Holi
In this scene, Todd becomes immersed in Indian culture, which transforms his attitude.
Todd left the house to walk to work, without noticing a note on his door that informed him not to go out today. When Todd was walking to work, he got caught up in the Hindu holiday, Holi. Holi is the “festival of colours” (Holi, 2017) during the changing of the seasons, from winter to spring. Holi is celebrated by throwing coloured powders on your friends, family, foes, and people you do not know. Puro protected Todd from getting hit by the coloured powder as an act of kindness because Todd was wearing nice clothing. I believe Puro shielded Todd from the colour because as Todd is American, he assumed Todd would have no interest in being a part of the …show more content…
Todd looked confused because he did not think the Indian call center employees would want to have American items. Todd sets up an incentives reward program. The employee that improves their MPI the most on a given day can pick from a selection of the merchandise to keep. Obtaining the Western Novelty products are motivation to work hard for the Indian call center employees. Contradictory, India has a score much lower than the United States on Indulgence for Hofstede’s cultural dimensions model. However, these employees are interested in the merchandise because it is foreign to them, which makes it …show more content…
Overall, he ended up talking to locals, but at first he was blocking himself from communicating with them. He did not want to eat the local food provided by the people who hosted him and had a lot of trouble communicating with them. Over time he discovered the world behind the wall around his house and realized how the majority of people in India were really living. He left his judgement behind, tried to get to know the locals and even got invited to eat at a man’s house. That showed his progress.
Another key would have been to establish trust. This has been done well by Todd with his team, but only after a period of time. When he finally trusted the two assistant managers, productivity finally started to increase. Therefore, trusting the locals to come up with alternatives, that will likely increase motivation or productivity in their own culture is better than using purely American ways.
Concluding General Guidelines
Overall, the main guidelines to follow are related to information. This is the key to openness and a better adaptation process for any organization establishing itself in a new country. An essential tool for this information gathering is to communicate. Communication within the organization and with locals is what is most likely going to lead to success. It is also important to view other cultures neutrally as they are just different and then try to understand and appreciate their
In this scene, Todd becomes immersed in Indian culture, which transforms his attitude.
Todd left the house to walk to work, without noticing a note on his door that informed him not to go out today. When Todd was walking to work, he got caught up in the Hindu holiday, Holi. Holi is the “festival of colours” (Holi, 2017) during the changing of the seasons, from winter to spring. Holi is celebrated by throwing coloured powders on your friends, family, foes, and people you do not know. Puro protected Todd from getting hit by the coloured powder as an act of kindness because Todd was wearing nice clothing. I believe Puro shielded Todd from the colour because as Todd is American, he assumed Todd would have no interest in being a part of the …show more content…
Todd looked confused because he did not think the Indian call center employees would want to have American items. Todd sets up an incentives reward program. The employee that improves their MPI the most on a given day can pick from a selection of the merchandise to keep. Obtaining the Western Novelty products are motivation to work hard for the Indian call center employees. Contradictory, India has a score much lower than the United States on Indulgence for Hofstede’s cultural dimensions model. However, these employees are interested in the merchandise because it is foreign to them, which makes it …show more content…
Overall, he ended up talking to locals, but at first he was blocking himself from communicating with them. He did not want to eat the local food provided by the people who hosted him and had a lot of trouble communicating with them. Over time he discovered the world behind the wall around his house and realized how the majority of people in India were really living. He left his judgement behind, tried to get to know the locals and even got invited to eat at a man’s house. That showed his progress.
Another key would have been to establish trust. This has been done well by Todd with his team, but only after a period of time. When he finally trusted the two assistant managers, productivity finally started to increase. Therefore, trusting the locals to come up with alternatives, that will likely increase motivation or productivity in their own culture is better than using purely American ways.
Concluding General Guidelines
Overall, the main guidelines to follow are related to information. This is the key to openness and a better adaptation process for any organization establishing itself in a new country. An essential tool for this information gathering is to communicate. Communication within the organization and with locals is what is most likely going to lead to success. It is also important to view other cultures neutrally as they are just different and then try to understand and appreciate their