MNC SCENARIO Mr. Adam Smith works as a senior executive fo…
MNC SCENARIO Mr. Adam Smith works as a senior executive for Corebiz Corp., a multinational company with subsidiaries in many Asian countries. The firm believes in implementing a marketing strategy that strongly resonates the essence of the local culture. The company relocates Mr. Smith to Beijing to handle its operations in China. A few months into his stay, Mr. Smith begins to learn the ways of life and appropriate behavior in China. When Mr. Smith was invited for tea by his colleagues, he observed people around him and learned the right way to tap his finger and fold a napkin. Mr. Smith learns that the Chinese revere their seniors and treat them with respect. They never question the decision of their seniors. Any show of disrespect, especially “name calling,” is shunned upon by society; and the person found doing so, risks being ridiculed by everyone. The people seemed to have high cohesiveness in terms of ties as a community. Though these new ways seems to be inconvenient for Mr. Smith owing to the vast cultural difference between the United States and China, Mr. Smith thinks that it is worth all the trouble.Refer to the MNC Scenario. Mr. Smith learns that the Chinese are very closely knit as a community. According to the core societal values dimension, China is a culture that is: