Hell camp

Key issues
Managerial skills.
Cross culture analysis.
Stress management.
Impact of culture on international organization.
Behavior.
Culture can be defined as the acquired knowledge that people use to
interpret experience and social behavior. It is important to recognize that
culture is learned and helps people in there effort to interpret and
communicate with others in the society.
Culture differences must be understood and managers must be
sensitive to them in order to be successful in the global economy.
How do cultures vary?
In some countries of the world people are viewed as basically honest
and trustworthy. In others people are regarded with suspicion and
distrust e.g. a reason some people around the world regard us with
suspicion and distrust may result from the way these people view
themselves. They assume that others are like them. On the other hand
many other people of these countries are just the opposite.
Peoples relationship to there world.
In some countries people attempt to dominate their environment in other
societies.

Q1: Regarding our decision of management skills what skills is

the camp teaching its manager recruits?
Ans: Hell camp is giving a real tough time to the management recruits
pursuing this program. Schedule is highly rigid and tasks are hectic. But
all this is done to develop the managerial skills and competencies
among them. Skills like decision making, assertiveness, confidence,
determination, emotional stability and humility are developed.
Decision making is improved by making them hike them 25 mile
mountain in the night. For this they are given a map which is inaccurate.
They are asked for lawn trimming with a scissors and singing a song in
public, so that these acts develop humility acceptance among them.
They are taught how to come across hurdles and hindrances and how to
work under stress and uncertainty. By making them to wake up at 5am
in the morning and keeping tight schedule to inculcate discipline in them.
They are taught punctuality, patience and making them habituated to
hard work.
Q2: in your opinion, will hell camp succeed in the United
States? Why or why not?
Ans: Hell camp was great success In Japan. Even though the success
rate of this training program was 80% in Japan, but from the response it
got in U.S.A it seems that it wont be successful. Though the rigidity
associated with the schedule was lessened and recruits were trained
free of cost (the actual cost was $300) but still the Americans did not
turn up for the program.
The reason for the poor response to hell camp could be the feeling of
self-confidence, ego, determination and above all superiority complex
among Americans. Furthermore, they might not support the constrains
the camp places on the individuality. Activities like singing in public and
lawn trimming are humiliating. As such the ego hazels of Americans are
not allowing them to join the camp. Moreover its snatching their freedom
which the Americans highly prioritize.
Q3: what changes would you make in the school curriculum to
make the training experience more useful to Indian managers?
Ans: As we know organization design and structure vary greatly in
different countries. Further more culture, behavior, attitudes, perception,
likes and dislikes, priorities also vary. And it was because of these

changes that the hell camp though being highly successful in Japan
almost failed in America. If the same training program with no
modification is implemented in India, chances are that it might fail.
Therefore its important to bring about some changes in this program in
order to make it successful.
Give Indians, a more tough time as there are more shortcomings in
Indian as compared to Japanese.
Lawn trimming and singing must be encouraged and more of such
activities should be introduced.
There must be emphasis on punctuality and discipline.
Low lifestyle of Indians should be given a special thought.
Furthermore they may have an inferiority complex, so a moral boost is
needed.