Cross Cultural issues: Airbus moving to China

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[...] The relationship between employees and their company is different from what seen in China. With their top management, relationships are more flexible than Chinese ones but still stay formals. The company rewards individual merit instead of group work. Finally, Europe is much more capitalistic than China; Airbus has a short term orientation of its business. The immediate profitability for shareholders is the priority. Airbus is a liberal company. Solutions to Cross Cultural Issues Make an upstream effort Airbus is going to move to China. It's is not any company. [...]

[...] Cross cultural Analysis Hofstede's Analysis This graph is a comparison of Chinese and French culture: Hofstede's Cultural Dimension France China Masculine / Feminine Feminine Masculine Power Distance Low High Individuality/ Collectivist Individual Collective Long Term Orientation Low High Uncertainty High Low Trompenaars Seven Cultural Dimensions France China Universalism Formal rules Rules refer to situation Individualism Focus on Focus on group individual Neutral Hidden feeling Emotions acceptable Specific Separation of Integration of roles roles Achievement Earn Inherited status accomplishment Sequential Past events Planning future Internal Controlling Living in Harmony environment Plagiarism in China China has a lot of international agreements about intellectual property and patents such as the Paris agreement on intellectual property, the agreement which established the global organization of intellectual property, the treaty concerning cooperation about patents and 3 others about brand property. [...]

[...] It could be interesting to train the Chinese to better understand the Airbus Culture in order that they are more patient in the early part of the collaboration. Mixing Managers The best solution is to mix French and Chinese managers in the management teams. French manager will bring their knowledge of the “Airbus machine”, so they will be able to help their Chinese counterpart to be well integrated in the company. Conversely, Chinese managers have the knowledge of Chinese culture and the Chinese manner of doing thing. [...]

[...] With respect to the dress code, the French are fashion conscious and their version of casual is not as relaxed as in many western countries. Gifts and presents are widely used in large companies in France. Gifts are given to employees to motivate them, as in a seminary. There are also gifts given to clients Such as USB key, pens, key-cases etc. Gifts are very important for the company's image. Chinese Business Culture History and religion China's greatest sages established a system of ethics, morals, hierarchy and behavior, setting the rules for people dealing with other people, and establishing each person's proper place in society. [...]

[...] In general each person listened to me and tried to understand me when I had something to add. Working with a person of a different nationality (German) was a great opportunity to understand another culture. For example, the French play on words, and when we translate the meaning changes, which is why we had to watch our language so as to not destabilize him. Furthermore, when someone said something in French, I always tried to translate. To conclude, working in a group showed me other ways to work. [...]