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1.Assume for a moment that youre a manager going to work for a branch of a global organization in a foreign country. You know that your environment will differ from the one at home,but how? What should you be looking for? 1、此刻假设你是一位美国经理，你准备到一家全球组织的国外分支机构工作.。你知道你的环境将与国内的不同，但二者的差异会达到什么程度呢?你应当注意些什么? 2.Any manager who finds himself or herself in a foreign country faces new challenges. In this section,well look at some of those challenges and offer guidelines for responding. Although our discussion is presented through the eyes of a U.S. manager,our analytical framework could be used by any manager who nas to manager in a foreign environment,regardless of national origin. 2、任何一位发觉自己处于一个陌生国家的管理者都面临着新的挑战。在这一节中，我们将考察这些挑战，并对如何做出反应提供一些指导。虽然我们将以一位美国管理者的视角来展开我们的讨论，但是我们的分析框架能为任何在国外环境中经营的管理者使用，不受国籍之限。 3.The Legal-Political Environment 3、法律-政治环境 4.U.S. managers are accustomed to stable legal and political systems.Changes are slow,and legal and political procedures are well established.Elections are held at regular intervals. Even changes in political parties after anelection do not produce radical or quick transformations. The stability of lawsgoverning the actions of individuals and institutions allows for accuratepredictions. The same cant be said for all countries. Managers in a globalorganization must stay informed of the specific laws in countries where they dobusiness. | 
