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BADM 633 Western Europe Great Britain, France, Spain and Germany

BADM 633 Western Europe Great Britain, France, Spain and Germany. Roger Weikle Spring 2005. BADM 633. My experience My mentor US centric Stereotypes/regionalism. Culture defined - 3 choices. The man made part of our environment

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BADM 633 Western Europe Great Britain, France, Spain and Germany

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  1. BADM 633Western EuropeGreat Britain, France, Spain and Germany Roger Weikle Spring 2005

  2. BADM 633 • My experience • My mentor • US centric • Stereotypes/regionalism

  3. Culture defined - 3 choices • The man made part of our environment • Mental map which guides in our relationship with surroundings and people • What people have, think, and do Have - material objects Think - ideas, values, and attitudes Do- normative, or expected patterns of behavior

  4. Mitchell 154-177 • Diversity • Teams • Legendary Mistakes p. 169

  5. MitchellTeam Evolution, what to expect Team evolution • Separation • Assimilation, minority voluntarily gives up uniqueness; not optimal • Marginalization, with us or against us, combat; worst case • Integration, capitalize on best of all groups

  6. MitchellCharacteristics of Successful groups Your job • Clear goals • Willingness to deal with conflict

  7. Hofstede • Power Distance • Individualism • Uncertainty avoidance • Masculinity/femininity • Long term/short term orientation

  8. Power distance • POLICY AREA Top down, authoritarianism, accept status symbols • High Philippines, Mexico, Spain • Low Netherlands, Australia, Sweden

  9. Individualism • POLICY AREA Personal accomplishments, independence, business relationship with employees/partners • High US, Great Britain, Canada • Low China, Indonesia, Japan

  10. Uncertainty avoidance • POLICY AREA High value of stability, low tolerance for ambiguity • High Greece, Portugal, Italy • Low Denmark, Sweden, Hong Kong

  11. Masculinity • POLICY AREA Gender matters, aggressiveness valued, material possession important • High Austria, Mexico, Germany, US • Low Netherlands, Norway, Sweden

  12. Time orientation • POLICY AREA: Longer term goals, patience, persistence • High Japan, China, Hong Kong • Low US, Indonesia

  13. Other variables • History / Regionalism • Geography • Institutions Government • Church

  14. Other variablescontinued • Communication language • nonverbal • Calendar – holidays – daily schedule • Density

  15. Other variablescontinued -2- • Environmental stewardship • Consumerism • Structure of work (time • consciousness, rigid plans)

  16. Field of study Cultural anthropology of the firm • First studies, impact of cultural on managerial goals • More modern, specific configurations of values impact likelihood of achieving management goals

  17. Management tools • Rituals • Myths • Stories • Symbols • Norms • Behavioral expectations

  18. Management use of what we know • 500 doctoral holding anthropologists working for US corporations or large consulting firms • Overall • Decreasing resources in the US spent on International competency • Awareness and skill on global issues • Skill training • Resources devoted to international

  19. Geography - Density • Scale of the way people live • Large City • Large metro areas • Handout p. 2-4

  20. Geography - Density What dimensions of human interactions in general and, more specifically, business culture and transactions, might “density” impact?

  21. History European Union • Birthday 9 May 1950 French • 1951 First cooperative treaty on coal production, 1957 on atomic energy • Pooled sovereignty labeled “European Integration” • History and success of the EU

  22. History European Union • Original members 6 + 9 • Most recent additions + 10 • Expansion controversy ? 4

  23. History European Union • Original members Germany, Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands • 1973 Denmark, Ireland, UK • 1981 Greece • 1986 Spain and Portugal

  24. History European Union • 1995 Austria, Finland, Sweden • 2004 Cyprus, Czech, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia • Candidates Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, Turkey

  25. European Union euro countries • 12 of 15 full members • native currency UK, Denmark, Sweden

  26. European Union euro countries • New members apply • Finance ministers evaluate Deficit of < 3 % of GDP Debt of < 60% of GDP Inflation targets

  27. European Unioneuro conversion speculation • 2005-2006 Estonia Lithuania • 2007-2008 Cyprus Latvia Malta Hungary • 2009-2010 Poland Czech Slovakia

  28. Communication • Beads in Togo • Mitchell text stories • Your favorites

  29. Degree of structure in activity • Time importance • Sequencing

  30. Return to the handout • The European Union statistics • Country by country generalizations

  31. For the rest of the classBon Voyage!

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