Group 1 Presentation: Saudi Arabia, Thai Kingdom, & Japanese Gardens

1. Group 1 Presentation: Saudi Arabia, Thai Kingdom, & Japanese Gardens ZohebShaik, Brian Hamilton, & Julian Gutierrez

2. Saudi Arabia Image source : http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/flags/countrys/zzzflags/salarge.gif

3. Saudi Arabia • Nation struggling with tradition and modernity • Modernized country • Encouraging tourism • Mutaween – The religious police • Severe punishments • 67% of the workforce are foreigners • More then half the population is under 20 • Private sector accounts for 45% of the growth

4. History • Saudi became a nation in 1932 • Ibn Saud crowns himself as the king of Saudi Arabia • One of the poorest nation then • Oil discovered in 1938 • Remained isolated until 1970s • Known to have the second largest oil reserves

5. Geography Map source: http://geology.com/world/saudi-arabia-map.gif

6. Geography • Land mass is about 24% of United States • Desert landscape with three major deserts • Shallow sea several million years ago • A grassy savanna about 18,000 ago • Dry river valleys called Wadis • Temperatures range between 90°F to 120°F • Frequent sandstorms

7. Desert Bedouins • Desert dwellers • Live in extended family groups • Nomadic life • Raise and sell camels • Camps consists of 2-10 tents • Move during seasons • Camel raiding – a traditional pursuit

8. Characteristics of a Desert Bedouins • They are generous • Entertain guests with poems and storytelling • Loyalty towards extended family • Strengthening ties by consanguineous marriage • Lavish lifestyle • Casual friends are treated well • Believe in Fate • “Being” is more important than “doing”

9. Lifestyle of Desert Bedouins • Bedouins Lifestyle

10. Forces of Progress • Camels have become more expensive to own • Bedouins are taking permanent jobs • Using conveniences • Lands taken over due to modernization • The government wants them settled

11. Jewelry as Wealth • Made of silver • Women get them are dowry • Purchased from artisans or silversmiths • Jewelry jaded with stones • Progress threatening their popularity • Gold is now more preferred • Westerners are keeping it alive

12. Bedouin Jewelry Image source: http://img2.photographersdirect.com/img/95/wm/pd422708.jpg Image source: http://www.bedouinsilver.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/kabyle-222x300.jpg

13. Language • Speak Arabic • Take pride in their language • Encourages repetition and exaggeration • Poets are held in high esteem • Grace and fluency of words count more

14. Privacy in public • No sense of privacy in public place • Not bothered by noise in a public place • Don’t invade enemy territories • Loneliness is the closest thing to privacy • See each other often • Score low on gender equality

15. Family and Honor • Highly importance on honor • Do forbidden things outside the country • Marriages partners are chosen by elders • Take place before the age of 20 • Large dowries are collected

16. Female ownership • Jewelry is melted upon a woman’s death • Many don’t see as repressed but as protected • Most feel satisfied with the current system • Wear the long black abaya and veil • A fifth of Saudi workforce is women

17. Life in Saudi • Life In Saudi 1 • Life in Saudi 2

18. The Japanese Garden

19. Japan’s History in 8 Minutes!! • Japan's History

20. Vital Statistics • Government: Parliamentary with constitutional monarchy • Prime Minister: Yoshihiko Noda (elected Aug 2011) • Capital: Tokyo • Population: 127,078,679 (July 2009 est.) • Population Growth Rate: -0.191% (2009 est.), World Rank: 219th • GDP: 4.34 Trillion (2008) • Electric Power Generation: Conventional thermal (coal, oil, natural gas) 60%, Nuclear 29%, Hydroelectric 9%, Renewables 2% • Industries: Consumer electronics, motor vehicles, machine tools, steel, and nonferrous metals • Exports: Motor vehicles, semiconductors, and office machinery • Agriculture: Rice, sugar beets, vegetables, fruit, pork, fish • Currency: Yen • Life Expectancy: Average: 82, Male: 78.8, Female: 85.6 • GDP per Capita: $33,800 • Literacy Rate: 99% • Unemployment Rate: 4% • Oil imports: 5.425 million bbl/day • Internet Users: 87.5 million • Environmental Issues: Deforestation, Overfishing, Pollution

21. Corporate Culture • The Japanese term "hourensou" refers to important attributes that are said to characterize collaboration and information flow within effective Japanese corporate culture. "Genchigenbutsu" refers to "getting your hands dirty", to identify or solve immediate problems and leaders are not exempt from this. Aspects of these principles are often mistaken by western managers for the type of micromanagement that is constant and unprincipled and interferes with processes. In contrast, these principles are used as tools to shepherd processes.

