PART I: Cirque du Soleil
1. Why is Cirque du Soleil successful throughout the world? Why does the product transcend culture differences between countries?
Their good strategies and good values were I think the main reasons why they achieved success until today. Cirque du Soleil has strategized to recruit the athletes whose career is ended. Maybe because athletes are easy to train because they were already trained before and few information they will going to sink in to the athletes. Also their hunger to learn new things and being sensitive each countries cultures contributed a lot for their success. Being humble and helpful to others were also contributed for their success.
I think, the product transcend culture differences between countries maybe because they putted or contributed their own culture in every performances they will going to act and maybe because of the few countries that they have visited, they contributed some of their cultures that they have observed from these countries.
2. How do the cultural influences discussed in Figure 4–1 influence organizational behavior at Cirque du Soleil?
In figure 4-1, it discussed how the Cirque du Soleil became famous throughout the near countries and even around the world. Even if they do not use their mouth to entertain they were entertaining the audience by their exotic acrobats and breathtaking performances.
3. Why is it important for Cirque du Soleil to be a good corporate citizen? How does ethnocentrism relate to fulfilling this role?
It is important for the Cirque du Soleil to be a good corporate citizen to obtain their good trademarks and to have good relationships to people and to know the kind of entertainment that the people want. Cirque du Soleil needs to be sensitive to each and everyone’s culture to avoid criticisms and to be successful, these reasons ethnocentrism relates on their goals.
PART Ii: Generation Next Changes the Face of the Workplace
1. Why is addressing this issue so important? Shouldn’t workers adjust to meet the needs of their employers?
It is important to address this issue to be able the employers can coup the needs of their workers, most especially now that we are in the modern time. Each of us has our own strategies in making our own decisions and making our work efficiently, so everybody needs to understand these differences. As an employer, the workers should also adjust to the needs of their employers to have good relationships with each other.
2. What can employers who can’t afford such extensive programs as the Deloitte organization do to address the changing preferences of their younger workers? What would you like to see your employer or prospective employer do to address your wants and needs to retain you?
To be honest, this question confused me. But for me, they should give chances for Generation Y, if their work is good and has a good working relationship with you and your family, and then retain them. For me to make this issue end, just add this Generation Y in your work qualifications. As a worker, I want my prospective employers to be more considerate on all of my rights as their worker. I want a good and stable salary and a good relationship with me. That’s the probably the reason why will I retain to work for them.
PART Iii: Destination CEO: Clarence Otis: Darden Restaurants
1. What prepared Clarence Otis for his position as CEO of Darden?
What made Clarence Otis prepare for his position as CEO of Darden, was from his first job as a server in a full service restaurant that thought him to be always pressured to coup all the needs of the customers and from the excellent guidance by his mother and its high expectations for him. The last one is when he sees that he is more interested on the financial aspects of their businesses rather than its legal side.
2. According to Otis, what is the key area for success for employees at the Darden company?
According to Otis the key to success for employees is to remain relevant and they must be inspired and understand the corporate philosophy and the goals of the company.
PART Iv: One Smooth Stone
1. How much of a part can values truly play in the success of a company like One Smooth Stone?
Values, contributed a lot for the success of the One Smooth Stone. It is the center or the main reason why now they became successful.
2. What characteristics of One Smooth Stone make it necessary to have a flat and decentralized structure as opposed to a rigid, command and control hierarchical structure?
The good characteristics of the One Smooth Stone are by having a good strategy to improve their works and having a high quality values, they mainly perform it when they were hiring their employees. They all want in their company is the “best”, best employees, best products, best working relationship with everyone and best relationship to the consumers.
PART v: Leadership: Making Decisions during Hurricane
Katrina
1. What model of decision making did the Sisters of Holy Angels have to rely on to guide them through thee hurricane tragedy?
The model of decision making did the sisters of Holy Angels show was the fact regardless of they were risking their own lives to save the victims they don’t mind it, what they were thinking was the safety of the victims and relying their own safety and their lives to God. Their fate to God saves them all on that tragedy.
2. What part do you think intuition and creativity played in each of the Sisters’ stories? Explain how.
· In Sylvia thibodeaux story, I’m amaze in this part because just to save the lives of the victims, she tends on threatening the contract ambulance. His wide instinct and brave personality make it possible I guess.
· In Mary Kay Kinderberger story, she leads the military to be the first responders of the search and rescue effort in New Orleans and at the same time lead the prayers.
· In Beth Fitzpatrick case, she’s so determine to find houses for the 50 sisters who were not longer able to reside in New Orleans and this determination have a very successful result to sister Fitzpatrick.
· In Dorothy Trosclair case, even if there’s a lack of facilities and resources she still indomitable to evacuate the victims.
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