PART I: Cirque du Soleil
1. Why is Cirque du Soleil successful throughout the world? Why does the product transcend culture differences between countries?
Their values brought Cirque du Soleil to success throughout the world. Their being humble and helpful set them to success. Also their being sensitive in each countries cultures and having the ability of ethnocentrism help them to uplift their selves throughout the world.
2. How do the cultural influences discussed in Figure 4–1 influence organizational behavior at Cirque du Soleil?
The cultural differences discussed in figure 4–1 by putting their self to success in creating performances that can amaze the audience even though they didn’t use their mouths in each performances just their acrobats.
3. Why is it important for Cirque du Soleil to be a good corporate citizen? How does ethnocentrism relate to fulfilling this role?
Perhaps, to be able for them to be closer in their audience and to know from this audience what they want or don’t want in their performances, also to catch the respect of the people. Maybe because they were able to read the mind of most of people by putting most of peoples imagination and exotic wants on their shows or performances relates on the ethnocentrism in fulfilling their roles.
PART II: 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 issue is very important to the workers and to the employers for them to know the needs of each other and to avoid misunderstanding. It is necessary for the workers to adjust for their employers because they were going to live in the same place for such a long time. Same with the employers they should also adjust for their workers to be able for their workers become comfortable working for them.
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?
Maybe to listen what this Generation Y needs to avoid misunderstanding between you. Observe your workers if they are performing very well, retain them or vise versa.
PART III: Destination CEO: Clarence Otis: Darden
Restaurants
1. What prepared Clarence Otis for his position as CEO of Darden?
Excellent guidance from his mother with a high expectations for him and by being a server in a full service restaurant that make him always pressure by the customers as his first job make Clarence Otis as a CEO of Darden.
2. According to Otis, what is the key area for success for employees at the Darden company?
The key to succes for the employees of Darden are to remain relevant and they must be inspired and understand the philosophy and goals of their company.
PART IV: One Smooth Stone
1. How much of a part can values truly play in the success of a company like One Smooth Stone?
The hundred percent of the success of One Smooth Stone from their values. These values become their pathway to success.
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?
Maybe their characteristic was their always sees the good in their employees by hiring the best people in each fields that are related on their business to uplift their company.
PART V: 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 thee hurricane tragedy?
For me, their fate to GOD is their model of decision making, because for me relying all your doings to God will make you successful in doing it.
2. What part do you think intuition and creativity played in each of the Sisters’ stories? Explain how.
Sylvia thibodeaux is a very brave woman she threatened the contract ambulance to make him agree for thibodeaux wants which is to save the lives of the victims.
Mary Kay Kinderbeger leads the military soldiers to pray and be the first responders for the search and rescue efforts in New Orleans.
Beth Fitzpatrick, her determination to find houses for the sisters were no longer able to reside in New Orleans.
Dorothy Trosclair, her determination to save the lives of the victims eventhough shes lack of facilities and resources.
