Contents

• This report is based on the following requirement -
• You are asked to prepare a report on the above topic, Managing Across Cultures. In class we looked at the Power Point entitled “The Assignment” and “Writing for Success”. In “The Assignment”, you have been given the Introduction:
• Introduction
• In today’s global economy, working with people from different cultures is becoming the norm. Although this brings many rewards it also introduces challenges for both workers and management alike. All managers know that motivating their staff is the key to a successful business. To do this, they must understand what drives their staff. But what if their staff, seem to think and behave in unexpected ways? This can happen when people from very different cultures work together. Organisations are beginning to realise the importance of training their managers to become inter-culturally competent in order to ensure their staff continue to be motivated and productive.
• The main issues to be discussed in this report are:
• How culture influences working styles
• Different management styles
• The importance of training managers to become inter-culturally competent
• Now you have to complete the following based on this introduction;
• Findings
• The Reading - in Reading and Resources on this Breo site :
• “Quality management: a cross-cultural perspective”
• Alessandra Vecchi and Louis Brennan
• School of Business, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
• You need to provide a discussion of the issues as given in the Introduction and use the reading as evidence to support your discussion
• Conclusion
• Conclude on each issue and a final conclusion.
• Reference Section

Description

With increasing globalization there is increasing need to adapt to new working environments and culture. The cultural differences influence the way employees and management work. It is very essential to address the cultural differences in order to perform effectively as a team and avoid conflicts. The report discusses the cultural influences on working style, impact of various management style in cross-cultural environment and importance of training mangers to become inter-culturally competent.