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Organizational Behavior
Explain how organizational characteristics such as formalization, specialization, and centralization influence how the organization is structured and functions.
Examine how MNCs evaluate political risk.
What are two main concerns that MNCs should evaluate when doing business in Iran?
As an international management consultant, what advice would you give to a foreign company looking to move operations into Brazil?
Present some common methods used for managing and reducing political risk.
Do you think Brazil still holds the potential for future growth?
Discuss strategies to mitigate political risk and develop productive relations with governments.
As an investor, do you think that the “buy low” mindset applies to Brazil? If not, what changes would you like to see before making any investment in the country?
Describe challenges to and strategies for effectively managing alliances.
Describe some of the major differences in the ways that MNCs control operations.
In your opinion, what are two of the most promising aspects of Vietnam’s country from a business perspective?
Examine the hierarchy-of-needs, two-factor, and achievement motivation theories, and assess their value to international human resource management.
What aspects of the Vietnamese market do you think will specifically benefit IKEA?
Discuss how an understanding of employee satisfaction can be useful in human resource management throughout the world.
What risks do you foresee that could stunt the development of Vietnam in the future?
Examine the value of process theories in motivating employees worldwide.
Understand the importance of job design, work centrality, and rewards in motivating employees in an international context.
Examine the attitudes of European managers toward leadership practices.
Compare and contrast leadership styles in Japan with those in the United States.
Review leadership approaches in China, the Middle East, and developing countries.
Discuss the relationship of culture clusters and leader behavior on effective leadership practices, including increasing calls for more responsible global leadership.
Identify the three basic sources that MNCs can tap when filling management vacancies in overseas operations in addition to options of subcontracting and outsourcing.
Describe the selection criteria and procedures used by organizations and individual managers when making final decisions.
Discuss the reasons why people return from overseas assignments and some of the strategies used to ensure a smooth transition back into the home-market operation.
Describe the training process, the most common reasons for training, and the types of training that often are provided.
Explain how cultural assimilators work and why they are so highly regarded.
What is an organizational structure?
Because of demographics, with most of their employees coming from northern U.S. states, Canada, and northern European countries, there was probably no organization more racially uniform than the
Refer to Exhibit 16.2, Exhibit 16.3, and Exhibit 16.5 for this exercise. Pick a business that you are familiar with, and draw their existing organizational chart. You may be able to infer much of the
What are different types of organizational structures?
You may wish to see if you have experienced stress in your present (or previous) part- or full-time job. To do so, simply complete this self-assessment.How Stressful Is Your Job?Instructions: This
Even though the outside appearance of Google headquarters may be filled with stereotypical visions of nap pods and scenes from “The Internship,” there is still a lot of work that is accomplished
What are some different types of entrepreneurs?
Even as a young girl growing up in Paris, Apollonia always knew what she wanted to do when she grew up: take over the family business. But she didn’t anticipate how quickly this would happen. When
What are the differences between classic entrepreneurs, multipreneurs (entrepreneurs with many start ups), and intrapreneurs (Entrepreneurs in traditional businesses)?
After working in software development with a major food company for 12 years, you are becoming impatient with corporate “red tape” (regulations and routines). You have an idea for a new snack
A small catering business in your city is for sale for $250,000. The company specializes in business luncheons and small social events. The owner has been running the business for four years from her
Vic Ahmed is no stranger to business start-ups; he’s been involved in at least 15 or 20. But his latest venture is a start-up . . . for start-ups. Ahmed founded Innovation Pavilion (IP), a business
How does entrepreneurship differ across countries?
Over the last decade, Chinese people have been rapidly and systematically utilizing mobile payment—that is, payment services performed through a mobile device. This trend kicked off with China’s
What differentiates an entrepreneur from a small-business owner?
What does it really take to become an entrepreneur? Find out by interviewing a local entrepreneur or researching an entrepreneur you’ve read about in this chapter or in the business press. Get
As the owner of a small factory that makes plastic sheeting, you are constantly seeking ways to increase profits. As the new year begins, one of your goals is to find additional funds to offer annual
Describe the personality traits and skills characteristic of successful entrepreneurs.
You need financing for your start-up business. How do you get angels interested in investing in your business venture?• Show them something they understand, ideally a business from an industry
What are some major factors that motivate entrepreneurs to start businesses?
Your class decides to participate in a local business plan competition. Divide the class into small groups, and choose one of the following ideas:◦ A new computer game based on the stock market◦
What does it mean when we say that an entrepreneur should work on the business, not in it?
