Cross-Cultural Management Analytical Essay by Research Group

This paper explores the issues of different cultures in business by reviewing the experience of the China Husbandry Group. This company, headquartered in Beijing, opened a subsidiary in the United States. Due to the funding structure of the parent company by the Chinese government, the subsidiary was instructed to run the operation in accordance with the rules established in Beijing. The paper reviews these cultural and business differences which include hiring policy, salary, work conditions and hours. The paper concludes that the solution of creating an entirely new company instead of a subsidiary enabled the manager to meet the challenge of the business model, but as a universal moral solution, it was questionable.