22. Thai Kingdom

23. Thai History • Quick Video history of Thai Kingdom • History of Thai Kingdom

24. Thai’s History • Over 64 million population • Borders Laos, Burma, Malaysia, and Cambodia • Bangkok (Capital, one of largest cities in world) • Sinking due to climate change • Completely inundated by 2050? • Sinking 2 inches per year • Bangkok Sinking

25. Thai Kingdom Statistics • Government: Constitutional monarchy under a parliamentary democratic system • Prime Minister: YingluckShinawatra • Capital: Bangkok • Population:66,720,153 (est. 2011) • GDP: $586.877 Billion (24th) • Top Energy Sources: Conventional Thermal (91.43%), Hydroelectricity (8.56%), and Biomass and Waste (0.01%) • Industries: Agriculture, Automobiles & Automotive Parts, Textiles & Garments, Tungsten, and Tin • Second Largest Tungsten Producer • Third Largest Tin Producer • Exports: Textiles, Automobiles, Fishery Products, Rice, Rubber, Jewelry, Computer and Electrical Products • Agriculture: Rice, Fish, Tapioca, Grain, and Sugar • Currency: Baht • Life Expectancy: 69 (Male), 75 (Female) • GDP per Capita: $5,281 • Literacy Rate: 93% • Unemployment Rate: 0.7% (2011) • Oil imports: 807,100 bbl/day • Internet Users: 18.3 million (2009) • Environmental Issues: Deforestation, Overfishing, Air & Water Pollution

26. Thai Kingdom • Loose Vertical Heirarchy • Authority Ranking Culture • Vertical Collectivism • Paternalistic • Krengcai • Similar to Japan’s amae • Military is important • Generals have business interests

27. Thai Kingdom • Personal & Family Interaction • Wai • Greetings in Thai

28. Thai Kingdom • Family Interaction • Family Businesses • Family hierarchy • Must do as instructed by vertically ranking family members

29. Thai Kingdom • Education • Buddhist monks were professors for decades • Lectures • MBA education in Thailand • Western-style case discussion

30. Thai Kingdom • Ethnic relations • Loose rules • 80% Ethnic Thais • 10% Ethnic Chinese • High-rate of interracial marriage

31. Thai Kingdom • Freedom & Equality • Thailand means “land of freedom” • Only nation in Southeast Asia never to be conquered • 1700s war with Burma • Counterattack • Taksin became leader and established capital in Bangkok

32. Thai Kingdom • Impact of Buddhism • The Middle Way • Keeping emotions and body movements under control • Karma • One’s actions lead to consequences

33. The Gardens • Tsukiyama (Wet/Landscape garden) • Karesanusi (Dry/Religious garden)

34. Japan/Chinese Relations

35. A little History

36. The Elder Adviser Senpai(先輩?)and kōhai(後輩?)are an essential element of Japanese seniority-based status relationships, similar to the way that family and other relationships are decided based on age. Senpai is roughly equivalent to the western concept of mentor, while kōhai is roughly equivalent to protégé.

37. Relationship between managers and workers • Bushido • Importance of the Group • Responsibility to the Group • An example of how complicated it can be....... • Japanese Business Etiquitte and Cultural Manners

38. Private Lives

39. Under the Calm Exterior • Establishing Status • Race and Class • Competition

40. Its not all serious all the time however….. • Japanese Gameshows

41. Conducting a Global Strategy Analysis

42. Worksteps • Assembling the global team • Defining the business • Identifying key markets • Identifying key competitors • Checking the core strategy • Checking the country selection • Diagnosing industry globalization potential • Evaluating current and potential use of global strategy levers • Evaluating organization capability • Developing global programs

43. Assembling The Global Team Ideal member pool: • Head of the worldwide business • Senior representatives from business • Senior executives • Heads of major regions/countries • Heads of key funtions

44. Defining the Business Business definition is an important issue because a global strategy analysis is often more effective by starting out with a piece of the business rather than with the entire business.

45. Identifying Key Markets

46. Identifying Key Competitors • All global competitors • The largest competitors based on region • Potential competitors

47. References • http://www.facts-about-japan.com/ • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_management_culture • http://www.europeword.com/blog/europe/rough-euro-exchange-rates/ • http://customwrittenbusinessplans.com/ • http://heatherbrewer.com/blog/2011/02/22/a-brief-update-on-our-world-domination-goals/ • http://www.china-defense-mashup.com/ties-and-tensions-between-china-and-japan-factbox.html • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_garden

48. Checking Core Strategy • Identify the core business strategy • Make core strategy explicit • Choose an inimitable strategy statement • Statement should include • Business definition • Strategic thrust • Financial targets • Sources of competitive advantage • Strategy element • Value-adding activities • Competitive strategy

49. Checking Country Selection • Factors determining country selection • Stand-alone attractiveness • Global strategic importance • Synergy • Country Evaluation using following steps • Identify country/regions • Develop list of subfactors • Assign weights to each subfactor • Rate each country/region on each subfactor • Combine the subfactor weights and country ratings • Adjust for country risk • Using the ratings

50. List of Subfactors • Stand-alone attractiveness of the country • Size of market • Growth rate of market • Barriers to entry • Competitive situation • Price levels • Tax rates • Macroeconomic conditions • Political risk • Cost of adaptation • Global importance of country/region • Home market of the global customers • Home market of the global competitors • Significant market of global competitors • Major source of industry innovation • Home of most demanding customers • Synergy with other businesses in country/region • Shares activities with other company businesses • Uses upstream capacity (e.g., raw material) • Uses downstream capacity (e.g., final assembly or distribution) • Proximity to other markets