Ms. Martin is an Assistant Professor of Business and Economics at the Catholic University of America. She is an educator and her perspective in this case study may be biased for humanitarian and ethical reasons. She is employed by a Christian based educational system that believes in life, being merciful, and social justice for all. She may be questioning Google’s ethical and corporate social responsibility standards in their desire to penetrate into a country that has been known to be unethical in their treatment of their people. Cultural diversity biases may also be a factor in this case study and may be weighing into Ms. Martin’s perspective of Google’s entry into China.
IT Strategies in the Veterans Health Administration Stacey Swanson Southern New Hampshire University PAD-631 IT Strategies in the Veterans Health Administration Overview The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health system in the United States. The VHA annually services over 5 million veterans at more than 1,400 sites of care, including hospitals, community clinics, nursing homes, domiciliaries, readjustment counseling centers, and various other facilities (Providers, n.d., para.2). IT solutions currently in use at the VHA include: Telehealth, MyHealtheVet, E-consult and secure messaging. These modalities are being utilized to address two of the agency’s priority goals: access to care and backlogs of
Cross Cultural Perspectives ETH/316 Levi Strauss and Company is a globally recognized company. They are one the nation’s largest apparel makers and as well as one of the largest in the world. Based out of San Francisco, California, Levi Strauss has buys and operates in over 100 nations. Besides the United States, the company gains almost half of their annual net income from sales outside of the country. Many companies who are in the international market are faced with ethical and moral challenges due to dealing with cultural differences..
Eastern Religious Tradition of Daoism The Eastern religious tradition of Daoism is indigenous to China encompassing traditional Chinese cultural beliefs. With a mysterious origin, Daoism began around c. 600-500 BCE and has a history of fluctuations exemplifying a multiplicity of possible sources, as it did not develop in a steady linear time fashion. Sharing common characteristics, the two systems of Daoism and Confucianism helped generate each other as they developed in Chinese religious thought. Daoism interaction with modern world influence results in change within the religious tradition as well as facing issues toward the contemporary cultural views, which also affects Daoist beliefs. Eastern Religions begin in China, India, Japan, and Southeast Asia.
These areas include research, care, community, support, institutional, etc. The organization wasn’t able to accomplish this victory of passing the act without “more than 50,000 e-mails, nearly 10,000 phone calls, and more than 1000 meetings by the Alzheimer’s Association and its advocates” (Jobst, 2011, p. 1). It is moments like this that the organization is driven by its’ goal and mission through the teamwork of its’ employees and advocates. McNamara and Watson (2005) mention that organizations based on teamwork are most important when the tasks are
Riordan Manufacturing Corporate Compliance Plan Justin Perri Law 531 February 6, 2012 Corporate Compliance Plan for Riordan Manufacturing Riordan Manufacturing is plastic manufacturing company concentrating on parts for plastic containers, auto parts, beverage containers and fans. Annual revenues often exceed forty million dollars. The organization has locations around the world, mainly in the US and China. After conducting a survey of departments, processes and documentation, Riordan Manufacturing’s officers might consider some improvement and changes. Following are several issues that could expand into larger problems if the company does not implement and supervise appropriate activities.
Background Information Industrial Grinders is a manufacturer that produces industrial equipment and parts for such equipment and has done so for over 70 years. The Cologne plant employs thousands of people and produces machines that are sold as low as $4,500 and as high as $6,820. Additionally, “parts, which accounted for a substantial part of the company’s business, were sold separately” (I.G., p.1). The parts produced by the company not only worked for IG machines but machines produced by competitors
Cultural differences exist among every nation on this planet. Culture can include social structures, manners and customs, values and attitudes, language, and personal communications. Religion is the most important part of culture; it can have key impact on business performance, for instance, the food intake (for example, Muslims don’t eat pork), and work manners can be specifically affected by religion. According to Nickels, McHugh, and McHugh (2010), the company should hire local people to help in every part of the project since it is their culture, they know the language, and what people like and dislike. Cultural differences can also have an impact on important business function such as marketing strategies.
This case is about the problems faced by the management of a joint venture initiative between a South Korean company, Korean Conglomerate Inc. (KCI), and a North American Company, Western Systems Inc. (WSI). The project is of major strategic significance and a major stepping-stone towards further business opportunities for the American company in the Korean market. Ellen Moore, a System Consulting Group (SCG) consultant of WSI, has been sent to Korea as a project manager of the Systems Implementation (SI) project. Ellen struggles to immerse herself into the new culture, as she faces several issues, such as lack of communication, cultural differences, and leadership issues. As we have identified in this case, Ellen’s personal relationship with her Korean counterpart Jack Kim is also impeding the project’s progress.
• According to Paralegal Institute of Washington DC: paralegals in top firms make 50-60,000 per year. Average salary is $33,000. This translates to approximately $16-28/hr assuming a 40 hour work week. • Earnings of paralegals and legal assistants vary greatly. Salaries depend on education, training, experience, the type and size of employer, and the geographic location of the job.