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Management Leadership
Explain differences in culturally-based value systems relative to the amount of control a person feels they have over future outcomes. How does this belief influence the decision-making process?
Compare and contrast five search engines in global business. How do they aid in decision-making and negotiation processes?
Within today's global business, what do you see happening in the next five years regarding search engines' growth and global strategies?
Search engines carry national identities and cultures. Compare five major search engines from each continent, based on their local markets, strategies, and national characteristics.
Discuss why companies go international, giving specific reactive and proactive reasons.
Discuss the considerations in strategic choice, including the typical stages of the company and the need for a long-term global perspective
Choose a company in the social media industry or a chain in the fast-food industry. In small groups, conduct a multilevel environmental analysis, describing the major variables involved, the relative
In groups of four, develop a strategic analysis for a type of company that is considering entry into an emerging market country. Which entry strategies seem most appropriate? Share your results with
Research updates on the business environment. Pick a company you are familiar with and do a SWOT analysis for considering entering the Cuban market.
What entry strategy do you think would work best for this company?
What effects on company strategy have you observed because of the global economic downturn?
Give examples of the impact of the Internet on small businesses.
Discuss the ways in which managers arrive at new strategic directions-formal and informal. Which is the best?
Explain the process of environmental assessment. What are the major international variables to consider in the scanning process? Discuss the levels of environmental monitoring that should be
Discuss the impact of the rise of emerging-market countries on the strategic planning of firms around the world.
How can managers assess the potential relative competitive position of their firm to decide on new strategic directions?
Discuss the relative advantages of globalization versus regionalization/localization.
Compare the merits of the entry strategies discussed in this chapter. What is their role in an integrative global strategy?
Discuss the reasons that companies embark on cross-border strategic alliances. What other motivations may prompt such alliances? What are the driving forces for firms in emerging economies to embark
Discuss the importance of knowledge management in IJVs and what can be done to enhance effectiveness of that process.
What factors do you think are behind these events? Do some research to find out whether there have been more such problems since this writing. Is it just American companies that are being targeted?
What can firms currently operating in China, or considering investment there, do to lessen the likelihood of these problems for their managers?
Why are there an increasing number of mergers with companies in different industries? Give some examples. What industry do you think will be the next for global consolidation?
Discuss the problems inherent in developing a cooperative alliance to enhance competitive advantage, which also incurs the risk of developing a new competitor.
What are the common sources of incompatibility in cross-border alliances? What can be done in order to minimize them? Explain what is necessary for companies to implement a global sourcing strategy
Explain what is necessary for companies to successfully implement a global sourcing strategy.
Discuss the political and economic situation in the Russia Federation with your class. What has changed since this writing? What are the implications for foreign companies to start a joint venture
What is involved in strategic implementation? What is meant by creating a system of fits with the strategic plan? Explain how the host government may affect strategic implementation-in an alliance or
Explain how the host government may affect strategic implementation-in an alliance or another form of entry strategy.
How might the variable of national culture affect strategic implementation? Consider the earlier comments by French and British managers regarding Americans as examples to highlight some of these
How do you evaluate HSBC's global reorganization after the 2008 global financial crisis, its position in 2015, and its current position?
Compare and contrast HSBC and other multinational banks in global business.
What did you learn from HSBC's case when applying concepts and theories from this chapter?
Explain the need for an MNC to "be global and act local." How can a firm design its organization to enable this?
What is a transnational organization? Because many large MNCs are moving toward this format, it is likely that you could at some point be working within this structure-how do you feel about that?
Discuss the implications of the relative centralization of authority and decision making at headquarters versus local units or subsidiaries. How would you feel about this variable if you were a
As an international manager, what would make you suggest restructuring of your firm? What other means of direct and indirect monitoring systems could you suggest?
What is the role of information systems in the reporting process? Discuss the statement, "Inadequate MIS systems in some foreign affiliates are a control problem for MNCs."
Do some research on monitoring and reporting issues facing an MNC with subsidiaries in (1) a country in Asia, and (2) a country in South America. Discuss problem areas and your recommendations to the
What are the major alternative staffing approaches for international operations? Explain the relative advantages of each and the conditions under which you would choose one approach over another.
Write a letter to Ian, telling him what to expect both on the job and in the community. Tell him about some of the cross-cultural conflicts he may run into with his coworkers and employees and how he
Explain the clashes in culture, customs, and expectations that occurred in this situation.
Turn back the clock to when Kelly was offered the position in Tokyo. What, if anything, should have been done differently and by whom?
You are Kelly. What should you do now?
Why is the HRM role so much more complex, and important, in the international context?
Discuss the challenges involved in staffing operations in emerging markets.
Explain the common causes of expatriate failure. What are the major success factors for expatriate assignees? Explain the role and importance of each.
What are the common training techniques for managers going overseas? How should these vary as appropriate to the level of globalization of the firm?
Explain the balance sheet approach to international compensation packages. Why is this approach so important? Discuss the pros and cons of aligning the expatriate compensation package with the
Discuss the importance of a complete program for expatriate performance management. What are the typical components for such a program?
What steps can the company's IHRM department take to maximize the effectiveness of the expatriate's assignment and the long-term benefit to the company?
Discuss the role of reverse culture shock in the repatriation process. What can companies do to avoid this problem? What kinds of skills do managers learn from a foreign assignment, and how can the
What are the reasons for the small numbers of female expatriates? What more can companies do to use women as a resource for international management?
