Organizational Cultures in MNC | International Management | From A Business Professor

A multinational corporation, or MNC, is an international corporation whose business activities are spread among at least two countries. To better analyze and understand the organizational cultures of MNCs, Fons Trompenaars, a Dutch organizational theorist, suggested the use of two continua. One distinguishes between equity and hierarchy; the other examines orientation to the person and the task. Along these continua, Trompenaars identifies four different types of organizational cultures: family, Eiffel Tower, guided missile, and incubator.

[huntergwin]

Understanding how MNC's shape the world outlook and business internationally is very important with a business minded person, this video does a great job at highlighting why its important. I think the most important part of MNC's is how the employees view the company in the corporation and their outlook on where the business is going.

[tarahamilton]

This video showed me a lot more ways that multinational organizations can run that I didn't know about. They all come up with approximately the same outcome but the way to get there are all very different, which is very interesting to learn about.

[lindseycraft]

This video helped me understand multinational corporations. It is important to have a good relationship with the employees and the organization. I now understand the four concepts to this.

[choochoo]

In this insightful Business School 101 video, the exploration of Multinational Corporation (MNC) organizational cultures caught my attention. Trompenaars' cultural continua, unveiling four types – Family, Eiffel Tower, Guided Missile, and Incubator – shed light on the intricacies of workplace dynamics. What struck me was the emphasis on hierarchy, task orientation, and individual vs. collective focus, revealing the diversity in organizational structures. Understanding these cultural nuances can indeed enhance my comprehension of global business landscapes. A valuable lesson in recognizing the subtle yet profound impact of organizational cultures on multinational corporations.

[alejandrodemingo]

The thing I found more interesting about this video is the guided missile culture, the dedication of giving everything to achieve a goal, to improve ourselves to reach the point you want, and the facts of being "nomads" in job to job is also interesting.

[ryanward]

I actually found this video and module very interesting. Before I had no knowledge about what an MNC was nor was the different organizational cultures were but I like how Fons Trompenaars broke down the different cultures in a way that is simple and makes sense.

[jeleysemorquecho]

This video was a great video. I especially enjoyed the parts of explaining the different types of cultures in multinational corporations. I think this was important to learn because there are so many corporations that are on the global spectrum, and it is important to understand how to successful work with others of different cultures.

[stormyshelton]

This is so interesting to learn how different countries run their businesses and how a region of the world does it completely different from another region of the world. I am excited to keep learning more about these likenesses and differences of the workplace culture.

[brandonnations]

This video was very easy to stay engaged in and on the same page. It also was very informative and helpful to someone that doesn't have that much knowledge.

[emmaparker]

The graph used in the video was great and broke the different cultures down to where it was easy to understand.

[noahmayhan]

The video provided valuable insights. In a company operating across multiple countries, a deeper comprehension of the four cultural types prevalent in multinational corporations can enhance awareness of diverse cultures. Irrespective of the specific work environment, conflicts are inevitable in any business setting.

[andrecavichione]

This was a really excellent video. A company consisting of two or more distinct countries can foster a better awareness of the many cultures by having a better understanding of the four types of cultures seen in multinational corporations. Regardless of the type of work environment a business has, conflict will always arise, thus it's critical to understand how people handle problems in the workplace.

[hannahnesbit]

I think this topic is interesting, with the incorporation of the different organizational cultures within business. Through this video, you can grasp a better understanding of how and why cultures are important within international business, and how it affects people all over the world interacting together for business, learning different cultural types is necessary to be successful within international business.

[jordanlindsey]

Before this video I had very little understanding of MNCs but this video really gave a great explanation. I really liked the chart that was shown with family, eiffel tower, fulfillment oriented and projected oriented.

[Yogahoe]

Each organizational culture has its place, different businesses have different needs. Even so, the guided missile sounds like a pretty good deal for specialist work. Great video!

[krchswq]

This video showed well what the different types of organizational cultures are and how they work. It also helps know which one is the best one.

[robertbing]

This video was very easy to follow for a topic that seems hard to grasp at first. I believe the government also has a huge role in how businesses around the world work and function.

[KobeColeman]

I thoroughly enjoyed learning about the Eiffel Tower Culture. I think equality is huge when it comes to employment norms and needs to be enforced more.

[robyrobinson]

This video helped me understand the basic differences between multinational corporations company structures. On a global scale it is difficult for me to understand why a foreign company does what they do but this framework definitely allows me a little bit of insight.

[marthacruz]

Really love this video and I like how in every video it gives a summary just to be honest that's what I usually need at the end to really understand what I have watched. this video has good visuals that made me understand the differences between multinational corporations' company structure and multinational corporations company structures