David Belaga enjoyed a successful corporate career of over 25 years at Pepsi, Wyeth, Hallmark, and other leading companies, and was keen to start his own technology-based venture. Although Belaga
How can potential business owners find new business ideas?
What are the key components of the business model canvas?
Why is it important to develop a business plan? What should such a plan include?
What financing options do small-business owners have? What risks do they face?
How do the small-business owner’s and entrepreneur’s roles change over time?
What are some advantages of design thinking?
What are the benefits to small firms of doing business internationally, and what steps can small businesses take to explore their options?
How can governments reduce barriers to entrepreneurship?
Describe the financial and management assistance programs offered by the SBA.
How can governments increase positive incentives for entrepreneurship?
What significant trends are occurring in the small-business arena?
How is entrepreneurial diversity impacting small business and the economy?
How do ethics impact decision-making with small-business owners?
On January 30, 2015, The Walt Disney Company laid off 250 of its IT workers. In a letter to the laid-off workers, Disney outlined the conditions for receipt of a “stay bonus,” which would entitle
How Would You Rate Your Supervisor?Instructions: Think of your current supervisor or one for any job you have held, and evaluate her on the following dimensions. Give a “1” for very poor, a
To assist in your analysis, you may wish to complete this self-assessment. Simply think of a group you have belonged to, and answer each question as honestly as possible.How Do You Behave in a
Assume that you are the CEO of a major producer of potato chips. You have four plants and discover that one of the plants is more productive than the other three; specifically, the midnight to 8 a.m.
At OECollaboration, a technology company that develops virtual collaboration software for new companies, Mike Jones is a new manager. One of the biggest challenges he has faced is that the team that
To see how group effectiveness works, try this self-assessment. Choose a work group (or groups) to which you belong (or did belong in the past). Once you have selected a group, simply answer the
Diverse teams have been proven to be better at problem-solving and decision-making for a number of reasons. First, they bring many different perspectives to the table. Second, they rely more on facts
What is the definition of a team?
What are the key differences between a team and a working group?
Do you agree with Katzenbach and Smith’s key practices that make teams effective? Why or why not? Which of these practices have you personally experienced? Are there any additional practices that
You are a manager of a team that is taking a long time to move through the Storming stage. There are two individuals on the team that seem to be unproductive when dealing with conflict and are
Name some practices that can make a team more successful.
At what stage of team development does the team finally start to see results?
Have you ever been part of a team that made it through all four stages of team development? In which stage did the team remain the longest? In which stage did the team remain the shortest amount of
One of your direct reports on your team is very focused on his own personal development. He is a strong employee individually, but hasn’t had as much experience working in a team environment on a
You are leading a team responsible for a very important strategic initiative at your company. You have launched the project, and your team is very motivated and excited to move forward. You have the
What can cause a team to digress to an earlier stage of team development?
Why do you think it is so important to manage a team’s boundaries? How can external stakeholders impact the function and performance of the team? Why is emotional intelligence such an important
You are the project manager of a cross-functional team project that was just approved. You have been given several good team members who are from different functions, but many of them think similarly
What can cause a team to regress in its development?
What can a team leader do to manage the team’s boundaries?
In your experience, have you ever been in a situation in which conflict became a negative thing for a team? How was the conflict handled? How can a team manager ensure that conflict is handled
You are the director of a multicultural team with employees across the globe. Your team rarely has the opportunity to meet in person, but you have been given the budget to bring everyone together for
Discuss the paradox(es) of a team.
How does managing conflict help a team learn and grow?
What is the difference between cultural intelligence and emotional intelligence? How can the cultural intelligence of a team improve performance? Have you ever been on a multicultural team that was
How can a leader manage team boundaries?
What are some strategies to make conflict more productive?
What are some techniques to make conflict more productive?
Why are diverse teams better at decision-making and problem-solving?
What are some destructive responses to conflict?
Why do diverse teams utilize data more often than homogeneous teams?
Why do diverse teams focus more on data than homogeneous teams?
What are some of the challenges that multicultural teams face?
How are diversity and innovation related?
Social media, such as Facebook, is now widespread. Place yourself as a manager that has just received a “friend” request from one of your direct reports. Do you accept, reject, or ignore the
Write a self-evaluation that focuses specifically on your class participation in this course. Making comments during class allows you to improve your ability to speak extemporaneously, which is
One of the challenges in many organizations is dealing with a deluge of emails, texts, voicemails, and other communication. Organizations have become flatter, outsourced many functions, and layered
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