Cultural differences in the context of managing an international corporation with a Swedish and Chinese capital
Cultural differences in the context of managing an international corporation with a Swedish and Chinese capital

Summary/Abstract: Due to globalisation and the fastrate of economic development, multinational companies are getting more and more popular. They are created as an effect of beneficial business agreements. One of these agreements is mergers. Mergers of companies from different cultures result with new challenges for managers. They are connected with cross- -cultural management, mainly with cross-cultural communication. In the article the author presents connections between culture dimensions and management styles, staff behaviours and cross-cultural communication. The goal of the article is a proper presentation of reasons and ways in which the merger between the Chinese company Geely Automobile and the Swedish brand Volvo influences multinational corporation, when it comes to changes in Geely’smanagement.

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