    13
8.1 Recommendations    13










1.0 Introduction

Opening up a subsidiary in another country has to be planned extensively. There are many aspects that the management have to take into consideration before deciding on the feasibility of the operation. People’s natural tendency is to try and transplant the skills that work in their home country into the new environment. (Berger, 1998)  The problem is that the management techniques that work in the home country are not always effective in another country. (Rodrigues, 1998) He also believed that this was due to managerial attitudes and values being linked to a societies culture. Therefore, as cultural values mirror how people are raised, they are deeply held and unlikely to change. (Berger, 1998) This view is supported by many other theori ...
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