HW 4: Gung Ho Commentary DUE: Thursday, April 20 at 5:05 PM on Isidore (upload) and in class (hard copy) 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 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. HW 4: Gung Ho Commentary DUE: Thursday, April 20 at 5:05 PM on Isidore (upload) and in class (hard copy) 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 ...

1. HW 4: Gung Ho Commentary
DUE: Thursday, April 20 at 5:05 PM on Isidore (upload) and in
class (hard copy)
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

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.
HW
4:
Gung
Ho
Commentary
DUE:
Thursday,
April
20
at

5. 5:05
PM
on
Isidore
(upload)
and
in
class
(hard
copy)
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

6. 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

7. 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

8. worksheet
·
Watch
the
movie
“
Gung
Ho
”
·
Use
this
worksheet
to
write
down
your
answers
to
each
of
the
questions