You should base your responses to the following questions on the insight found in the following four readings:

John Bing: Hofstede’s consequences: The impact of his work on consulting and business practices. Academy of Management Executive. 2004

Geert Hofstede: Cultural Constraints in Management Theories, Academy of Management Executive. 1993 7(1) 81 €“ 94.

Mansour Javidan, Peter Dorfman, Mary Sully de Luque and Robert House: In the eye of the beholder: Cross Cultural Lessons in Leadership from Project Globe, Academy of Management Perspectives. 2006 67 -89

Fons Trompenaars and Peter Wooliams: A new framework for managing change across cultures, Journal of Change Management 2003 3(4) 361 €“ 375

In order to complete this assignment, please write an essay that offers your ideas about the definition of culture and the importance of cross cultural management frameworks as evident from the ideas found in the readings noted above. In the essay you should answer the following three questions:

How do each of these authors define culture (Hofstede, Trompenaars & Javidan) noted in the readings?

Why is cross-cultural management important?

Why are each of these perspectives important? How do each set of authors define the importance of their work?