Assignment intercultural management - publié le 05/08/2014

Thèmes abordés

Educational system - France - United States - Management - Strategy Intercultural

Résumé du document

Today our world is changing, it is becoming more and more global. In this context of globalization, cultural differences are becoming more and more important. Cultural diversity is now an asset for the company. In fact, it allows companies to a better adaptation, but also to innovate and better respond to the complexity of the environment. However, diversity can lead to certain risks such as misunderstanding, failure, conflict ... But, companies must take into account these risks if they want to survive in this competitive world. To do so, companies have to understand these risks and implement an effective intercultural management. To do this we must ask, at the same time, about its own culture and the culture of the others.

My year in the United States, especially in the CIBU Business University California at San Diego, has allowed me to ask me questions about cultural differences between France and the United States. I chose to study the most noticeable cultural difference for me: the education system.
Indeed, I have discovered throughout my stay the American educational system. It seemed interesting to compare it with our own system, the french system.

This institution, the education system is considered a primary institution. However, as we can observe throughout this study, it has many impacts on secondary institution, which is the company. We can then ask ourselves the question: how an educational system can have impacts in terms of management? And what are those impacts?

We will be performing in a first step, a comparative analysis of French and American educational systems. This comparison will be presented from a theoretical point of view but also from a practical point of view through my own observations. Then in the second part, we will highlight the different impacts of this institutional difference on the contemporary management.

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[...] To do so, companies have to understand these risks and implement an effective intercultural management . To do this we must ask, at the same time, about its own culture and the culture of the others . My year in the United States, especially in the CIBU Business University California at San Diego, has allowed me to ask me questions about cultural differences between France and the United States. I chose to study the most noticeable cultural difference for me: the education system . [...]

[...] Other models confront the thesis of a link between a country's culture and preferences of management style. If we take the six dimensions of TROMPENAARS F. (1993), we realize, though, that the American and French educational systems have different repercussions on the management of these two nations . France USA . Universalism medium Emotional literacy Specific culture medium Status inherited Long term . Universalism medium More neutral culture Specific culture Status Acquired Long term Control over nature medium . Control over nature weak . [...]

[...] The French are more modest and reserved to success . I have observed a significant difference in attitude, with respect to time, for teachers and students. Indeed, Americans are very frequent. This is not the case in France. If we take the example of a break between classes which would normally take 10 minutes, it can quickly continue and last for 15 to 20 minutes and it does not seem www.oboolo.com surprising. This difference is very important, and we find this difference in business after . [...]

[...] It is those in which the intercultural management works . This new mode of management becomes essential in the process of internationalization. We French can not stay closed, with our "blinders" on our culture and our country. We must open ourselves so that our businesses survive and in order to capture the opportunities that other countries offer, like the United States . But as we have observed previously, is education, in large part, that we "formats" the culture of a country. [...]

[...] Masculinity and femininity . Management in France . strong Average individualism Management in US More weak Strong individualism strong Between both weak masculinity In high power distance countries, like France, superiors and subordinates consider themselves unequal by nature in a system based on existential inequality. The relationship between subordinates and superiors are often charged with emotion. In United States, subordinates themselves as equal by nature and roles can be changed: www.oboolo.com a subordinate can become a boss tomorrow . This feature of management is reflected in the educational system and perpetuating individual person. [...]