RUSSIA

By

Diana Marcela Vasquez Correa

TRADITIONAL MANAGEMENT STYLE

1. Severe climate conditions: russians have a fatalistic mentality

2.Orthodox Christian ethic: the principal values are, forbearance and obedience to the hierarchy

3.Rapid historical change: they past from communist to post communist mentality

IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO GENERALIZE HOW IS A RUSSIAN, BUT THEIR PRINCIPALLY CHARACTERISTICS ARE:

TECHNOCRATS,INVENTIVE, NO FORMAL MANAGEMENT EDUCATION, RULES ORIENTED, HIGHLY QUALIFY,COLLECTIVIST, PATERNALISTIC WORK STYLE

FIRST ENTREPRENEURS

"The end justify the means", Russians take risks and are flexible if they see that is in order to achieve a purpose .

What is organizational learning?

"Ways to design organizations so that they fulfill their function effectively, encourage people to reach their full potential and at the same time, help the world to be a better place"

Learning dimensions:

System levels:

-Individual

-Group

-Organizational

-Inter-organizational

Learning modes

-Cognitive

-cultural

-action learning

Learning typology

-adaptive

-proactive

Learning process

-identification of info

-generation of knowledge

-exchange and diffusion

BUSINESS PROTOCOL

• Develop a network of people you know and trust
• Patience
• Honesty
• Not to be "all business"
• Do not rush russians
• win-lose scenarios
• arrive punctual
• written material in english and russian
• confirm the meeting

VIETNAM

By

Ana Cristina Posada

Ivan Hernández

The main topic of this presentation was work-ethics applied in Vietnam.

What is ethics of an organization?

It is how an organization ethically responds to an internal or external stimulus. It is interdependent with the organizational culture. We learned that corporate responsibility is one of the most important ethics within an organization,it refers to fulfilling the responsibilities or obligations that a company has toward its stakeholders.Another ethic of the organization is the corporate social responsibility that are the obligations a company has to the community, particularly with respect to charitable activities and environmental stewardship. There are also business ethics and corporate compliance.

There are four issues concerning ethics

1. Reputation
2. Accurate accounting
3. Fair labor practices
4. Environmental factors

VIETNAMESE ETHICS IN THE ORGANIZATION

Only 10% of foreign companies agreed to any labor contract with workers.The simple reason is that the firms did not want to increase expenses.A labor contract would compel the companies to contribute 2% of total monthly wage expenditure to the government unemployment fund, and an additional 10% for social insurance.

DIFFERENT APPROACHES IN THE ORGANIZATION

• "Individualistic approach", every person in an organization is morally responsible for his or her own behavior, and any efforts to change that behavior should focus on the individual.
• "Communal approach", here individuals are viewed not in isolation, but as members of communities that are partially responsible for the behavior of their members.

VIETNAMESE CULTURE

• 80% of vietnamese population is young
• 90% literacy rate
• actions are more important than words
• focus time on season instead of weeks
• formal behavior
• very collectivist
• masculine society

VIETNAMESE BUSINESS CULTURE

• Take time to know the person before doing business.
• Act professional and conservative
• Respect the hierarchical structure
• Have all written documents translated into Vietnamese
• Give business cards with both hands
• Vietnamese tend to wait a while before responding
• Handshakes usually take place only between members of the same sex
• Gift giving is a common practice in Vietnam

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

By

Maria Fernanda Gil

Kathrin Schleich

Daniela Montoya Gil

Paula Andrea Castaño

The main topic of this presentation was -communication and team work- in USA , at the star we first learn how is the organizational culture in this country that is the most powerful of the world. In the united states, the organizational culture of the corporations is strongly oriented to results, companies focus on short term benefits that is why they work long hours and take just two weeks of vacation. The CEO of an American organization holds great sway within the company. The major values for an american corporation are: affirmative action,equal employment opportunities,safety in the workplace, and avoidance of discrimination based on age,race,ethnicity, and sexual orientation.

COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS

There are four styles of communication

• Agressive communication: a person with that uses this kind of communication is close minded, does not listen, has problems to get and understand the other person's point of view interrupts in conversations.
• Passive communication: this people are indirect when they say something , always agrees with everything
• Passive-agressive communication: they are no honest with others, just want to achieve their wanted goals no matter how
• Assertive communication: this is the one that uses an effective , active listener because expresses self directly, honestly and makes sure other feel good and comfortable as well

The communication style in the USA business is generally aggressive because american always insist on their point of view

What is team work?

It can be defined as the process of different people working together to achieve the same goal by taking into account the following factors:

• Communication
• Coordination
• Balance of contributions
• Effort

Americans are good team players, everyone gives one's best!

Management style in the USA

It can be described as individualistic. Managers are accountable for the decisions made within their areas of responsibility.

Business protocol

• They tend to be aggressive
• They do not have time for vagueness, diplomacy and lack of focus which they perceive as typifying meeting situations in such diverse cultures as the UK an Japan
• Meetings often include formal presentations by one or more of the participants and these presentations are vital element in the demonstration of professional competence.
• Business conversation may take place during meals
• Do not give gifts, a gracious written note is always appropriate an acceptable.
• Many public places do not allow smoking