Part 1: Cirque du Soleil
1. Why is Cirque du Soleil successful throughout the world? Why does the product transcend culture differences between countries?
Cirque du Soleil was successful because of an entertainment that transcend to all barriers of different cultures in different countries; they didn’t need to talk they only give their best in every performance they doing that gives happiness and surpass the language r culture of the viewers.
And because of their employee that are willing to give their best and risk their lives for the success of Cirque du Soleil. 2. How do the cultural influences discussed in Figure 4–1 influence organizational behavior at Cirque du Soleil?
Cultural differences affects Cirque du Soleil because of wide cultural differences Cirque du Soleil is more aggressive in showing to the world that their performance can show that there is no such cultural boundaries in their Cirque, they give their full efforts to show to everyone the many diff influences that they collect at many different country.
3. Why is it important for Cirque du Soleil to be a good corporate citizen? How does ethnocentrism relate to fulfilling this role?
Being good corporate citizen is important for Cirque du Soleil because they are Circus performers every time they’re going to perform live they are in grueling and intimate situation where their lives depend on each other but as decade performers group their experience fulfill every new challenges of different culture in every different country.
Part 2: Generation Next Changes the Face of the Workplace
1. Why is addressing this issue so important? Shouldn’t workers adjust to meet the needs of their employers?
Addressing this is very important; as a student we should know the things like this how the things changes specially the in things we may encounter in future because even a computer programmers can count as a worker as a worker so knowing ths this things could possibly help us to understand why does things happen and how to avoid it.
Honestly as I see now in our days employers are the one who control or choose who’s going to be worker because of luck of job opportunities in the country many people needs job so if the employers decide that there’s better than you even your 5 years worker you can be kicked as easy as that, but truly workers are the one of the major things why a company or a corporation can strongly stand alone, workers are the one who works and give their full efforts to make a good production but as the technology up rise and things go changed workers need to follow the flow of changes brought by modernity in order to be more better and more productive one and also to follow the changing demands of the costumers or people.
2. What can employers who can’t afford such extensive programs as the Deloitte organization do to address the changing preferences of their younger workers? What would you like to see your employer or prospective employer do to address your wants and needs to retain you?
For me a good salary is enough I want a simple living I don’t want making my self complicated but for the employers I can suggest that even they can’t provide the things that the workers want as long as workers feels that they’re treated well and they are valued I think it can suffice them to stay.
Part 3: Destination CEO: Clarence Otis: Darden Restaurants
1. What prepared Clarence Otis for his position as CEO of Darden?
Its because of her mother who inspired him since he was a child and the experiences that he encounter that makes him ,ore satisfied to be a business man and no other profession.
2. According to Otis, what is the key area for success for employees at the Darden Company?
According to Otis to remain relevant is the key and people who works for the Darden Chain must be inspired and understand the corporate philosophy and the goals that the company aiming for.
Part 4: One Smooth Stone
1. How much of a part can values truly play in the success of a company like One Smooth Stone?
Values is a major part of a success of one smooth stone, being smart, fast and kind of staff, workers or employee are major things why the company innovates to be outstanding on what ever project they have or assigned to them, this 3 values give strength to company to be outstanding even in the time of rapid changing needs of their clients.
2. What characteristics of One Smooth Stone make it necessary to have a flat and decentralized structure as opposed to a rigid, command and control hierarchical structure?
They choose selective workers or employee who have enough skills to be outstanding even in changing needs of their clients, they also give the best and they perform their best in any project or task they have and they ensure that every members of their company has the characteristics of being knowledgeable, good delivering service, and if do they meet the needs of the clients.
Part 5: Leadership: Making Decisions during Hurricane Katrina
1. What model of decision making did the Sisters of Holy Angels have to rely on to guide them through the bhurricane tragedy?
Control them selves, think deeply on what the things need to do and do not under pressure your self in short calmness of mind in such critical situation that’s the decision making that the sisters did on hurricane Katrina.
And also in their decision making they didn’t think of them selves only but specially the others.2. What part do you think intuition and creativity played in each of the Sisters’ stories? Explain how.
Sylvia- I think she care a lot for others she demand to leave the place before anyone of her ailing sister suffer because of Katrina.
Kinberger - She blessed or leaded the prayer to that army who needs to go on difficulties to save other people.
Beth - she deeply thinks the things need to do and she didn’t let the pressure overcome her mind even in that situation.
Dorothy – She has resource within in the tragedy brought by Katrina she didn’t depend on anything but just in her self only.