INTRODUCTION

Cisco Systems, Inc. is an American multinational corporation headquartered in San Jose, California,

United States. Cisco's current portfolio of products and services is focused upon three market segments Enterprise and Service Provider, Small Business and the Home

CASE STUDY: CISCO SWITCHES IN CHINA

PRESENTED BY: VISHEK VIJ UPENDER YADAV ASHU RANI

 corporate market: Enterprise networking and Service Providers

range of routers, switches, wireless systems, security systems

Small businesses

Routers and switches Home user product line of access points, switches, etc.

 Building of a culture through HR practices

Surviving an appropriate building Seeking appropriate projects

Developing managers, building teams

Evaluating performance Protecting intellectual property and managing

growth

CHALLENGES
Finding the first project Site for the business unit To win the support of several people to help it

navigate government structure To bring equipment & supplies into Shanghai from San Jose To adopt the Chinese culture Culture of gift giving Chinese worked for specific work hours They were more formal than Americans

PROBLEMATIC ISSUES
1. Should jasmine zhou run the sw

development team?
2. How should he advise ehud oentung? 3. How should he handle a recent e-mail

situation?

FACTORS CAUSING THESE ISSUES

Cross cultural difference Low interaction among employees Weak communicaton system Reliabilty on management was not there Fighting for role conflict Management dilema

ALTERNATE SOLUTIONS
Proper communication establishment Programs for self improvement Role clarification Decision should be implemented not to be imposed Cultural differences should be considered while assigning location and task Consensus should be there while taking important decisions

PROBLEMS

Lack of infrastructure Cultural problem Diversification Lack of coordination

SOLUTIONS
Improved infrastructure Proper communication Mutual understanding Satisfaction of employees

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