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Hostile takeover

Hostile takeover

Q In what was considered a “hostile takeover,” a U.S. corporation purchased a regional wine-producing vineyard in Limoges, France, in a strategic maneuver to enter the European market. Frank Joseph, a human resource specialist, was sent to Limoges to smooth the ruffled feathers of the vineyard’s workers. Along with videos and propaganda on the merits of working for a Fortune 500 corporation, Frank also brought to Limoges a number of company logo items. In what was intended as a goodwill gesture, he presented the workers with T-shirts, ball caps, ink pens, and coffee cups to take home to their families. Over the next several weeks, Frank never saw any of the company’s logo items being worn or used by the workers. Instead, the workers were uncommunicative toward him and at times even hostile. Why do you think Frank was treated in this manner?

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From the provided scenario, it is a clear case of cross-cultural scenario. In such scenario, it is the responsibilities of the higher management of the company to communicate with the employees following suitable and apt communication. There should be different ways of communicating to those people who are culturally different. Frank has never tried to communicate with the workers