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An introduction
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3.Conclusion
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1 Introduction
1.1 Some basic concepts
Management
Cross-culture
Stereotypes
Unexpected (poor) versatility of some reflections
Swot analysis, NLP, TA, PCM
crosscult copyright J-M BLOT
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Tactics
Logistics
Strategy
2 Determining orientations
Politics
1 Psychological basis
Weltanschauung
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What is Weltanschauung?
Die Welt = the world
Die Anschauung = the way you look at
this includes
personal and family history, ethnic, national,
religious, linguistic, social, educational,
leisure-related, etc. belonging ands its
ideological consequence.
The way you face eschatologic items
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Some clubs
Rotary,
Lions,
Kiwanis,
Round Table,
Zonta, etc.
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Echelon
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5 Self-actualisation
4 Self-esteem
3 Sense of belonging
2 Safety needs
1 Physical needs
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Contexts (1966)
High / low context cultures. (A high context makes
explicit messages superfluous).
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Individual
collective
universal
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In communitarian societies
relationships rely on moral,
making business relies on prior friendship,
arguments have to be avoided as a lack of harmony
(He M ; Chu Hwa)
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In feminine cultures
a real co-operation for better work conditions is an
objective,
conflicts are less harsh,
Job and housing security are essential.
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US logics: contract
Workers are supposed to perform fair exchanges
Importance of drifts
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Incubator
(fulfilmentoriented)
Guided Missile
(projectoriented)
Person/
Informal
Style
Task/Formal Style
Family
(poweroriented)
Eiffel Tower
(role- oriented)
Hierarchical/centralised
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Managing change
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4.Diversified organization
5.Innovative organization
1.Operating adhocracy
Clients problems are directly solved
2.Administrative adhocracy
Its own problems are directly solved.
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3. Conclusion
What are our challenges once we are faced with
globalisation?
Will these patterns adapt or will new ones
substitute them?
Some clues to (try and be) be successful.
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