Managing Across Cultures

1. Critically evaluate the subject of cross cultural management and its relevance to issues of management and organisational behaviour;
2. Systematically understand the importance of awareness and sensitivity to their own and others’ cultural background and influences;
3. Critically evaluate key issues influencing cultural difference, which may affect leadership and motivation, communications and negotiating, decision
making and organisational relationships generally; 4. Assess the impact of techniques for managing cross cultural teams for high performance;
5. Demonstrate flexibility in changing organisational contexts;

6. Reflect upon the impact of their own actions upon others in a variety of inter-personal contexts.

Assignment Task

Scenario
Consider the cross cultural management implications for an organisation from your home country setting up a satellite operation in another country (of your
choice).

References

Hall, E.T. (1976), Beyond Culture, Doubleday, New York, NY Hofstede, G. (2001) Culture’s Consequences: Comparing Values, Behaviors, Institutions and Organizations across Nations, Second edition. London: Sage Publication.

Trompenaars, F. (1996) Riding the waves of culture: Understanding Cultural Diversity in Business. London: Nicholas Brealey Publishing Limited.