Cross Cultural Management Assignment
Select a topic which interests you from the field of Cross Cultural Management
Cultural models
culture shock
cross cultural training,
cultural learning
expatriation,
repatriation
recruitment and selection of global managers,
training and development,
global teams,
leadership/management styles,
cross cultural communication,
negotiation
If there is a topic which you would like to look at which falls within the remit of this field but is not included
here, then please discuss this with the tutors.
You may also want to focus on a particular country or global region.
Remember that this is a module about the cultural impacts on management and behaviour in organisations so do not get
distracted into marketing or strategic concepts around mergers and acquisitions.

Develop a working research question to undertake your research, for example
An evaluation of the negotiation styles and processes in East-West Business relations
An analysis of the impact of culture on global teams
a Using the online databases of current research on your chosen topic,identify 10 articles which are relevant
to your work
The article identified must be given its full reference using the Harvard referencing system
For each of these articles, you should write 50 words to indicate the key arguments, issues, standpoints which the
articles present. (You can cite authors to which the writer has referred; these will have to be referenced)

A critical evaluation of the following journal article:

Sippola, A. and Smale, A. (2007) The global integration of diversity management: a longitudinal case study. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 18(11), 1895-1916,

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09585190701638101.

The report should comprise of these main sections:

1. An examination of the theoretical framework developed in the Journal Article: Sippola, A. and Smale, A. (2007) The global integration of diversity management: a longitudinal case study. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 18(11), 1895-1916.

2. A discussion of the research approach adopted in Sippola, A. and Smale, A. (2007)

3. An assessment of the wider implications of the article for individuals involved in cross-cultural management

This must be an academic piece of writing, but – particularly in the discussion of the implications of the article for managing across cultures

Must use Havard Referencing and in text citation throughout

must have intro, main body and conclusion and include references