Euro Disney is one of the largest companies in Europe. It operates several commercial entities in the region, including Disneyland Resort Paris. The site includes several components such as Discovery Land, Fantasyland, Adventure Land, Frontier Land and Main Street USA. The company also includes a 27-hole golf course, a Disney Village, 68 restaurants, seven hotels, two conference centers and 52 boutiques. The company opened its doors in late March 1992 for employees. The presses were later formally invited to the company on 11 April 1992 and 12 April 1992 for visitors. The company made huge profits but later suffered losses (St. James press, 2004). Question 1: Using Hofstede's cultural dimensions as a point of reference, what are some of the key cultural differences between the United States and France? Since we live in the global era, people of different cultures meet in the workplace. For this reason, Hofstede has developed an understanding of workplace values globally. Among them there are different dimensions of cultural diversity; building connections between people, structuring projects, motivating people and developing strategies, among others. These differences arise from the fact that what works in one place may or may not work elsewhere. The dimensions developed by Dr. Geert Hefstede are a globally recognized standard. He developed the standard from research of employees from different countries but working for the same organization (St. James press, 2004). Using Hefstede's cultural dimension with reference to France and the United States, there are several cultural differences. This is in consideration of the Euro Disneyland Company. The size comp...... half of the sheet......6.htmChart.Com, (2011). Trompenaars and Hampden-Turner. Retrieved from: http://www.chairt.com/tromp.htmlJohn W Bing, (2011). The use and abuse of questionnaires in intercultural training. Retrieved from: http://www.itapintl.com/facultyandresources/articlelibrarymain/the-use-and-misuse-of-questionnaires-in-intercultural-training.htmlLyn Burgoyne, (1995). The Walt Disney Company's Euro Disneyland Venture. Retrieved from: http://www.hiddenmickeys.org/Paris/English/LynEuroDisney.htmlHill, Charles W.L., (2000). Disney in France. International business, competing on the global market. Retrieved from: http://web.efzg.hr/dok/UMK/Case%20DISNEY%20Hill.pdfBig Seeker, (2009).Euro Disney. Retrieved from: http://bigseeker.blogspot.com/USC Marshall, (2011). Global Market Place. Retrieved from: http://www.consumerpsychologist.com/international_marketing.html
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