Essays about: "cross culture skills"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 25 essays containing the words cross culture skills.

  1. 21. Change Management in a Joint Venture

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Produktionsekonomi

    Author : Johanna Fridolfson; Niklas Hamberg; [2009]
    Keywords : Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : During the last years Ericsson Mobile Platforms (EMP) has seen increasing industry consolidation and that their position in the value chain was threatened. To avoid extinction from the market a merger was necessary to strengthen their position in the value chain, avoid margin stacking and reclaim the competitive edge needed for survival. READ MORE

  2. 22. Knowledge transfer in a cross-cultural context : Case study within a Swedish R&D company: Offshore outsourcing to India

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Handelshögskolan vid Örebro universitet

    Author : Karin Almstedt; [2008]
    Keywords : Offshore outsourcing; Knowledge transfer; Software development; ; Cross cultural awareness; Cultural interaction; India; Communication;

    Abstract : The global competition and as the worldwide market has become more open a company’s ability to outsource activities to external companies based in other countries, i.e. offshore outsourcing, has increased dramatically. Companies are starting to transfer higher value-added activities that require certain skills, domain knowledge and experience, i. READ MORE

  3. 23. How is the Swedish manager perceived in an international perspective? A dissertation from a cultural point of view

    University essay from Institutionen för ekonomi

    Author : Emelie Isaksson; Martin Wikhall; [2007]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : There is a lack of literature in management and cross cultural theories from a Swedish perspective. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to examine how the Swedish manager is perceived by employees in other cultures. The dissertation describes existing cultural theories such as Hofstede’s’ and Trompenaars’. READ MORE

  4. 24. The Four Factors: ...of Chinese State Owned Enterprise Turnaround

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi

    Author : Anna Brattström; Ingela Mahlberg; [2006]
    Keywords : China; Turnaround; Organizational Change; Corporate Integration; Culture; Cross- Cultural Management; State Owned Enterprise;

    Abstract : This thesis has assessed turnaround processes in joint ventures (JVs) between Swedish-based enterprises and Chinese State Owned Enterprises (CSOEs). Based on 39 in depth interviews with Swedish corpoorate representatives China, a case study of five Swedish firms operating JVs with CSOEs is provided. READ MORE

  5. 25. Cultural Differences of Effective Leadership : in Sweden, England, France and Germany

    University essay from Ekonomihögskolan, EHV

    Author : Carsten Hengstmann; Johannes Becker; [2006]
    Keywords : cross-cultural study; effective leadership; Sweden; England; France; Germany; Hofstede; GLOBE;

    Abstract : As globalization is proceeding, it is more and more important to understand effective leadership also in terms of cultural dimensions. This new challenge in the business world has not been approached by scientists in a satisfactory way so far and was the main reason for the conduction of this study. READ MORE