What is a virtual global management team? How do the members interact? Discuss the advantages and the challenges faced by these teams. Suggest some ways to maximize the effectiveness of virtual teams
Discuss the reasons behind the growing convergence and interdependence of labor unions around the world.
Interview one or more managers who have held positions overseas. Try to find a man and a woman. Ask them about their experiences both in the working environment and in the foreign country generally.
Critically analyze AstraZeneca's expatriate management practices.
Surveys show that most expats report feeling the strain of managing the demands of work and home while adjusting to the foreign environment, leading to more anxieties at home and at the workplace.
What decisions related to expatriates can organizations take to maximize the benefits to the company despite the economic downturn? Do you think a company that paid more careful attention to
What have you learned from the research on work centrality and the relative importance of work dimensions to people around the world?
Can there be an effective EU leader? Is this a realistic prospect? Discuss the factors involved with this concept. What role has the financial crisis in the Euro zone played in this concept?
Using the material on motivation in this chapter, design a suitable organizational reward system for the workers in your company's plant in Mexico.
Try to interview several people from a specific ethnic subculture in a company or in your college regarding values, needs, expectations in the workplace, and so on. Sketch a motivational profile of
What is the history of Google's clashes with European authorities and people? Give some examples. What cultural factors have been involved in these clashes?
What is Biondo's overall strategy when he says, "I can make the cake bigger for everybody"?
What are the implications for motivation of Hofstede's research findings on the dimensions of power distance, uncertainty avoidance, individualism, and masculinity?
Explain what is meant by the need to design culturally appropriate reward systems. Give some examples.
Develop a cultural profile which might be applicable to many workers in Mexico and discuss the management style you would use.
Describe the variables of content and context in the leadership situation. What additional variables are involved in cross-cultural leadership? What are the major elements of a "global mind-set?"
Explain the theory of contingency leadership and discuss the role of culture in that theory.
How can we use Hofstede's four dimensions-power distance, uncertainty avoidance, individualism, and masculinity-to gain insight into leader- subordinate relationships around the world? Give some
Describe the autocratic versus democratic leadership dimension. Discuss the cultural contingency in this dimension and give some examples of research findings indicating differences among countries.
Discuss how you would develop a profile of an effective leader from the research results of the GLOBE project. Give an example.
Why is being perceived as having leadership qualities considered a compliment by most people?
In what way might being an effective follower help prepare a person for becoming an effective leader?
Give an example of how you have exerted leadership on or off the job in a situation in which you did not have a formal leadership position. Explain why you describe your activity as leadership.
What would a boss of yours have to do to demonstrate that he or she is an effective leader and an effective manager?
Identify a business or sports leader who you think is highly effective. Present your observations to the class.
Many people who were voted "the most likely to succeed" in their high school yearbooks became leaders later on in their career. How can you explain this finding?
Top-level leaders of major business corporations receive some of the highest compensation packages in the workforce. Why are business leaders paid so much?
If so much useful information is available about leadership, why do we still find so many managers who cannot gain the respect of their subordinates?
Considering that so many people of all ages do much of their communicating with text messages, what would be wrong with leaders communicating with group members mostly through texting?
A 25-year-old manager of a branch of a fast-food restaurant was told by her boss that she was not an effective leader. She replied, "For $29,000 a year, how can you expect me to be an effective
1. Which roles does Musk appear to occupy as a leader of his companies? 2. What would you perceive to be a key advantage, and a key disadvantage of reporting directly to Musk? 3. What is your overall
1. To what extent has Julia chosen the right approach to leading the managers in her unit of the financial services firm? 2. What advice can you offer Julia to be a more effective leader? 3. What
Which personality trait or traits in a leader have you found to be the most effective in dealing with you? Why?
If leadership ability is partially inherited, to what extent is it sill worthwhile for a person without any family members who have held leadership positions to pursue a career as a high-level
Many people who disagree with the trait approach to leadership nevertheless still conduct interviews when hiring a person for a leadership position. Why is conducting such interviews inconsistent
Suppose a college student graduates with a major for which he or she lacks enthusiasm. What might this person do about becoming a passionate leader?
Explain how being highly self-confident in a given leadership situation might not be an advantage.
What would lead you to conclude that a leader was non-authentic (phony)?
Under what circumstances do you think it is acceptable for a leader to lose emotional control, such as ranting, swearing, or crying?
What are your best-developed leadership traits, motives, and characteristics? How do you know?
Provide an example of a leader you have appears to have good observed who cognitive intelligence, yet who is lacking in practical intelligence.
1. Which leadership characteristics of Jimmy Badger are revealed in this case? 2. To what extent should Jimmy modify his leadership approach? 3. What do you think of the home-improvement store's
1. In which leadership trait or characteristic does Brittany seem to need the most development? 2. How would you rate Brittany's warmth and enthusiasm as a leader? 3. What action do you recommend
Identify a business, government, education, or sports leader whom you perceive to be charismatic. Explain the basis for your judgment.
What opportunities might a first-level supervisor or team leader have to be a transformational leader?
Identify a business, government, education, or sports leader whom you perceive to have very little charisma. What other factors appear to compensate for his or her limited charisma?
How might being charismatic contribute to the effectiveness of the manager of entry-level workers, such as those employed as cashiers of fast-good preparers?
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