Cross Cultural Management
The Case study presented here is that of a banking organization, Premuris Investments based in Southern California. The head of the organization, Marianne Whitaker is concerned about the behavior and performance of one of her financial advisors who is a Thai national hired only six months before. The employee named Pongpol Chatusipitak or ‘Moo’ as he liked to call himself did not appear to be motivated enough yet he was important to the company as he could generate substantial business from the large Thai community residing in California. Marianne tried to assess the possible reasons behind his behavior in ...