Tina Tran
BADM3023
Prof. Stockman
Due 21 Jan 2018
Singaporeans and Cultural
After many years of unremitting efforts since independence, Singapore is not only known for its clean and beautiful country. In addition to being modern and civilized, it is also known as one of Asia’s largest financial center. Singapore is the country that have multiple nationalities. More than seventy percent are Chinese, the rests are Malay and Indian. It is also a country with a very diverse culture. Singaporean attach seriously in communication culture. Singapore has four official languages, those are Hyphenation, Mandarin, Sri-Lanka, and English. English is the language used in business and administration and is widely used. Almost all Singaporeans speak two
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Business cards are importance to Singaporeans. When meeting and discussing business with Singaporean, business cards must be exchanged with two hands and with full respect to each other’s business cards. Especially it has to be written in English. Building relationships with each other is very important in doing business in Singapore. Polite is an integral part of a successful business relationship in Singapore. Polite is necessary but it does not affect Singapore’s business decisions. Singaporean must feel comfortable working with each other. Besides being polite, age and seniority are also respected in the Singapore business culture. According to Commisceo Global, “the family is the center of the social structure and emphasize unity, loyalty and respect for the elderly.” In a group, member of a delegation are usually the ones with the highest in age will be assigned as leader. In addition, Singaporeans are very focusing on faces. Faces in Singapore are reputation. According Larry Kulchawik, “When doing business, individuals are expected to have good character and personal dignity. Singaporean strive for harmonious relationships. Business friendships are based on integrality, good character and honor.” They believed having face is the mark of personal qualities. In Singapore, the person who have high reputation will automatically be respected and shown deference by other. They feel offended when a person that close them, and treated other with bad manner that could damage their face. Show anger or emotions or raise your voice are seen as bad manner. Compare to the United States, Singaporeans take it very seriously. There will be nothing that can offer them is more important than dealing with gaining Singaporeans’ reputation
The rest of the book is spent discussing each of the countries in detail. For each country the authors give a brief explanation of the history of the culture. Then they give tips on what each country expects from a visiting businessman. This includes tips on whether or not it is okay to be late for meetings, proper behavior during a business lunch or dinner, and how to properly address people you come in contact with during your business trip. They also give a guide t...
Confederation College can also train the people but that will include a lot of cost initially and it will be better to match Singaporean HR style with the existing HR style over time and slowly. Social and cultural factors Crime rate Singapore has the second lowest murder rate in the world. The security of personal belongings while traveling, the rate of snatching and pick pocketing is reducing every year in Singapore. According to a report by BBC in 2011, for 80 days there was no record of pick pocketing and snatching in Singapore (BBC, 2013).
Organisational Structure, Culture, and Management Style of a Business C2 An Analysis of How the Organisational Structure, Culture And Management Style of the Business Affects its Performance and Operation and Help It to Meet Its Objectives The organisation structure of Wednesbury IKEA The organisation structure in the ‘Appendix section’ belongs to the Wednesbury branch of IKEA. Wednesbury IKEA is a large formal organisation and it is best suited to a hierarchical organisational structure. This is because; there are more employees as it goes downwards from each level.
Doing business in China is on many levels similar to conducting business in many western countries. However, the importance of understanding the local business culture and practices are imperative to ensure success, for your business there. The following points deserve special attention:
Steve Kafka, an American of Czech origin and a franchisor for Chicago Style Pizza, has decided to expand his business into the Czech Republic. He knows it is a risky decision; when he became a franchisor, he had to overcome a lot of difficulties. Steve anticipates he will face some of these difficulties again at the new location in Prague, Czech Republic. Although he was born in the United States, he has family and friends in the Czech Republic, speaks Czech fluently, and has visited the country of his origin several times. He knows the people and the culture. In this paper, I will analyze the cross-cultural differences between the United States and Czech Republic, determine comparative advantages in this country, and recommend ways to minimize the risks of establishing a franchise overseas.
Business culture is unique in many ways. The attitudes in which an individual can take on to increase productivity are based on several approaches. One of the many approaches to take when attempting to understand business is to acknowledge the roles associated with it. For example, in business, personal relationships can never be a consideration when making a business decision. This also goes hand in hand with the understanding that negative results from a business decision should never be regarded as a personal attack. Obviously, displaying any emotion when business is involved is a clear sign to a potential client that there is a lack of professionalism and maturity and this may reflect on not only the owner of the company, but the employees as well. In addition to having the capability of understanding that attitude is key to any successful business venture; it is also important to have statistics and figures to support the persuading of a potential client to invest in the product. Although many have researched the tactics necessary to follow in order to be successful in business, unfortunately, there is a lack of productivity in the business culture. However, there are some businesses (such as; Google, Apple and IBM) that have proven to be a success story that other organizations have attempted to mimic but with very little triumph. Trends and behaviors will show the effects of growth and whether productivity has been achieved in businesses today.
In international management, culture is acquired knowledge that peoples use to interpret experiences and generate social behavior. This knowledge forms values, creates attitudes and influences behavior. Because different cultures exist in the world an understanding of the impact of culture on behavior is critical in the international management. There are many way of examining culture differences and their impact on international management. Culture can affect technology transfer, managerial attitude, managerial ideology and even business-government relations. Cultural affects a host of business-related activities, even the including the common handshake. For example, in the United States, the standard greeting is a smile, often accompanied by a nod, wave and it may sometimes include verbal greeting. In business situations, a firm handshake is used. Feeble handshakes are viewed as negatively as weakness. Men usually wait for women to offer their hand before shaking. As in the Czech Republic, shake hands, firmly but briefly, with everyone (including children) when introduced. It is also customary to shake hands once again upon departure. Men should wait to see if women extend their hands in inter-gender meetings. Also, avoid keeping the left hand in one's pocket while shaking hands with the right. In the Czech Republic, politics and other complicated ...
