The influence of organizational culture in relation to national culture within the global group of companies Author: Table of contents: Executive summary Page 3 Context of the company Page 4 Research Analysis Page 6 Recommendations Page 13 References Page 15 Appendix (survey questionnaire attached as a separate document) Summary: Research (1) indicates that national culture has a greater impact on employees than the culture of their organization and this report examines the two cultures within VOLE Inc., a seventeen-month-old company with ambitions to establish a global presence within three years. At present, VOLE is small enough to debate and address these issues, but diverse enough with operations on four continents in fourteen countries to already experience the tensions of cultural differences, particularly between the Far East where the company has its roots and the recently opened markets. from Western Europe and the United States. We hope this will lead to the formulation of agreed corporate communications policies, as these will become increasingly difficult to develop and implement as global expansion...... middle of paper ...... When marketing the VOLE network to individual JV companies, who also benefit from financial autonomy and control over their respective P&L functions, the main disadvantage of such a structure – the reduction in control of direction over key parts of the business – must be constantly kept in mind. . This weakness can best be addressed from the center by continually emphasizing the interdependence of each VOLE joint venture on one another, a fact well recognized in the survey, but easily forgotten in the day-to-day business activities of each joint venture as new, successful businesses emerge. built from scratch. It is also necessary to make the most of the flexibility that such an organizational structure offers and the ability of VOLE companies to provide a network management service simply, quickly and at a much lower cost than the network management industry. traditional video conferencing must continually deliver. highlighted as the USP of the company.References:(1) NJ Adler 2002 International Dimensions of Organizational Behavior. 4th edition Ciciinatti, OH: Southwestern pp. 67-69(2) SP Robbins 2002. Prentice Hall Self-Assessment Library. Pearson Education Company