1. What is your assessment of Alibaba’s six core values? Is there anything particularly Chinese about these core values or do you notice that it is blended with other cultures' values? Explain your response
2. In general, are organizational cultures more closely associated with their industry (e.g., high tech start-ups, automobiles, pharmaceuticals) or with their national cultures (e.g., Chinese, French, American etc)? Why? Explain your response.
3. The organizational culture at Alibaba is a combination of attractive employee benefits (e.g., housing assistance) and whimsy (e.g., three-handed celebration)? If you returned to this company in five or so years, do you think it would have the same organizational culture or might it be different? Why or why not? Explain your response