Managing Across Borders Assignment -
1. Conduct an analysis of the socio-cultural implications for managers in the course of doing business between Australia and China and/or India. Use a case study company that has shown success in it's global strategies in this regard.
2. Understanding National Culture and its differences has a significant impact on the international manager's ability to effectively deal with different cultures. Discuss the concept of an 'Ethnocentric' versus 'Polycentric' and 'Geocentric' approach to management. Identify a company that has expanded globally and how it has had to change its management approach to work effectively across different values and national cultures.
Suggest limits are as follows:
Executive summary - Ideally one page but no more than two.
Section 1 - Introduction
Section 2 - Main body of the essay
Sections 3 - Conclusion
References (5-15 references).