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Question 1 : Explain comparison of the national cultures of Canada, Mexico, Russia, and the United States in light of the three important dimensions of national culture by Hofstede listed below. You should have three tables, one for each dimension, showing a comparison between the four countries. (Hint: Each dimension should portray and discuss all 4 countries together.) Detail the most important cultural attributes for each dimension that may help your client's understanding of cultural differences for all locations. Compare them with the United States. Discuss positive and negative cultural attributes in the context of global teamwork. The dimensions are:
Power Distance Index (PDI)
Individualism versus Collectivism (IDV)
Uncertainty Avoidance Index (UAI)
Question 2 : How to Manage a Global Virtual Team
1. What are the rationale and drivers for the recent growth of global virtual teams? What justifications can be given for the company's decision to migrate some product development, testing, IT infrastructure, and manufacturing work to another country?
2. What are the most likely major opportunities and challenges for this global virtual team?
3. Since the other teams will be based in Canada, Mexico and Russia, what cross-cultural differences are likely to impact the good performance of this global virtual team? How would they cause any positive or negative impact on the company's overall business mission? What recommendations should be made for fully understanding and bridging these cultural differences?
4. Provide an example of a multinational firm that has expanded into any of those countries and how it dealt with any cross-cultural communication issues. If possible, you can interview a manager who works for a multinational firm involving operations in any of the four countries.
5. How would mutual "trust" be a significant potential issue among members of the global virtual team? How to positively address any trust-related issues?
6. Based on your findings and responses above, develop a communication protocol for all members of the global virtual team.
7. Provide guidelines for general best practices for sustaining a high-performance global virtual team.
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