which leaders are characterized by high performance orientation. german, scandinavian, japanese, or malaysian
vvvvvvA Japanese student is planning on studying for a year at a German university. She desires to savesufficient Japanese yen today to cover the year’s tuition costs of €35,000. Suppose that the studenthas two choices: (a) saving yen in a Japanese account that pays an annual interest rate of 1.18percent and buying euros forward one year at the current forward exchange rate of 96.846 ¥/€, or(b) buying euros today at the current spot exchange rate of 94.583 ¥/€ and saving...
You are a German investor and have invested in securities in the Japanese market. Last year, you bought a share of Honda Motor Company on the Tokyo Stock Exchange for Y8500. Recently, you received a dividend of Y250, after which you sold the stock for Y9500. During the year, the exchange rate changed from €0.0091/Y to €0.0083/Y. Compute the return on the Honda stock that you made (as a German investor), and the return that you would have made if...
Ultra high performance concrete (UHPC) is a relatively new
construction material that is characterized by strong adhesive
properties with other materials. The article "Adhesive Power of
Ultra High Performance Concrete from a Thermodynamic Point of
View"† described an investigation of the intermolecular forces for
UHPC connected to various substrates. The following work of
adhesion measurements (in mJ/m2) for UHPC specimens adhered to
steel appeared in the article.
Ultra high performance concrete (UHPC) is a relatively new construction material that is...
What steps can organizations identify or develop behaviors in team leaders and members to become high performance teams?
For each statement identify the correct term. characterized by the way in which a leader accomplishes an organization's goals and objectives leaders often assume a creative and visionary approach focuses on creating change in an organization and encouraging others to participate in important decisions power and authority are used to gain employee's cooperation incentives are linked directly to employee performance and used to motivate increased productivity mentoring and inspiration builds self-confidenceand contributes to profession growth in employees utilizes a punitive...
The following descriptions identify a dimension of culture. Which dimension is described in each case? The German culture believes in personal responsibility in business matters. 0 Individualism Communication style Time orientation O Power distance The Japanese tend to use ambiguous language in their business dealings. Power distance Time orientation Individualism O Communication style In general, the Germans prefer fast responses. o Context Individualism Communication style Time orientation
Macondo is a nation which is characterized by a very high-context culture. This usually means that Select one: Select one: a. personal relations and goodwill are valued in Macondo O b. business is primarily deal-oriented in Macondo c. the people of Macondo tend to use legalistic contracts to conclude agreements O d. the people of Macondo tend to conduct negotiations as efficiently as possible
Macondo is a nation which is characterized by a very high-context culture. This usually means that Select one: Select one: a. personal relations and goodwill are valued in Macondo O b. business is primarily deal-oriented in Macondo c. the people of Macondo tend to use legalistic contracts to conclude agreements O d. the people of Macondo tend to conduct negotiations as efficiently as possible
Case 2.2 Long-term development plans of a German multinational in the USA A German firm had developed its activities in the electrical industry in the USA for two years and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Peter Hansen was happy with their current performance: market share for important products had increased significantly and progress was better than expected. The number of employees had increased, including quite a few local American managers in high-level management positions - a situation which was rather...
Each person in a large sample of German adolescents was asked to indicate which of 50 popular movies they had seen in the past year. Based on the response, the amount of time (in minutes) of alcohol use contained in the movies the person had watched was estimated. Each person was then classified into one of four groups based on the amount of movie alcohol exposure (groups 1, 2, 3, and 4, with 1 being the lowest exposure and 4...