GLOBE Model and Manager's Skills
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Assume you are currently a store manager at Wal-Mart and, because you speak Japanese fluently, the company has assigned you to manage one of their Seiyu brand stores in Japan.
Determine the skills, strengths, or qualities that you possess, relative to the seven dimensions of the Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness (GLOBE) Model, that would help you successfully manage your store.
Seven dimensions: universalism versus particularism; individualism versus collectivism; neutral versus affective; specific versus diffuse; achievement versus ascription; time orientation; internal versus external control.
Predict two cultural differences that may challenge your current management style and suggest the key actions that could help you address them.
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This posting explains the skills required by a Walmart store manager who is posted at a Seiyu store in Japan.
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The skills, strengths, or qualities that I possess relative to the seven dimensions of the Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Model are having respect for authority, assuming responsibility and teamwork, and correctly interpreting Japanese ethics. I also know how to use an introverted communication style, and hold back feedback ...
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