Business Ethics and cross-cultural management

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Business Ethics and cross-cultural management

National culture affects organizational culture since people in a particular company will behave the same . Multinational companies have a great challenge of learning the cultural aspects of all its employees and to identify national cultures which relate to their activities . The management of multinational companies should study the behavior patterns of people in a particular region to estsablish appropriate strategies which incorporate the cultures of such people . Culture has been defined as the values , beliefs , attitudes , behaviors

, norms and symbols which are shared by a group of people . Cultural can be understood from national level to corporate and organizational levels . Managerial and organizational strategies are affected by cultural aspects and there is need to study patterns and changes in cultures of different people (Warner Joynt , 2002

Managing multinational companies has become a big challenge to managers since it involves cross-cultural activities . Globalization of economies has led to immigration of people from different regions and this has caused interaction between people of different cultures . Work places have become diversified since organizations are employing people from different cultural backgrounds . Joint ventures are being established between companies from different cultures . Innovation in all industries requires acquiring skills from different people . Global competition has increased and organizations are finding better ways to manage their resources in a diversified environment . Team work is being encouraged in organizations to group all workers into groups where people can provide synergies to each other . A team work strategy...