Week 2 Discussion : Chapter 4 Mgt/521 Management

Week 2 Discussion: Chapter 4NameMGT/521 Management Tutor’s NameDateWeek 2 Discussion: Chapter 4Biggest challenges faced by Norwegian in their global expansion areResistance by pilots for fear of competition from lower paid workersOpposition from competitors seeking to use their local regulators to block competitionImpact of local regulations of foreign countries on business operationsExamples of ethnocentric, polycentric or geocentricKjos shows geocentric attitude in his decision to base Dreamliner flights outside Norway and to staff them with workers from Thailand and elsewhere. Creating the Ireland based Norwegian Air International subsidiary to operate dream liner flights also exemplifies geocentric attitudes. All these decisions indicate that Norwegian is ready to adopt whichever techniques are most effective regardless of whether they are home or foreign.Kjos stand that he intends to reshape international air travel through Norwegian International shows ethnocentric attitude especially because he seems to believe he can do it better than U.S Airlines. The buying decision of acquiring Dreamliner shows an influence of polycentric attitude (Hodgetts, Luthans and Doh, 2006).Cultural differences for Norwegian employee working in Denmark, Sweden and Thailand<span