International management
- The presence of immense cultural diversity and enforcement of the apartheid system in South Africa can pose many challenges to Multinational Companies intending to start a business due to the following reasons:
Considering the multiple cultures and several spoken languages in South Africa, MNCs find it informal to set up a company and a challenge to adapt. (Language barrier)
Due to different cultures and beliefs, tension and violence are likely to break involving the UN against South Africa, or internally. As a result, most Multinational Companies are reluctant about this engagement.
The imprisonment of anti-apartheid leaders leads to persistent protests. It is hence causing anxiety and reluctance to start a business.
- Culture involves the social behavior of a particular region.
Similarities between South Africa and U.S cultures:
Both of them express a preference for their environmental control.
Both of their cultures have universalistic and individualistic orientations
Similar things motivate both countries, and they all seek to succeed, and compensation for skills applied.
Differences between South Africa and U.S cultures
Americans always take measured risks basing them on research and their capability to cover themselves. At the same time, South Africans are still conservative when they take risks as a result of low tolerance for failures and mistakes.
South Africans are concerned with the order and hierarchy and orders, and can easily follow the procedure centrally to the Americans.
Americans see themselves as being straight-forward and always do not believe in foreign negotiators, while South Africans value trust in both company and negotiators.
- By holding the world cup, South Africa could gain the following benefits:
There was improved infrastructure
It was also a source of employment as it created over 160000 new jobs
It acted as an attraction center for potential investors.
- The following are the most pressing issues in South Africa:
Unemployment, Social injustice, Crimes, and poverty.
To handle this issue, the South African government has partnered with the church to preach morals and the value of hard work to ensure its development.