Learning Plan 6: Management Decision-Making And Co

Learning Plan 6: Management Decision-Making and ControlCompetency5. Analyze managerial decision-making and control within the context of international operations.Knowledge and skills leading to mastery of this competency:c. Examine the ways in which decision-making philosophy and practice can vary from country to country.d. Analyze various types and approaches to control in the context of managerial decision-making (with emphasis placed on the analysis of performance evaluation as a mechanism of control).OverviewAs a continuation from LP5, this learning plan illustrates the importance of management decision-making strategies to managerial success, particularly how decision-making philosophy and practices vary from country-to-country, and examines the various approaches to control in the context of managerial decision-making.Learning ActivitiesVIEW the following video, "Google China," uploaded by The Guardian. This video discusses the reasons why Google decided to pull-out of China after four years of controversy when it chose to no longer sensor materials on “google.cn.” This example is one of the many challenges Western businesses face when establishing relationships in new political and cultural environments, especially in areas with different cultures regarding free speech, information and censorship. Based on Google’s reasons to pull-out as cited in this video, do you concur with their initial decision to expand into China, knowing