CASE SCENARIO 1

Billy Walt, a construction supervisor from Chicago has been chosen to supervise a
construction project in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. After few months later, Billy was becoming
increasingly annoyed with the delay caused by the local workforces. He also felt that
the Saudi workers were not as reliable as the workers he had supervised in the U.S. He
would reprimand any workers who were not productive and not doing their job properly.
Sometimes, he would criticise and warn them in public as a lesson to all the other workers.
After a couple of months, the problems seemed to be getting worse.
1. From the given scenario, discuss the main problems.
2. By applying Hofstede, Trompenaars or Edward Hall's Theory, discuss the differences
between the USA and Saudia Arabia.
3. Provide three recommendations on how to solve the problem

CASE SCENARIO 2
Aware of the enormous interest the Japanese have in the game of golf, a U.S. Sport
equipment manufacturer decided to explore the possibilities of a joint venture with a
Japanese firm. Three representatives from each firm met in San Francisco to discuss the
proposed venture's details. After the six men were introduced to one another, they were
seated at opposite sides of a large conference table. In an attempt to show the
Japanese their sincerity in getting down to the task at hand, the Americans took off their
jackets and rolled up their sleeves. Then one of the Americans said to his counterpart
across the table, “Since we are going to be working together for the next several days,
we better get to know each other. My name is Harry. What’s your name?” The joint
venture never did take place. What went wrong?
1. From the given scenario, discuss the main problems.
2. By applying Hofstede, Trompenaars or Edward Hall's Theory, discuss the differences
between the USA and Japan.
3. Provide three recommendations on how to solve the problem