Below are some examples of culture clashes between international businesses. They each have had numerous business cases written about them and ultimately either failed to work things out or failed in their efforts to merge. Choose one of the following international mergers/acquisitions:
In 1998, the automaker Daimler-Benz (German) merged with Chrysler Corporation (American)
In 2003, Business Objects (American) merged with Crystal Decisions (Canadian)
In 2005, the mobile phone division of Siemens (German) was purchased by BenQ (Taiwanese).
In 2013, the merger of advertising companies Omnicom (American) and Publicis (French)
In 2018, the proposed purchase of Qualcomm (American) by Broadcom (Singapore)
Using the country profiles created by the Hofstede Centre. Answer the following questions (150 words per question): https://www.hofstede-insights.com/country-comparison/
Given Hofstede’s dimensions, in what way do the cultures significantly differ? How are they similar?
Explain in what way culture could have been the cause for the success/failure of this acquisition?
What could have been done to eliminate/diminish the cultural clash that ensued? Be specific.
Ensure that you are properly citing any sources that you use.
450 words minimum (150 words per question)
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Some examples of cultural disputes between foreign businesses are shown below. They’ve each had countless business cases written about them, and they’ve either failed to sort things out or failed in their attempts to merge. Select one of the foreign mergers/acquisitions listed below:
Daimler-Benz (Germany) amalgamated with Chrysler Corporation in 1998. (American)
Business Objects (American) joined with Crystal Decisions in 2003. (Canadian)
BenQ purchased Siemens’ (German) mobile phone division in 2005. (Taiwanese).
In 2013, the advertising firms Omnicom (American) and Publicis merged (French)
Broadcom’s proposed acquisition of Qualcomm (American) in 2018 (Singapore)
The Hofstede Centre’s nation profiles were used. Answer the following questions in 150 words or less: https://www.hofstede-insights.com/country-comparison/
In what way, given Hofstede’s dimensions, do
