Using relevant academic model/s assess how the local cultures of two organisations with their different forms of logic and principles can be united whilst ensuring that their duality is maintained?
CROSS CULTURAL MANAGEMENT
2.2 AS2 Written assignment (2500 words) weighting 50% of the mark (LO4-LO5)
This assignment is report/essay based.
The assessment will be based on corporate cultural analysis and cross-cultural profiling built around a scenario of suggested cultural strategies for managers within the context of an international merger, alliance, or Joint Venture.
Your task
You are required to answer the following question:
Globalisation compels companies to internationalise so they must choose a strategy that enables them to remain competitive in the global market. One such strategy would be to develop cross border partnerships which can give rise to the opposition between ideas. Using relevant academic model/s assess how the local cultures of two organisations with their different forms of logic and principles can be united whilst ensuring that their duality is maintained?
Word Limit: The assessment should be limited to 2,500 words (+/- 10%). If the word count is more than 2,750 words or less than 2,250 words you must revise the text judiciously to deliver work within the stated limits.
Style requirements: except for the titles and subtitles, you should not highlight text, which must be in Arial size 11, without indentations. The main title should be highlighted in font size 16, and the subtitles highlighted in size 14. The margins should be justified, not aligned to the left. Additionally, the space between lines should be single and the space between paragraphs should be double. The work must be submitted in report form and not essay form requiring an Introduction, the main body with subtitles and a conclusion.
Additional Guidance
Guidance on how to complete the task:
Your Report should be 2,500 words (+/- 10%)
- Formatted to a high degree, suitable to present to Senior Management
- Clear adherence to the instructions and requirements.
- The Report must be research-informed, which means you need to present evidence based on academic reading, not just your own practical experience.
- You must properly reference sources that you have used.
- You must provide a conclusion and recommendations.
- For each section of your report discuss, in an evaluative manner, the concepts and analytical frameworks as well as any issue explored using the appropriate academic literature and other literature sources.
The report/essay is expected to cover the following main areas:
- Table of Content
- An Executive Summary: this includes the main key issues and main findings you need to shed a light on and the most important outcomes of your analysis/evaluation.
- An introduction to the report, including background information of your study organisation, purpose and scope of the report (including structure).
- Analysis and findings (Objective wise Findings/ Derived themes from the review
- Conclusion and Recommendations.
- References (bibliography).
- Sources
It is expected that the Reference List of the report will contain at least fifteen sources. As a MINIMUM the Reference List should include three refereed academic journals and five academic books.
