Corporate culture is used to control, coordinate, and integrate of company subsidiaries. However differences in national cultures exist contributing to differences in the views on the management.

National culture:

Nation is a useful:

• Definition of society
• similarity among people a cause -- and effect -- of national boundaries Way to bound and measure culture for conduct of business culture is a key characteristic of society can differ significantly across national borders also within national borders
• laws are established along national lines Culture is both a cause and an effect of economic and political factors that vary across national borders.

Differences between national cultures are deep rooted values of the respective cultures, and these cultural values can shape how people expect companies to be run, and how relationships between leaders and followers should be resulting to differences between the employer and the employee on expectations. (Geert Hofstede, 1991) Perhaps equally foundational; observing the vast differences in national copyright (and taxation, etc.) laws suggests deep rooted differing cultural attitudes and assumptions on property rights and sometimes; the desired root function, place, or purpose of corporations relative to the population.