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COM 295 Week 1 Practice Going on a Business Trip to China//tutorfortune.com

COM 295 Week 1 Practice Going on a Business Trip to China//tutorfortune.com<br><br>Click on below link to buy<br>https://tutorfortune.com/products/com-295-week-1-practice-going-on-a-business-trip-to-china<br><br>COM 295 Week 1 Practice: Going on a Business Trip to China<br> <br><br>Complete u201cGoing on a Business Trip to Chinau201d in Connectu00ae.<br><br>Note: You have unlimited attempts available to complete practice assignments. The highest scored attempt will be recorded. These assignments have earlier due dates, so plan accordingly. Grades must be transferred manually to eCampus by your instructor. Donu2019t worry, this might happen after your due date.<br><br>Going on a Business Trip to China<br><br>Business professionals who are high in cultural intelligence possess skills and attributes to work effectively with members of other cultures. They respect, recognize, and appreciate cultural differences; possess curiosity and interest in other cultures; avoid inappropriate stereotypes; adjust conceptions of time and show patience; manage language differences to achieve shared meaning; understand cultural dimensions; establish trust and show empathy across cultures; approach cross-cultural work relationships with a learner mind-set; and build co-cultures of cooperation and innovation.<br><br>In this exercise, you evaluate the experiences of an operations manager going to China to examine factories and potentially take bids for some of your companyu2019s operations. You will notice differences in communication across cultures and analyze the interactions in terms of cultural intelligence and the following cultural dimensions: individualism and collectivism, egalitarianism and hierarchy, future orientation, assertiveness, and humane orientation.<br><br>Read the case below and answer the questions that follow.<br><br>Recently, senior managers at Judith Careyu2019s company concluded that some of the companyu2019s operations needed to be produced in lower-wage locations for the company to stay profitable. They placed Judith in charge of learning about options in China, a country she had never visited.<br><br>After several months of making contacts via phone and email, Judith traveled to China to meet some potential manufacturers. She brought two of her staff members along with her on the trip. She also asked Mei, one of the companyu2019s sales representatives in China, to join the group and act as an interpreter. Mei had joined the companyu2019s sales department in China two years ago. Because she gained a marketing degree in a Canadian university, Meiu2019s English was excellent.<br><br> <br><br>The first stop on the trip would be with representatives of the Shunde Manufacturing (SDM) Company, a potential manufacturer for the companyu2019s line of dolls. After a long plane trip and a sleepless night at a hotel in Shanghai, Judith started the first day of work in China tired and slightly disoriented. Her team first met the companyu2019s president, Bo Chen, and seven other men from SDM for lunch. Judith was seated next to the companyu2019s president for the duration of the two-hour lunch, which included course after course of foods Judith had never seen or eaten before. Judith sampled most of the dishes but was clearly uncomfortable.<br><br> <br><br>During the meal, the company president asked Judith, u201cMs. Carey, what are your impressions of China?u201d Judith replied, u201cWell, Bo, I donu2019t really know too much. Iu2019m not quite used to the air here, with all of the pollution. Of course, Iu2019ve always known about the one-child policy, but not much else. Do you think the policy is fair?u201d Bo stated, u201cChina and America must solve their problems in their own ways.u201d Then, he talked about the final dish for the mealu2014a fish. He explained that ending the meal with the fish had special symbolism in China and signalled a prosperous future for their relationship.<br><br>Near the end of lunch, Bo told Judith, u201cWeu2019ll meet for dinner and a reception later at 6 p.m. Iu2019ve arranged a tour for you this afternoon. Several of our staff members will take you for a walk along the river, to some beautiful Chinese gardens, and to the Shanghai Museum.u201d Judith was a bit dismayed. She wasnu2019t really in the mood for touring. Rather, she wanted to get down to business, but she obliged for the afternoon tour. During the tour, Judith asked Mei, her interpreter, u201cWhat should I do this evening to make sure we can talk about business?u201d Mei replied, u201cTonight, you should make friends with President Chen. Give him a nice toast in front of his employees. Enjoy the wonderful food. Tomorrow you can talk about business.u201d<br><br>That evening, Judith and her team were taken to a large private room at a restaurant. The SDM Company was now represented by more than 20 employees. Judith and Bo spent most of the dinner discussing family and professional experiences. Judith enjoyed the food, gave a toast mentioning u201cfuture cooperationu201d and thanking u201cPresident Chen for his hospitality,u201d and even sang karaoke when invited.<br><br>COM 295 Week 1 Practice: Going on a Business Trip to China<br><br>Click on below link to buy<br>https://tutorfortune.com/products/com-295-week-1-practice-going-on-a-business-trip-to-china<br>

