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Health and SafetyHealth and Safety
Workers’ Compensation– Benefits
Total disability Impairment Survivor benefits Medical expenses Rehabilitation
– Costs Premiums are cost-based On-site occupational health centers Focus on causes of injuries Treatments/prescriptions
Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)– Three major obligations
Provide and safe and healthy work environment Comply with specific occupational safety and health
standards Keep records of occupational injuries and illnesses
– OSHA Develops standards Grants variances from standards Conducts workplace inspections Issues citations and penalties (up to several million
dollars)
Health and SafetyHealth and Safety
Specific issues– Workplace violence– Smoking in the workplace– Cumulative trauma disorders (CTDs)– Hearing impairment– Genetic testing– Burnout and EAPs– Wellness programs
Health and SafetyHealth and Safety
Stages of International InvolvmentStages of International Involvment
Stage 1 Markets are exclusively domestic Stage 2 Markets expanded to foreign countries,
but production remains domestic Stage 3 Some operations moved out of home
country Stage 4 Firm in a multinational corporation
(MNC) where assembly/production is in several countries
Stage 5 Transnational corporations where control is diffuse with little allegiance to any one country
Locals vs. ExpatriatesLocals vs. Expatriates
Pluses and minuses of localsPluses and minuses of expatriates
Expatriate AssignmentsExpatriate Assignments
Problems – (In 2006 failures cost $170,000 to $360,000
each - Total of over $4 billion) Career Blockage Culture Shock Lack of Pre-departure Cross-cultural Training Overemphasis on Technical Skills Family Problems
Expatriate AssignmentsExpatriate Assignments
Problems – Difficulties upon Return
Lack of respect Loss of status Reverse culture shock
FrameworksFrameworks
Kluckhohn & Strodtbeck- Variation in Values Orientation
Bigoness & Blakely’s DimensionsHofstede’s DimensionsHall’s Culture ContextTrompenaars’ Seven Dimensions
Kluckhohn & StrodtbeckKluckhohn & Strodtbeck
Values orientation Variations
Relation to nature Subjugation Harmony MasteryTime orientation Past Present FutureBasic human nature Evil Neutral/MixedGoodActivity orientation Being Containing/ Doing
controllingRelationships among Individualistic Group Hierarchical peopleSpace orientation Private Mixed Public
Bigoness & BlakelyBigoness & Blakely
Pleasantness Good Citizen Competent Good Thinker(Cheerful,loving, (Responsible, (Capable, (Imaginative, helpful) polite, obedient) courageous) intellectual)
Australia (n=36) 12.7 10.9 5.6 8.3Brazil (n=30) 11.7 10.1* 4.7* 6.8*Denmark (n=37) 11.9 11.5 5.2 8.6France (n=32) 13.1* 11.3 5.6 7.8Great Britain
(n=89) 12.5 11.7 6.2 7.7Germany (n=106) 13.0* 10.8 5.5 8.0Italy (n=31) 12.2 11.7 5.2 6.7*Japan (n=20) 10.0* 9.8* 6.2 7.5Holland (n=31) 12.2 11.8 5.4 7.5Norway (n=46) 11.5 11.4 5.2 8.0Sweden (n=69) 12.8 12.0 4.5* 8.1USA (n=42) 12.1 11.5 6.7* 7.7
Overall 12.3 11.3 5.6 7.9
Hofstede’s Dimensions of Cultural Differences:
Individualism versus collectivismIndividualism versus collectivism -concern for self vs. others-concern for self vs. others
Power distancePower distance -acceptance of unequal power distribution-acceptance of unequal power distribution
Uncertainty avoidanceUncertainty avoidance -preference for structure-preference for structure
Materialism versus concern for others (Masculinity/Femininity)Materialism versus concern for others (Masculinity/Femininity) -tough vs. tender-tough vs. tender
Long-run versus short-run orientation (Bond)Long-run versus short-run orientation (Bond) -future vs. past/present-future vs. past/present
Power DistanceLow High
IC
Collective
Individual
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COLPAK
TAI PER
SINHOK
PHI
INDJAP
GRE
THA
NZL CANNET
USAAUL
GBR
Hofstede Dimension Scores for 10 CountriesHofstede Dimension Scores for 10 Countries
PD IC MF UA LT
USA 40L 91H 62H 46L 29LGermany 35L 67H 66H 65M 31MJapan 54M 46M 95H 92H 80HFrance 68H 71H 43M 86H 30LNetherlands 38L 80H 14L 53M 44MHong Kong 68H 25L 57H 29L 96HIndonesia 78H 14L 46M 48L 25LWest Africa 77H 20L 46M 54M 16LRussia 95H 50M 40L 90H 10LChina 80H 20L 50M 60M 118H
From Hostede, 1993Academy of Management Executive
Hall’s Culture ContextHall’s Culture Context
High-context– China, Egypt, France, Italy
Low-context– Australia, Canada, England, United States
Culturally Based Differences in Culturally Based Differences in Management Style: Management Style:
StereotypesStereotypes
GermanyGermanyTechnically expert,Technically expert,authoritarians authoritarians
FranceFranceElitist,Elitist,
authoritarians authoritarians
JapanJapanFormal,Formal,consensus seekersconsensus seekers
ChinaChinaLow-profile,Low-profile,
tough negotiatorstough negotiators
United StatesUnited StatesEmotional,Emotional,egalitariansegalitarians
Multicultural Managers and Multicultural Managers and OrganizationsOrganizations
The Multicultural Manager– Has the skills and attitudes to relate effectively to and motivate
people across race, gender, age, social attitudes, and lifestyles. Respects and values the cultural differences.
– Has the ability (e.g., is bilingual) to conduct business in a diverse, international environment.
– Has a cultural sensitivity in being aware and interested in why people of other culture act as they do.
– Is not parochial in assuming that the ways of one’s culture are the only ways things should be done.
– Is not ethnocentric in assuming that the superiority of one’s culture over that of another culture.
Protocol Do’s and Don’t’s in Several CountriesProtocol Do’s and Don’t’s in Several Countries
Great Britain
DO say please and thank you often. DO arrive promptly. DON’T ask personal questions because the British protect their privacy. DON’T gossip about British royalty
France
DO shake hands when greeting. Only close friends give light, brushing kisses on cheeks. DO dress more formally than in the United States. Elegant dress is highly valued. DON’T expect to complete any work during the French two hour lunch
- DON’T chew gum in a work setting.
Italy
DO write business correspondence in Italian for priority attention. DO make appointments between 10:00 and 11:00 or after 3:00. DON’T eat too much pasta, as it is not the main course. DON’T hand out business cards too freely. Italians use them infrequently.
Protocol Do’s and Don’t’s in Several CountriesProtocol Do’s and Don’t’s in Several Countries
Greece
DO distribute business cards freely so people will know how to spell your name. DO be prompt even if your hosts are not. DON’T expect to meet deadlines. A project takes as long as the Greeks think is necessary. DON’T address people by formal or professional titles. The Greeks want more informality.
Japan
DO present your business cards with both hands and a slight bow as a gesture of respect. DO present gifts, American-made and wrapped. DON’T knock competitors. DON’T present the same gift to everyone, unless all members are the same organizational rank.
Improving the Expatriate AssignmentImproving the Expatriate Assignment
Emphasize cultural sensitivity in selection and include spouse in assessment
Conduct cross-cultural training with more for longer assignments
Position international assignments as career enhancing
Use compensation as an incentive