HW 4: Gung Ho Commentary
Unlike watching a movie for entertainment, this assignment requires you to mindfully pay attention to how leadership is expressed, and how people from different cultures differ in their leadership styles. Specifically, use the guide below to (1) describe leaders, (2) analyze effective and ineffective leadership styles, and (3) provide suggestions for improving leadership in cross-cultural situations. Use the entire movie to inform your answers.
Read this viewing guide BEFORE you begin watching the movie. AFTER watching the movie, write down your observations and analysis pertaining to each of these questions.
Instructions
· Read through the questions in this worksheet
· Watch the movie “Gung Ho”
· Use this worksheet to write down your answers to each of the questions
· Save your completed file as “YourLastName_HW4.docx” (other acceptable file extensions are .doc)
· Upload your file AND bring a hard copy to hand in at the beginning of class
1) Based on this movie, how would you describe the culture—values and beliefs about what is “right” and “wrong”—in Japanese companies?
2) Based on this movie, how would you describe the culture—values and beliefs about what is “right” and “wrong”—in American companies?
3) Drawing on your answers on questions 1 and 2, what would be an effective leadership style in Japanese organizations? Alternatively, what would be an effective leadership style in American organizations?
4) Gung Ho means working together in Chinese. What tactics did the leaders of this factory use to get workers from different cultures to work together?
5) How would you describe Hunt’s leadership style at the beginning of the movie? What about the end of the movie? Support your answers with specific examples from the movie.
6) How would you describe the leadership style of the executives at Assan Motors (such as Kazihiro and Saito)? Support your answers with specific examples from the movie.
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1. HW 4: Gung Ho Commentary
Unlike watching a movie for entertainment, this assignment
requires you to mindfully pay attention to how leadership is
expressed, and how people from different cultures differ in their
leadership styles. Specifically, use the guide below to (1)
describe leaders, (2) analyze effective and ineffective
leadership styles, and (3) provide suggestions for improving
leadership in cross-cultural situations. Use the entire movie to
inform your answers.
Read this viewing guide BEFORE you begin watching the
movie. AFTER watching the movie, write down your
observations and analysis pertaining to each of these questions.
Instructions
· Read through the questions in this worksheet
· Watch the movie “Gung Ho”
· Use this worksheet to write down your answers to each of the
questions
· Save your completed file as “YourLastName_HW4.docx”
(other acceptable file extensions are .doc)
· Upload your file AND bring a hard copy to hand in at the
beginning of class
2. 1) Based on this movie, how would you describe the culture—
values and beliefs about what is “right” and “wrong”—in
Japanese companies?
2) Based on this movie, how would you describe the culture—
values and beliefs about what is “right” and “wrong”—in
American companies?
3) Drawing on your answers on questions 1 and 2, what
would be an effective leadership style in Japanese
organizations? Alternatively, what would be an effective
leadership style in American organizations?
3. 4) Gung Ho means working together in Chinese. What tactics
did the leaders of this factory use to get workers from different
cultures to work together?
5) How would you describe Hunt’s leadership style at the
beginning of the movie? What about the end of the movie?
Support your answers with specific examples from the movie.
4. 6) How would you describe the leadership style of the
executives at Assan Motors (such as Kazihiro and Saito)?
Support your answers with specific examples from the movie.
