Describe ethnocentrism and the dangers of being an ethnocentric manager when working overseas, and discuss what other approach may be superior.
What will be an ideal response?
Ethnocentric managers believe that their native country, culture, language, and behavior are superior to all others. Ethnocentric managers tend to believe that they can export the managers and practices of their home countries to anywhere in the world and that they will be more capable and reliable. Ethnocentrism can be bad for business. A survey of 918 companies with home offices in the United States, Japan, and Europe found that ethnocentric policies were linked to such problems as recruiting difficulties, high turnover rates, and lawsuits over personnel policies.
Successful international managers are geocentric instead; that is, they accept the differences and similarities between domestic and foreign people and cultures and use whatever management techniques are most effective in particular situations.
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What will be an ideal response?
The procedure that comes next after an arrest is made by a police officer and the arrested person is taken to the police station
a. the indictment. b. jury selection. c. booking. d. a preliminary hearing.
A box of cake mix can be the basis for a tasty cake even if the novice baker adds olive oil instead of vegetable oil and forgets to set a timer. The cake recipe has probably been developed using:
A) value analysis. B) the development funnel. C) robust design. D) Design for the Environment.
Xenon Corporation had a contract to purchase a parcel of land for its new production facilities. Xenon made a $50,000 down payment on the contract. Xenon just learned that the property has restrictions on its use for industrial production. Where could Xenon check to determine what the law is on the use of the property?
A) Local ordinances B) Federal law C) The state constitution D) The Uniform Commercial Code