Intercultural MGR Unit I

INTERCULTURAL MANAGEMENT

UNIT I Part I JOURNAL

Instruction:

Walmart struggled in Asia because they did not prepare their stores according to the cultural outlook. People in Asia shop at small stores and buy mainly for the daily meal. If you owned a company in the hotel/hospitality or food/beverage industry and expanded overseas, what cultural outlook and differences would you have to prepare for in your new country?

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary. SIMPLE SHEET / NO HEAD RUNNING / NOTHING JUST 200 WORDS _____________________________________________________________________________ DO NOT MIXED Part I & PART II. There are two different assignments. Posted separated.

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UNIT I Part II

Instructions

QUESTION 1

1. Consider the current situation and prevailing political and economic conditions in Brazil, a BRIC country. As a manager who has been considering investment in Rio de Janeiro, how do you assess the political and economic risks at this time?  Your response must be at least 500 words in length.

QUESTION 2

1. Research the codes of conduct of a large company, such as Microsoft, and a small company in your local community and compare the issues that they cover. Describe the commonalities and differences of content in the codes. Discuss why you think there are differences in the content of the codes.  Your response must be at least 500 words in length.

NO REFERENCES OR CITATIONS ARE NECESSARY. / NO HEAD RUNNING / NOTHING JUST 500 WORDS EACH QUESTION