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  1. COM 295 Week 1 Practice Going on a Business Trip to China//tutorfortune.com Click on below link to buy https://tutorfortune.com/products/com-295-week-1-practice-going-on-a-business-trip-to-china C O M 2 9 5 We e k 1 P r a c t i c e : G o i n g o n a B u s i n e s s T r i p t o C h i n a   C o mp l e t e   “ G o i n g o n a B u s i n e s s T r i p t o C h i n a ” i n C o n n e c t ® . N o t e : Y o u h a v e u n l i mi t e d a t t e mp t s a v a i l a b l e t o c o mp l e t e p r a c t i c e a s s i g n me n t s . T h e h i g h e s t s c o r e d a t t e mp t w i l l b e r e c o r d e d . T h e s e   a s s i g n me n t s h a v e e a r l i e r d u e d a t e s , s o p l a n a c c o r d i n g l y . G r a d e s mu s t b e t r a n s f e r r e d ma n u a l l y t o e C a mp u s b y y o u r i n s t r u c t o r . D o n ’ t w o r r y , t h i s mi g h t h a p p e n a f t e r y o u r d u e d a t e . G o i n g o n a B u s i n e s s T r i p t o C h i n a B u s i n e s s p r o f e s s i o n a l s w h o a r e h i g h i n c u l t u r a l i n t e l l i g e n c e p o s s e s s s k i l l s a n d a t t r i b u t e s t o w o r k e ff e c t i v e l y w i t h me mb e r s o f o t h e r c u l t u r e s . T h e y r e s p e c t , r e c o g n i z e , a n d a p p r e c i a t e c u l t u r a l d i ff e r e n c e s ; p o s s e s s c u r i o s i t y a n d i n t e r e s t i n o t h e r c u l t u r e s ; a v o i d i n a p p r o p r i a t e s t e r e o t y p e s ; a d j u s t c o n c e p t i o n s o f t i me a n d s h o w p a t i e n c e ; ma n a g e l a n g u a g e d i ff e r e n c e s t o a c h i e v e s h a r e d me a n i n g ; u n d e r s t a n d c u l t u r a l d i me n s i o n s ; e s t a b l i s h t r u s t a n d s h o w e mp a t h y a c r o s s c u l t u r e s ; a p p r o a c h c r o s s - c u l t u r a l w o r k r e l a t i o n s h i p s w i t h a l e a r n e r mi n d - s e t ; a n d b u i l d c o - c u l t u r e s o f c o o p e r a t i o n a n d i n n o v a t i o n . I n t h i s e x e r c i s e , y o u e v a l u a t e t h e e x p e r i e n c e s o f a n o p e r a t i o n s ma n a g e r g o i n g t o C h i n a t o e x a mi n e f a c t o r i e s a n d p o t e n t i a l l y t a k e b i d s f o r s o me o f y o u r c o mp a n y ’ s o p e r a t i o n s . Y o u w i l l n o t i c e d i ff e r e n c e s i n c o mmu n i c a t i o n a c r o s s c u l t u r e s a n d a n a l y z e t h e i n t e r a c t i o n s i n t e r ms o f c u l t u r a l i n t e l l i g e n c e a n d t h e f o l l o w i n g c u l t u r a l d i me n s i o n s : i n d i v i d u a l i s m a n d c o l l e c t i v i s m, e g a l i t a r i a n i s m a n d h i e r a r c h y , f u t u r e o r i e n t a t i o n , a s s e r t i v e n e s s , a n d h u ma n e o r i e n t a t i o n . R e a d t h e c a s e b e l o w a n d a n s w e r t h e q u e s t i o n s t h a t f o l l o w . R e c e n t l y , s e n i o r ma n a g e r s a t J u d i t h C a r e y ’ s c o mp a n y c o n c l u d e d t h a t s o me o f t h e c o mp a n y ’ s o p e r a t i o n s n e e d e d t o b e p r o d u c e d i n l o w e r - w a g e l o c a t i o n s f o r t h e c o mp a n y t o s t a y p r o fi t a b l e . T h e y p l a c e d J u d i t h i n c h a r g e o f l e a r n i n g a b o u t o p t i o n s i n C h i n a , a

