Assignment details
An American manager is being sent to Turkey to run a US company's overseas operations. The manager was raised in the US and has been managing for about 5 years in the States. There are many cultural influences that shapes how one leads and this manager's leadership behaviors reflect the culture that she grew up in and were shaped by the American view on the factors listed in Part One below. But now she is going to Turkey to manage in a different culture and deal with a workforce that may have different values, norms and expectations for her as a leader/manager. This paper has three parts
Part One: Compare and contrast the two country clusters as described by Hofstede, along the dimension listed below. Compare and contrast means show how they are alike and or different.
The dimension is Uncertainty Avoidance
Part Two:
List and explain the relevance of at least five norms for conducting business in Turkey.
Part Three:
Taking the findings from parts one and two, describe how this manager should lead in this new cultural context. What worked for her in terms of leading and managing in the US may or may not work for her in Turkey. How would a leader have to adapt to this new cultural situation and expectations?
In this part of the paper describe what is expected of her given your findings from parts one and two above. What does a good leader look like in Turkey as compared to the US?
APA format is required:
- Cover sheet with your name
- Double-spaced
- 12 pt type
- References page
- Paginate the document