Film critics and audiences have dubbed I Not Stupid an excellent commentary on the education system and government paternalism. The movie stars three school children who have been channelled into the undesirable EM3 stream, and shows the trials and tribulation of these children and their parents. I Not Stupid has been described as a "coming of age movie"1 for its rare ability to criticise the government and its policies and bring pertinent issues to light, so much so that many are surprised that it managed to get past the not-too-kind local board of censors. This presents us with an interesting question - with its explicit references to the government and its blatant criticisms of government policies, how did this political satire get past the censorship board? Was it a case of the censors deciding that this sort of criticism was acceptable once in a while? Or perhaps the censors just saw the movie differently. At first mention, the latter might sound very unlikely. However, if we ask ourselves what the real butt of the satire is, we might begin to realise that there is a possibility that this movie is not intended to be a political satire at all. In fact, it is my contention that the butt of the satire in this movie is the Singaporean mentality, and not the government.
The article talks about a female executive who had visited a conservative Muslim country. She had trouble interacting with male business partners as they come from cultures where women do not often engage in high-level trades. The men refused to shake her hand, which made her, feel disrespected and confused. The author suggests that female businesspeople from liberal countries such as those in the West need to learn that every country has its norm pertaining the roles of men and women. Age is also important in cross-cultural businesses where older people are considered wise. Body language and communication style are also different depending on the culture where in some place direct speaking may be regarded as disrespectful or even rude while in others steady eye contact is considered as a means to build trust. The female business person also has to recognize the signals that she is sending to her corporate partners. She should be wary of offending her business partners of all sexes as the female may judge their fellow women more harshly than how a man would. The woman also has to determine if the signals that she is receiving are cultural norms or sexism. Therefore, the important factors in intercultural businesses are learning the culture of the other person in advance to know how to
Corporate culture is the shared values and meanings that members hold in common and that are practiced by an organization’s leaders. Corporate culture is a powerful force that affects individuals in very real ways. In this paper I will explain the concept of corporate culture, apply the concept towards my employer, and analyze the validity of this concept. Research As Sackmann's Iceberg model demonstrates, culture is a series of visible and invisible characteristics that influence the behavior of members of organizations. Organizational and corporate cultures are formal and informal. They can be studied by observation, by listening and interacting with people in the culture, by reading what the company says about its own culture, by understanding career path progressions, and by observing stories about the company. As R. Solomon stated, “Corporate culture is related to ethics through the values and leadership styles that the leaders practice; the company model, the rituals and symbols that organizations value, and the way organizational executives and members communicate among themselves and with stakeholders. As a culture, the corporation defines not only jobs and roles; it also sets goals and establishes what counts as success” (Solomon, 1997, p.138). Corporate values are used to define corporate culture and drive operations found in “strong” corporate cultures. Boeing, Johnson & Johnson, and Bonar Group, the engineering firm I work for, all exemplify “strong” cultures. They all have a shared philosophy, they value the importance of people, they all have heroes that symbolize the success of the company, and they celebrate rituals, which provide opportunities for caring and sharing, for developing a spiri...
The concept of organizational culture is one of the most debated topics for researchers and theorists. There is no one accepted definition of culture. People even said that it is hard to define culture and even more change it. It is considered a complex part of an organization although many have believed that culture influences employee behavior and organizational effectiveness (Kilmann, Saxton, & Serpa 1985; Marcoulides & Heck, 1993; Schein, 1985a, 1990).
Singapore gained its independence in 1965.It has been growing gradually and increasingly in the economy. I is now included among the world’s most competitive economies. This was made possible by being an public business globally, with a good business environment and a substantial political market, making it a popular country to invest in globally.
The island is only 26 miles long and 14 miles wide in area. This means it is about one-fourth the size of long island, New York. The area of Singapore does not remain constant, however, because they frequently added the landfill when they needed more space for buildings. Its more than 5.5 million people live in the city. The official languages are Chinese, English, Malay, and Tamil (the language of southern India). At least 80 percent of Singapore’s citizens speak and understand rudimentary English (CIA The World Factbook, 2014). Singapore is only 87 miles north of the equator. It has no marked change of seasons. The average temperature the year round is 88 degrees Fahrenheit and the average annual rainfall is over 90 inches because the entire island surrounded by the sea. Singapore steams in the sun and humidity is often very high (World Travel Guide, 2014). The island of Singapore was a part of the Malay Peninsula by the geologists. The early history of Singapore blended with the present day of Malaysia. From the seventh to the eleventh century, there is little recorded history of the island. The first written
Based on Richard R. Gesteland book, deal-focus vs. relationship focus is one of four patterns in the cross-cultural business behavior. More than a few divergences between deal-focus and relationship-focus make both of them will be grumble while working together. Deal-focus people will go straight to the work part. Deal-focus people can be assumed as aggressive, bad-mannered, and assertive. On the contrary, relationship-focus people will concentrate in build strong relationship before jump to the work part. In addition, relationship-focus people are calmer and more flexible in doing business. The examples of countries with deal-focus culture are Australia, New Zealand, Northern Europe and North America. At the side of relationship-focus, Korea, Japan, Chine, and Taiwan are the examples. Furthermore, there will be several explanations, analysis, and recommendations related with case “Exporting to Taiwan: Guanxi in Action”.
Wee, L. (2010). ‘Burdens’ and ‘handicaps’ in Singapore’s language policy: on the limits of language management, Language Policy (9), 97-114