Chapter 1 Introduction
Our group's presentation is about the Hofstede's Cultural Dimension Theory. As we covered from the class, there are 5 cultural dimension in his theory;
1. Power Distance
2. Uncertainty Avoidance
3. Individualism vs. Collectiveism
4. Masculinity vs. Femininity
5. Long-term Orientation
However, major concerns have been expressed that Hofstede theory is almost forty yea
models, which address the competitiveness of firms, we will use the general diamond model (Porter, 1990) in order to assess the competitiveness of Wal-Mart and E-Mart. Also, to incorporate the obvious cultural factors, we will used Hofstede’s(1983) cultural dimension model. Finally, we will give the several propositions to make the Wal-Mart more competitive in the Korean market.
1.2.1. Import
Culture
To become a French employer, Four Seasons also had to think about French business cultures. In France, to get managers to take accountability for decisions and policies was crucial problem. Furthermore, French manager’s understanding of human resource issues was poor. These problems caused some antagonism between employer and employee.
Logic of honor was another factor that had to be
1. 정치적 환경
정치적 위험의 유형
거시적 정치위험: 그 국가에 진출한 외국기업 전체에
영향을 미치는 정치적 변화. 강력하며, 직접적, 거의
통제 불가. 예) 1970년대 이후 중동지역
미시적 정치위험: 영향 작으나 빈번하게 발생. 정부가
정치적인 이유로 특정산업이나 기업 또는 프로젝트