SOCIOLOGY

Influence of National Culture on Service Strategy Decision Making in Health Science Colleges

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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of national culture on strategic decision making in a service organization. For the study, I chose to assess the impact of cultural in health science colleges' strategic decisions. The study provides a background regarding culture, values and perceptions and how these elements influence decisions of senior executives in an academic environment. The study would be qualitative and would gather information for analysis through a 14-question questionnaire. For analysis, a constant comparative analysis method would be employed. The study would cover responses of 50 deans of various medical institutions.

Table of Contents

Abstracti

CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION1

Background1

CHAPTER II: LITERATURE REVIEW4

CHAPTER III: METHODOLOGY8

Research Design8

Data Collection Instrument8

Data Collection9

Data Analysis9

CHAPTER IV: SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION10

Conclusion10

References11

Influence of National Culture on Service Strategy Decision Making in Health Science Colleges

CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION

Background

With the amount of attention that is now paid the various influences on the process of strategic decision making and behavior, it does not come as a surprise the literature on strategy has begun to become an essential element in research. National culture and heritage have had a significant impact on decision making in organizations and have drawn attention of research seeking to gain a detail insight into the phenomena and how it impact strategic decision making and management. The work of Schneider in 1989 serves the foundation for a number of researches on the influences of national culture on strategy decisions. Schneider combined the theories on culture and strategic management to propose that various assumptions regarding culture and its influences on the strategic decision process need to be identified and then prioritized. An interesting point in Schneider's research that was missing from other studies on the subject was that Schneider's study was extensive in nature as it took into account a number of aspects of culture and the variables that were studied in literature of management. Schneider was able to recognize the drawbacks of the rationalist approach used to formulate strategy and, along with De Meyer in 1991, examined the impact of culture of the nation on the perceptions that managers held regarding uncertainty in the environment and organizational control. These two elements have been witnessed to leave an impact on strategic behavior. Schneider's study was able to conclude that culture of a nation has a significant impact on the interpretations and response during strategic decision making.

By maintaining focus on the significance of values of a culture and how they help shape managerial perceptions and responses, Geletkanycz in 1997 conducted a research in order to analyze the assumption that there exists a connection between cultural values and the commitment of senior managers toward the prevailing situation. Values had a direct impact on the extent to which the management chooses to abide by the strategy in place. Moreover, cultural values were seen to have a strong influence on the perceptions of executives, as evident from the managers from diverse cultural origins do not accept ...