  2. c o u n t r y s h e h a d n e v e r v i s i t e d . A f t e r s e v e r a l mo n t h s o f ma k i n g c o n t a c t s v i a p h o n e a n d e ma i l , J u d i t h t r a v e l e d t o C h i n a t o me e t s o me p o t e n t i a l ma n u f a c t u r e r s . S h e b r o u g h t t w o o f h e r s t a ff me mb e r s a l o n g w i t h h e r o n t h e t r i p . S h e a l s o a s k e d Me i , o n e o f t h e c o mp a n y ’ s s a l e s r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s i n C h i n a , t o j o i n t h e g r o u p a n d a c t a s a n i n t e r p r e t e r . Me i h a d j o i n e d t h e c o mp a n y ’ s s a l e s d e p a r t me n t i n C h i n a t w o y e a r s a g o . B e c a u s e s h e g a i n e d a ma r k e t i n g d e g r e e i n a C a n a d i a n u n i v e r s i t y , Me i ’ s E n g l i s h w a s e x c e l l e n t .   T h e fi r s t s t o p o n t h e t r i p w o u l d b e w i t h r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f t h e S h u n d e Ma n u f a c t u r i n g ( S D M) C o mp a n y , a p o t e n t i a l ma n u f a c t u r e r f o r t h e c o mp a n y ’ s l i n e o f d o l l s . A f t e r a l o n g p l a n e t r i p a n d a s l e e p l e s s n i g h t a t a h o t e l i n S h a n g h a i , J u d i t h s t a r t e d t h e fi r s t d a y o f w o r k i n C h i n a t i r e d a n d s l i g h t l y d i s o r i e n t e d . H e r t e a m fi r s t me t t h e c o mp a n y ’ s p r e s i d e n t , B o C h e n , a n d s e v e n o t h e r me n f r o m S D M f o r l u n c h . J u d i t h w a s s e a t e d n e x t t o t h e c o mp a n y ’ s p r e s i d e n t f o r t h e d u r a t i o n o f t h e t w o - h o u r l u n c h , w h i c h i n c l u d e d c o u r s e a f t e r c o u r s e o f f o o d s J u d i t h h a d n e v e r s e e n o r e a t e n b e f o r e . J u d i t h s a mp l e d mo s t o f t h e d i s h e s b u t w a s c l e a r l y u n c o mf o r t a b l e .   D u r i n g t h e me a l , t h e c o mp a n y p r e s i d e n t a s k e d J u d i t h , “ Ms . C a r e y , w h a t a r e y o u r i mp r e s s i o n s o f C h i n a ? ” J u d i t h r e p l i e d , “ We l l , B o , I d o n ’ t r e a l l y k n o w t o o mu c h . I ’ m n o t q u i t e u s e d t o t h e a i r h e r e , w i t h a l l o f t h e p o l l u t i o n . O f c o u r s e , I ’ v e a l w a y s k n o w n a b o u t t h e o n e - c h i l d p o l i c y , b u t n o t mu c h e l s e . D o y o u t h i n k t h e p o l i c y i s f a i r ? ” B o s t a t e d , “ C h i n a a n d A me r i c a mu s t s o l v e t h e i r p r o b l e ms i n t h e i r o w n w a y s . ” T h e n , h e t a l k e d a b o u t t h e fi n a l d i s h f o r t h e me a l —a fi s h . H e e x p l a i n e d t h a t e n d i n g t h e me a l w i t h t h e fi s h h a d s p e c i a l s y mb o l i s m i n C h i n a a n d s i g n a l l e d a p r o s p e r o u s f u t u r e f o r t h e i r r e l a t i o n s h i p . N e a r t h e e n d o f l u n c h , B o t o l d J u d i t h , “ We ’ l l me e t f o r d i n n e r a n d a r e c e p t i o n l a t e r a t 6 p . m. I ’ v e a r r a n g e d a t o u r f o r y o u t h i s a f t e r n o o n . S e v e r a l o f o u r s t a ff me mb e r s w i l l t a k e y o u f o r a w a l k a l o n g t h e r i v e r , t o s o me b e a u t i f u l C h i n e s e g a r d e n s , a n d t o t h e S h a n g h a i Mu s e u m. ” J u d i t h w a s a b i t d i s ma y e d . S h e w a s n ’ t r e a l l y i n t h e mo o d f o r t o u r i n g . R a t h e r , s h e w a n t e d t o g e t d o w n t o b u s i n e s s , b u t s h e o b l i g e d f o r t h e a f t e r n o o n t o u r . D u r i n g t h e t o u r , J u d i t h a s k e d Me i , h e r i n t e r p r e t e r , “ Wh a t s h o u l d I d o t h i s e v e n i n g t o ma k e s u r e w e c a n t a l k a b o u t b u s i n e s s ? ” Me i r e p l i e d , “ T o n i g h t , y o u s h o u l d ma k e f r i e n d s w i t h P r e s i d e n t C h e n . G i v e h i m a n i c e t o a s t i n f r o n t o f h i s e mp l o y e e s . E n j o y t h e w o n d e r f u l f o o d . T o mo r r o w y o u c a n t a l k a b o u t b u s i n e s s . ” T h a t e v e n i n g , J u d i t h a n d h e r t e a m w e r e t a k e n t o a l a r g e p r i v a t e r o o m a t a r e s t a u r a n t .

  3. T h e S D M C o mp a n y w a s n o w r e p r e s e n t e d b y mo r e t h a n 2 0 e mp l o y e e s . J u d i t h a n d B o s p e n t mo s t o f t h e d i n n e r d i s c u s s i n g f a mi l y a n d p r o f e s s i o n a l e x p e r i e n c e s . J u d i t h e n j o y e d t h e f o o d , g a v e a t o a s t me n t i o n i n g “ f u t u r e c o o p e r a t i o n ” a n d t h a n k i n g “ P r e s i d e n t C h e n f o r h i s h o s p i t a l i t y , ” a n d e v e n s a n g k a r a o k e w h e n i n v i t e d . C O M 2 9 5 We e k 1 P r a c t i c e : G o i n g o n a B u s i n e s s T r i p t o C h i n a Click on below link to buy https://tutorfortune.com/products/com-295-week-1-practice-going-on-a-business-trip-to-china

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