Most motivation theories in use today were developed in the United States by Americans and about
Americans. Of those that were not, many have been strongly influenced by American theories. But
several motivation theories do not apply to all cultures. For example, Maslow’s theory does not often
hold outside the United States. In countries higher on uncertainty avoidance (such as Greece and Japan)
as compared with those lower on uncertainty avoidance (such as the United States), security motivates
employees more strongly than does self-actualization. Employees in high-uncertainty-avoidance
countries often consider job security and lifetime employment more important than holding a more
interesting or challenging job. Also contrasting with the American pattern, social needs often dominate
the motivation of workers in countries such as Denmark, Norway, and Sweden that stress the quality of
life over materialism and productivity.

When researchers tested Herzberg’s theory outside the United States, they encountered different
results. In New Zealand, for example, supervision and interpersonal relationships appear to contribute
significantly to satisfaction and not merely to reducing dissatisfaction. Similarly, researchers found that
citizens of Asia, Canada, Europe, Latin America, the Republic of Panama, and the West Indies cited certain
extrinsic factors as satisfiers with greater frequency than did their American counterparts. In other
words, the factors that motivate U.S. employees may not spark the same motivation in employees in
other cultures. Some of the major differences among the cultural groups include the following:

1. English-speaking countries such as England and the United States rank higher on individual
achievement and lower on the desire for security.
2. French-speaking countries and areas such as France and the province of Quebec in Canada,
although similar to the English-speaking countries, give greater importance to security and
somewhat less to challenging work.
3. Northern European countries such as Sweden have less interest in getting ahead and work towards
recognition goals and place more emphasis on job accomplishment. In addition, they have more
concern for people and less for the organization as a whole (it is important that their jobs not
interfere with their personal lives).
4. Latin American and Southern European countries find individual achievement somewhat less
important; Southern Europeans place the highest emphasis on job security, whereas both groups of
countries emphasize fringe benefits.
5. Germany ranks high on security and fringe benefits and among the highest on getting ahead.
6. Japan, although low on advancement, also ranks second-highest on challenge and lowest on
autonomy, with a strong emphasis on good working conditions and a friendly working environment.

Critical Thinking Questions
1. In today’s global business environment, with its diversity of perspectives, can a manager ever
successfully use equity theory? Why or why not?
2. What impact, if any, do these cultural differences have on managers managing an entirely American
workforce? Explain.

I need help with both questions

A 600​-room hotel can rent every one of its rooms at $90 per room. For each​ $1 increase in​ rent,

3 fewer rooms are rented. Each rented room costs the hotel​ $10 to service per day. How much should the hotel charge for each room to maximize its daily​ profit? What is the maximum daily​ profit?

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Find Chi-Square value of Age out of 1,000 Americans

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Can you explain how China values its currency?

How do you suppose the World Trade Organization (WTO) allows China to manipulate its currency?

Why do you suppose China’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was able to surpass that of the United States earlier than expected?

Problem 1: In the United States, 35% of households own a 4K television. Suppose we take a random sample of 150 households.

(a) Describe the distribution of the sample proportion.

(b) What is the probability that in this sample of 150 households that more than 50% own a 4K television? (Hint: It should be a very small probability)