Culture Values Beliefs Norms Rules

Culture Influencers Behaviours Language Community Knowledge is Influences Influences Language Conveyed by Community Knowledge is Conveyed by Social Systems Political Systems Economic Systems Knowledge are Values Artefacts Beliefs Faith Knowledge Norms Religion Systems Structures Rules Made Things Education Systems Shapes Enables

On Going Culture Development Religion Systems Political Systems Social Systems Economic Systems Behaviours Verbal & Body Language Education Systems

Indonesia Doing Business in Indonesia (2.16 m) (UK Perspective) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APTCPNCJqZM Doing Business in Indonesia (2.16 m) (Hong Kong Perspective) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsInzb-IsZQ

Class Discussions Discuss how a nation’s culture is shaped by the dominant relgion, language, social structure & education. How would you describe the national culture of Australia based on these concepts? Dou U think business practices in Indonesia are likely to differ from those in Australia? If so, how. What are the implications for International business of differences in dominant religion or ethical system of a country?

Japan – Panasonic Konosuke Matsushita CASE 1 Where were the triggers of cultural change in Japan during the 1990s? How is cultural change starting to affect traditional values in Japan How might Japan’s changing culture influence the way Japanese businesses operate in the future? What are the potential implications for the Japanese economy? How did traditional Japanese culture benefit Matsushita during 1950s-1980s? Did traditional values become more of a liability during and post 1900s? How so? What is Matsushita trying to achieve with the HR changes? What are the impediments to successfully implementing these changes? What are the implications for Matsushita if (i) the changes were made quikcly or (ii) takes years or even decades to fully implement? Quest for Innovation- Konosuke Matsushita & Panasonic (11.27 m) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OEvoTV_wIc His Teachings (2 m) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frragJBkhg4

Class Discussions CASE 2 - The Great Firewall Of China – 21 m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWsXhNJFj78 How has Internet changed China? Are Chinese Internet users different from their Australian counterparts? Discuss the notion of an open, demographic society. Does this exist in China? What is the Great Firewall? What role does Google play in helping the Chinese government maintain the Great Firewall? DO you think that Google made the right decision when it agreed to comply with the Chinese Government’s request to limit access to certain information. Why or why not? How does China’s culture influence the way information is disseminated within the country? What does this mean for the people living in China?