Effects of Hollywood Movies on World Cultures

Some positive effects of Hollywood movies on world cultures is that it brings cultures together through a sense of comfortably and laugher. Culture plays a big role in business, Movies have influence managerial task, Company activities and other ways of doing business around the world because it has open many Jobs and also has to communicate to abroad audience of workers and the audience. Watching foreign films can be an effective way of learning how to do business abroad because it shows what the countries interest in movies are and also lets you learn a lot about their culture. Hollywood movies are very popular abroad because the bring a sense of diversity to the big screen allowing all cultures to merge together and feel comfortable. While n the other hand foreign films have no diversity and have a narrow range of actors/ actress from different cultures also the diversity of movies. Foreign film makers should focus more on the genres of movies and more diversity within the films. 4. I think movies constitute a separate category. Given the nature of the movie countries should shield and support their own film Industry via protectionism.

International Management

In chapter 4 learned about the cultural environment of international business. Some of the important topics discussed were culture and cross-cultural risk. Culture s learned, shared, and enduring orientations of society, expressed in value, ideas, attitudes, behaviors and other meaningful symbols and artifacts. Cross-cultural risks arise from a situation or event in which a cultural misunderstanding puts some human value at stake.

Key concepts of culture and National culture influence operations, such as product and service design, marketing and sales. The role of culture in international business, cultural metaphors, stereotypes, and idioms. Interpretations of culture where low context cultures rely on elaborated verbal explanations and High cultures emphasize nonverbal communication. Subject versus objective dimensions of culture. Language as a key dimension of culture, contemporary issues in culture and overcoming cross-cultural risk.

Bribery distorts legitimate efforts to sustain and enhance company business. No, I don’t think that Siemens was penalized enough dot it corruption because many countries and lives were at risk. Government or other organizations can do many things to discourage from engaging in corrupt behavior such as making bribery illegal or to a certain amount. In my opinion I do not agree with bribery especially when it is a large lump sum and is not being controlled putting many people at risk.