Most of the related industries are within Sweden with a few in the foreign countries and the neighboring nations. This is to ensure that they have a ready market for their products (Development, 2013)
Political systems Sweden has been a monarchy for the longest time. Over the past few years, specifically since the beginning of the 20th and 21st centuries, the political systems have gone through several reforms (Kent, 2008)
This has given the industries' market as the cases of pollution continue to rise in the competing countries. The social responsibility to ensure gender equality has also boosted the industries in the society nation (A-gren, 2009)
The lowest summit is in the reclaimed bay of the lake Hammarsjon, located near Kristianstad and is about 2.41 m below the sea level (Phillips & National Geographic Society, 2009)
Learning and research development in Sweden About the last two centuries, the country of Sweden had truly poorly developed learning procedures. Sweden has evolved from these times to the current system where education is a basic factor in the lives of all young people (Deak & Bucht, 2011)
Rules and regulations determine the performance of these institutions. Sweden as a country, she has ensured that laws are implemented such laws that Sweden has drafted are those that prohibit certain activities that may bring fall of the economy (Kumar, Espling & Kumar, 2008)
The currency of the country is the Swedish Krona (SEK). The trade and economic indicators put her gross domestic product at 406072 million dollars in the year 2009; as compared to 370580 and 247259 million dollars in the year 2005 and 2000 respectively (Pyrko & Darby, 2011)
And using them to motivate the worker. Some of the theories supporting this need-based model are Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, McClelland's Learned Needs Framework, and Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory (Griffin & Michael, 2004)
Under normative decision making, the manager comes up with rationale solution after thoroughly analyzing the situation in hand and reviewing the available solutions to combat such problems. On the other hand, the descriptive decision making style is limited by lack of insight and necessary knowledge and the decisions made are found to lack the necessary effectiveness (Kets De Vries, 2005)
It is necessary that the manager pays equal attention to the motives and expectations of the team members and also provide them with equal chance of participation. Following such guidelines will help the team members feels valued which are an important motivational factors itself (Kotter, 2003)
Asian managers are found to be more authoritative than American managers. Hence, not only employees but managers and their management styles are also subjected to cultural forces (Northouse, 2004)
S., but it is important that you adhere to these expectations when doing business in Saudi Arabia (Hughes & Chesters, 2003)
Failing to know what norms and practices are expected by your foreign hosts or prospective business partners can make the difference between the success and failure of your entire business partnership or venture. Behaviors and practices that are expected in some countries can be highly offensive in others, and vice-versa (Harris & Moran, 2007)
Due to rapid economic growth and positive governmental behavior, South Korea has become an attractive target country for foreign corporations for their international business expansion strategies (Central Intelligence Agency, 2013). However, these foreign corporations face huge differences in the cross-cultural values, marketing practices and ethical values when they enter into South Korean market (Ball, 2010)
It has made tremendous growth in all manufacturing, industrial, and services sectors to become economically and technologically strong. Due to rapid economic growth and positive governmental behavior, South Korea has become an attractive target country for foreign corporations for their international business expansion strategies (Central Intelligence Agency, 2013)
S. businesses will have to offer products that best match the eating habits, living styles, and cultural beliefs of the South Korean customers (Hill, 2013)
For example, they need to institute an organizational culture where employees should communicate with their local (South Korean) coworkers and customers in a voice tone and accent which is acceptable and understandable for them according to their local communication styles. The employees should also take care of fluency level and selection of technical terms while talking or writing to the South Korean stakeholders (Lee & Trim, 2008)
organizations as compared to South Korean firms. Decision making style is critical to be analyzed while expanding internationally due to its direct impact on the employee performance and organizational productivity (Wild, Han, & Wild, 2011)
There were issues it had to address, and some unexpected difficulties that appeared even though the company did not feel it would have to worry about them and/or thought it had covered all the bases with the particular country into which it was moving. EBay's product was not really an issue for the company when it came to being successful or not being successful, because eBay itself does not actually have a product (Cohen, 2002; Walton, 2006)
Product matters in the global business marketplace, but with an auction site the only real product is the availability of the site itself. Of course, sellers on the site can make their own determination of whether they want to sell something and whether they are willing to ship it to a particular country (Jackson, 2004)