In no more than 3,000 words, you must demonstrate your critical understanding of the importance of understanding the role of culture within cross-cultural management. This will be achieved through the completion of the following tasks:
1. Using a range of relevant literature, reflect on how you have developed your knowledge and skills within this field of study during the module and how this self-development will help you to fulfil your role as a successful manager in the future, you should try and identify three (3) areas you still wish to develop in the coming year. This is worth 30% of overall marks – approx 1,000 words.
2. Respond to one of the following “trigger” questions. Your response should draw upon a range of appropriate literature, models or frameworks highlighted during this module, where possible you should use examples to support your arguments. This is worth 70% of the overall marks – approximately 2000 words.
Question 1: National Culture and Values can have an impact on the Management Style and Practice of International Managers? Do you agree or disagree? Why?
Question 2: Cross Cultural Communication is an under-estimated challenge in International Management? Do you agree or disagree? Why?
Question 3: Managing multicultural groups and teams, more barriers or more opportunities? Do you agree or disagree? Why?
Smith, J. (1999) How to succeed! Journal of Entrepreneurs , 1(2), p. 34-56
Author’s name and initials are listed first, followed by year of publication in brackets. Then there is the title of article and the journal where article appears, which is underlined or in italics. Finally, state the volume and issue Number (in brackets) along with the pages where article can be located.