1. The United States and France are more culturally similar to the UK than Thailand and Malaysia yet TESCO failed in the former two and has been highly successful in the latter two. How might you explain the difference?

2. What is the role of global teams in sharing best practice across a firms global operations? What advice would you give to make the teams more effective?

3. How would TESCOs business model translate into policies of recruitment, training and development and career, management across the group

4. What cultural skill are needed for individuals from multiple cultures to share best practices.