This document discusses several key dimensions for global managers to consider regarding cultural differences, including communication styles, cultural values and beliefs, and national culture dimensions. It emphasizes that as the world becomes more interconnected through globalization and technology, understanding cultural variations is important for international business dealings, partnerships, and managing multinational companies. Global managers may need to navigate working with foreign customers, suppliers, firms, and dealing with issues like trade barriers between countries.

1. Sensitivity to cultural differences
Business knowledge
The collapse of time & distance
Courage to take a stand
Global village & e-commerce
Act with integrity
End-state dimensions One big world market: the global economy
Insightful
Megamergers operating worldwide
Committed to success 3 important development
Cross border business Get started more easily
Take risks Skills of global manager Minifirms operating worldwide
Can maneuver faster
Uses feedback
You may deal with foreign customer or partners
Culturally adventurous
You may deal with foreign suppliers
Seeks opportunities to learn Why learn about international
Globalization You may work for a foreign firm in Indonesia
Open to criticism Learning-oriented dimensions management?
You may work for an Indonesian firm outside Indonesia
Seeks feedback
Flexible "We know the best"
Ethnocentric managers (orientation: home country)
Beliefs Parochialism
"They know the best"
Values
Shared of : Manager's view of cultural Polycentric managers (orientation: host country)
Knowledge differences
Pattern of behavior “What’s best is what effective, regardless of origin”
Culture (orientation: world)
Geocentric managers
Written & spoken words Low-context culture GLOBAL MANAGEMENT
Cultural dimensions
Situational cues of meaning High-context culture Availability of supplies
Individualism / collectivism New markets
Power distance Lower labor costs
Why ?
Uncertainty avoidance Access to finance capital
Hofstede’s dimensions
Quantity of life Avoidance of tariffs & import quotas
Masculinity / femininity Global outsourcing
Assertiveness Importing, exporting, & counter trading
Future orientation Licensing & francising
How ?
Gender differentiation Joint ventures
Companies expand internationally
Uncertainty avoidance National Culture Wholly-owned subsidiaries
Power distance Tariffs
GLOBE
Individualism / collectivism Import quotas
In-group collectivism Barriers Embargoes
Performance orientation Etc.
Humane orientation IMF
Language WTO
Organization promoting
Interpersonal space international trade World banks
Monocromatic time & many more
Time orientation Other cultural variations
Polycromatic time
Religion
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