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International Culture: by Falcon's Group
International Culture: by Falcon's Group
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By Falcons Group
Introduction
Culture: the sum total of the beliefs, rules,
techniques, institutions and artifacts that
characterize human populations or the collective
programming of the mind.
Socialization Process: The process of
enculturation or the adoption of the behaviour
patterns of the surrounding culture.
Elements of culture
Language
Language is critical to culture because it is the
primary means used to transmit information and
ideas.
Knowledge of local language can:
permit a clearer understanding of a situation;
provide access to local people;
allows the person to pick up nuances, implied
meanings, and other information that is not stated
outright.
Religion
Religions influence lifestyles, beliefs, values and
attitudes and can have a dramatic effect on the
way people in a society act toward each other and
towards those in other societies.
Religion also influences:
the work habits of people;
the work and social customs (from the days of the
week on which people work to their dietary habits);
politics and business.
Corporate culture
Corporate culture is a term used to characterize,
how the managers and employees of particular
companies tend to behave.
Corporate culture is also used by human resource
managers and senior management in their
attempts to proactively shape the kind of
behaviour (innovative, open, dynamic, etc.)
they hope to nurture in their organizations.
Promoting a distinctive corporate culture is also
expected to enhance the sense of community and
shared identity that underpins effective
organizations.
Influences of culture
on international management
Culture influences strategic management in a number of
ways:
Work attitudes
for example, work ethics, organization commitment, etc.
Achievement motivation
Ethics
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