Granada Hills Market
The cultural that I decided to explore and learn about is the Middle Eastern culture. To gain knowledge on the Middle Eastern culture I chose to visit a near by Middle Eastern market called the Granada Hills Market. As I entered the Market, I was able to notice various products and characteristics from the market that I am not accustom to seeing at the markets that I usually attend.
The Granada Hills Market was located in a plaza that was surrounded by other Middle Eastern stores. Once I walked inside the market the first thing I saw were hookah vases. Additionally, as I walked down each aisle I noticed that the Market sold Middle Eastern products as well as American products. Surprisingly, the market sold a good amount of products that are sold in American markets such as Nesquik, Cup of Noodles and Baking Soda. When I decided to go into the Granada
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I automatically assumed that the reason why they were looking at me was because they were not used to seeing people from different cultures in their market. Furthermore, the men working in the Granada Hills Market lacked of intercultural competency. According to Sorrells, “Intercultural competency refers to the knowledge, attitudes and skills needed to engage effectively in intercultural situations” (231). The workers at the Granada Hills Market were not used to interacting with customers that were not part of the Middle Eastern culture. For that reason, they were not familiar on how to welcome customers from different cultures. Catherine Demangeot and other authors stated, “Intercultural competency plays a pivotal role in creating a more equitable and just marketplace in which situations of marketplace vulnerability are minimized and resilience is enhanced” (Demangeot). It is crucial for businesses to have intercultural competency in order to obtain a successful
Developer: An entrepreneur who has an interest in a property, initiates its development and ensures, that this is carried out (for occupation, investment or dealing) and from the outset accepts the responsibility for providing or procures the requisite funds needed to finance the whole project.
Lustig, Myron W., and Jolene Koester. Intercultural Competence. 4th ed. San Francisco: Allyn and Bacon, 2003.
The initiation of intercultural effectiveness can be derived from behaviour impacted by its cultural differences and “cultural self-awareness includes recognition of one’s own cultural influences upon values, beliefs, and judgements, as well as the influences derived from the professional’s work culture” (Winkelman, 2005, p. 9)
Chinese ethnic market has been growing but it still lacks to gain the number of American customer for its market. Over the years, many Chinese Ethnic market has helped many communities by offering them affordable price items and it also brought lots of people together in the communities as well. Socially and culturally Chinese ethnic market has done a lot of things for its Society from intercultural relations to more culturally aware and it 's comfortability. Ethnic Chinese market are a place where people should go because by going to Ethnic Chinese market, people can learn about one’s cultural awareness, build intercultural relations, and find items at a very affordable price range. Even after my own research and the research that I gather, I came to realize that people who goes to Ethnic Market tends to be happy and sometimes they regret for going so late. Also, people who goes to ethnic market tends to save a lot of money and learn lots of different things which they are unaware of. Furthermore, just from shopping at ethnic market, one can help that communities and sometimes save small immigrant business who are struggling to get the customer that they seeking. Even though, it can be quite understandable to for anyone that never been to one, then maybe they should at least for once get out of their comfort zone and explore the Chinese
Kislik, L. (2008, May). Conducting a Culture Scan. Multichannel Merchant, 4(5), 72-73. Retrieved August 1, 2008, from Business Source Complete database.
A diverse mindset is a mental representation of team diversity (Cannon-Bowers et al., 1993 and Salas and Fiore, 2004). The team diversity comes from a cultural background. For the reason above cultural diversity give you a sense of identity and it helps you shape a business, product or even a brand. However, cultural diversity may also constitute an important informational resource (Cox, 1993 and Ely and Thomas, 2001). For instance, Fage was not always an international business and the only to know what the quality of the product was before making Fage international was research on its background. Researching help consumers find the diversity of a
Cultural diversity can bring tangible benefits to an organization who is ready to foster, maintained, and value the difference in cultures. The marketplace is becoming more competitive, many business executives are expanding and developing new ideas, products and services beyond their usual culture or environment. A diverse workforce will help to understand the need and interest of another culture within and outside of the region. Thereby helping the company to expand globally, acquire more business opportunities, provide opportunities to create an excellent, diverse customer base and remain compe...
The 626 Night Market is safe and welcomes different cultures, its is busy with business with over 200 vendors, and it is sacred because it is the modeled after the popular night markets in Asian and has authenticity. Through my observation I noticed that there were people from all different zip codes that travelled all the way here to experience the 626 Night Market. There were locals but the event also drew crowds from Northern California and the Central Valley. Ultimately, the 626 Night Market was an event that drew large numbers of visitors and vendors to one safe and sacred place that was busy with commerce due to the variety and availability of innovative food
The ethnic market that I visited was Mitsuwa Japanese marketplace on South Centinela avenue, Los Angeles. I was amazed to see the variety of Japanese food at the market, especially the remarkable variety of seafood from different parts of the world. Fish is consumed in different shapes and forms by the Japanese. An entire aisle was dedicated to different types of Japanese rice noodles, which I found fascinating. The food item that surprised me the most was the sweet azuki bean frozen bar, because I had never seen ice cream made out of beans before. Moreover, the space in the store was managed so efficiently that under one roof, you got everything. This was congruent with what I have read and heard about the Japanese being so efficient at managing
Some of the items that the store owners would bring in would be Indian images, cosmetics, and even music (Mankekar, 2002). This emphasizes the importance of the Indian grocery stores not only for the ingredients that help make foods that are familiar and traditional but also to keep other aspects of the culture close at hand like important images like religious ones. Music and cosmetics being brought into the store also helps with the young Indian American children getting familiarized with different aspects of the culture even though they may not have been born there. Store owners said that the shoppers coming into the store are looking for the whole package of their culture not just a place for groceries (Mankekar,
The use of culturally diverse business teams is an increasingly common situation in today’s world; especially as the world continues to become a global village. Leveraging on the cultural diverse backgrounds and experiences of members of such teams can be a source of improved performance which can ultimately reflect a competitive advantage in the business market. As Symons and Stenzel (2007) aptly state, “culturally diverse teams are more likely to engage in innovative `out-of-the-box' thinking, given their different life experiences in diverse social environments.” Another pointer to suggest that multicultural teams tend to be a source of competitive advantage in business is found in the paper by Di Stefano and Maznevski (2000) where they state that “multicultural teams have an enormous wealth of material with which to create innovative approaches to complex organizational challenges.” They furthermore state that “today’s business cannot flourish without the creative value afforded by high performing global teams.”
In addition, research for this project enabled me to identify five essential elements for acquiring cross cultural competency which I will use as guidelines in conflict resolution in my future occupation:
Lee, M. S., Roberts, R. R., & Kraynak, J. (2008). Cross-cultural selling for dummies. Hoboken: For Dummies.
With the rapid growth in globalization there are a number of firms who have taken their businesses abroad. Their challenge, cross cultural management and communication. An effective communication strategy begins first with understanding who the sender of the message is and who the receiver of the message is. Many companies have realized this and offer training in the different cultures to help better facilitate communication between leaders (Cross-Cultural Communication, mindtools.com). Without this basic understand between sender and receiver it can be very difficult for companies of multicultural to even begin to communicate. The second important understanding is that leaders must demand a cultural tolerance of acceptable behavior between cultures to facilitate effective communication (Cross-Cultural Communication, mindtools.com).
The differences in other cultures vary from beliefs to ways of life, or norms, of the different societies. The importance of understanding and sensitivity to other countries’ differences is crucial to a business’ success. “Lack of familiarity with the business practices, social customs, and etiquette of a country can weaken a co...