Kiva Project January 1, 2009
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My Kiva person Estabon from Peru. Would learn alot of business ideas in chapter 4 for his tree cutting business. Like he should avoid having a parochialism views and ideas. Because you never know if your idea of managing is good for another country like Brazil.
He should also see if he has any free trade agreements with some of his fellow South Americans. He should also have a poly centric attitude were he lets the host country manage their way and not his that’s if he puts one of his tree cutting business in Brazil. Which isn’t a good idea because of how people keep cutting down the rain forest.
Also about letting the host country run it their way you never know what their religion is because some countries run things by religious beliefs.
This information was very relative to the chapter which you were covering. I however would have added some background information on the statistics of Venezuela. This may include the facts that their dominant religion is Roman Catholic, their capital is Caracas, their GDP per capita is US $5400, their literacy percent is 93, and their primary language is Spanish and indigenous dialects.
Peru is a good place for a tree cutting business because there are trees everywhere. I agree with you about estabon should have a polycentric attitude when doing business, no business man should ever be closed minded when it comes to making money. I disagree with letting other people run his business the way they want too, if he puts it in Brazil because it’s still his business and he wants things done a certain way for a reason.
I think that when you mentioned Estabon and his tree cutting business you should have presented more details. If his company is cutting down trees are they doing it to make room for industry or for lumbering reasons? If they are doing it for lumbering reasons I would mention importing and exporting that were described in this chapter. It wasn’t a major part of the chapter, but exporting lumber and such agriculture is a huge part of the South American economy. Being in the exportation business can alter the way you manage your business and the views you have on your country and others countries.
I agree that your recipient should not possess a parochial view in his tree cutting business. He needs to be open with other views in order to be successful, but also keep in mind the original goals of his business. Your recipient could possibly expand to other locations, especially if he is licensed to perform his work. Your recipient could also possibly gain a strategic alliance, allowing his company to possibly expand to a higher level. I do believe that your recipient needs to be careful about understanding other national cultures, if he is going to be working with other locations.
I agree that he will not surive in the business world if he does runs his business his way in other countries. He needs to understand that the country he is in may have a different culture and needs to adapt in the country he is in.
I agree on how he should take the poly centric attitude by letting the host country manage thier own way. Good job on the post.