Essays about: "impact of cultural differences on business"
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1. GOVERNANCE BEYOND BORDERS The Extraterritorial Reach of OECD National Contact Points for Responsible Business Conduct
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : As increasingly powerful actors in a globalised world, multinational corporations are often able to evade responsibility for human rights violations and other misconduct occurring in their own operations or supply chains. Since courts face limitations when attempting to exert jurisdiction outside of their state territories, state-based non-judicial mechanisms such as the OECD National Contact Points (NCPs) have been established to fill this gap by mediating between corporations and victims of corporate human rights abuses with the aim of providing remedy to the latter. READ MORE
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2. Exploring Cross-Cultural Differences in Attitudes Towards SDG12
University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknikAbstract : Date: 2023/05/30 Level: Master thesis in Business Administration, 15cr Institution: School of Business, Society and Engineering, Mälardalen Authors: Diana Al-Khameesi, Jessika Melander Title: Exploring cross-cultural differences in attitudes towards SDG12 Supervisor: Emre Yldiz Keywords: SDG, Consumer attitude, Cultural values, Hofstede Research question: To what extent individuals’ attitudes towards SDG12 vary across cultures? Purpose: To what extent the importance of cultural values of individuals has influenced consumer attitude towards SDG12 and what implications this have for the SDGs being marketed as international goals. Method: A quantitative study; collecting 230 valid responses from individuals across multiple countries. READ MORE
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3. Empowering Performance: Unveiling the Tapestry of Cultural Diversity in Business : A qualitative understanding of multicultural team management
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring och turismvetenskap (MTS)Abstract : Cultural diversity has shown to play a tremendous impact on influencing the teams performance in an international business. Shared beliefs, values and systems of conducting work-related tasks originating from cultural differences significantly enhances the abilities for the team to perform on a higher note. READ MORE
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4. Factors Influencing Post-Acquisition Integration During The Early Stages of Post-acquisition : A qualitative study on firm-level factors that affect post-acquisition integration in the Swedish construction industry
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälleAbstract : This study is to investigate how acquiring firms within the Swedish construction industry work towards successful post-acquisition integration during the early stages of post-acquisition and which factors they consider when doing so. When researching the five cases, the study adopted a qualitative approach, using semi-structured interviews with five managers from acquiring firms to gather in-depth, first-hand data for thematic analysis. READ MORE
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5. Cultural Impact on Standardization/Adaptation of the Marketing Mix - A Qualitative Study on MNEs in the Sportswear Industry
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : In order for an international business to grow and secure competitive advantages, firms have to exploit and expand to new markets and pinpoint the importance of international marketing. Local market demand is highly related to cultural differences and consumer preferences which raises the dilemma whether firms should adapt their marketing mix to the new local market or use a cost-effective standardized model that is based on their host market. READ MORE
