Management and organisation in a global environment

Activity 2: Pankaj Ghemawat on Globalisation

URL: http://www.ted.com/talks/pankaj_ghemawat_actually_the_world_isn_t_flat.html

Questions to consider:

1.Has your view on globalisation changed after listening to Professor Ghemawat? Explain.

2. Consider where you have seen the fears that people have about globalisation. Do you think these fears may subside with some data points that may suggest otherwise?

Activity 3: Online tool to explore different countries’ 5 dimensions by Hofstede

URL: http://geert-hofstede.com/countries.html

Questions to consider:

1. How does the Australian culture compare to other world cultures (eg. Your home country or other countries that you have visited)?

2. Do you agree with the survey results for the Australian culture? Why or why not?

The main assessment question is attached below…