MANAGEMENT & ORGANISATIONS IN A GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT

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Faculty of Higher Education
Assignment Cover Sheet
Complete this and attach as a front cover sheet to every Assignment you submit for marking

Unit Code	HI6005
Unit Name	MANAGEMENT & ORGANISATIONS IN A GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
Your campus and class/tutorial number (e.g. M2)	MELBOURNE CAMPUS
Your Lecturer/Tutor	SHIKHA LUCMAN
Assignment Number	GROUP ASSESSMENT – APPENDIX
Is this a Group or Individual Assignment?	If Group, state your assignment group number 208
Due Date	22/05/2020

Declaration
1. This assignment is my/our own work. We have NOT copied any part of it from any other student’s work,
neither from our own work in any other subject/unit, whether at Holmes Institute or any other Educational
Institution.
2. I/we have cited all sources from which data, ideas, diagrams, facts, or words (whether quoted directly or
paraphrased) were taken.
3. This assignment was prepared specifically for this unit only and has not, nor will be used for any other
unit.
4. The reference list is accurate and in Harvard referencing style and a true statement of the sources I/we
have personally read and used.

Student name/s	Student number [must be correct]	Which section(s) did each person work on
ABHEY SINGH	AGG3103	Challenges in recruiting and managing cross cultural team
SNEH PAL	AGG3100	Issues of expatriate manager: Evaluation from Hofstede’s theories
ROZY ACHARYA	YSE2066	Skill and abilities of international managers
ANUSHA RANARAJA	TRM3020	Multivariate analysis for recruiting international managers

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HI6005 Managing Organisations in a Global Environment – Appendix for Group
Assignment – T1 2020

Topic Chosen: Cross Cultural Team: People Issues in Global Business
Student ID	First Name	Family Name	Contact Phone Number	Allocated Task(s)
1. AGG3103	ABHEY	SINGH	0421377144
2. AGG3100	SNEH	PAL	0478898767
3. YSE2066	ROZY	ACHARYA	0410388555
4. TRM3020	ANUSHA	RANARAJA	0433479957

GANTT CHART

Tasks	Start Date	End Date	Duration
Introduction	29-04-2020	30-04-2020	2
Challenges in recruiting and managing cross cultural team	30-04-2020	4-05-2020	5
Issues of expatriate manager: Evaluation from Hofstede’s theories	5-05-2020	12-05-2020	7
Skill and abilities of international managers	12-05-2020	15-05-2020	3
Multivariate analysis for recruiting international managers	15-05-2020	18-05-2020	3
Acculturation issues	18-05-2020	20-05-2020	2
Conclusion	20-05-2020	21-05-2020	1

29/04/2020 4/05/2020 9/05/2020 14/05/2020 19/05/2020
Introduction
Challenges in recruiting and managing cross cultural…
Issues of expatriate manager: Evaluation from …
Skill and abilities of international managers
Multivariate analysis for recruiting international…
Acculturation issues
Conclusion
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Each student to list at least five references and sources for their chosen part.

Student ID	Key theme / Reason for choosing this?
AGG3103	1. Badura, K. L., Grijalva, E., Galvin, B. M., Owens, B. P., & Joseph, D. L. (2020). Motivation to lead: A meta-analysis and distal-proximal model of motivation and leadership. Journal of Applied Psychology, 105(4), 331. 2 Beugelsdijk, S., Kostova, T., & Roth, K. (2017). An overview of Hofstede-inspired country level culture research in international business since 2006. Journal of International Business Studies, 48(1), 30-47. 3 Bird, A., & Mendenhall, M. E. (2016). From cross cultural management to global leadership: Evolution and adaptation. Journal of World Business, 51(1), 115-126. 4 Cetin, G., Demirciftci, T., & Bilgihan, A. (2016). Meeting revenue management challenges: Knowledge, skills and abilities. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 57, 132- 142. 5 Corner, J. (2016). Aesthetic experience and the question of “difficulty”: A note. Cogent Arts & Humanities, 3(1), 1134139. 6 Wisankosol, P., & Chavez, G. (2016). Developing Cross-Cultural Leadership Skills and Cross Cultural Team working Skills through Organization Development Intervention: A	• Model of motivation and leadership • Cultural research in International Business • Cross cultural management to global leadership • Cultural research in International business • Question of Difficulty

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Case Study of a Multinational Enterprise (MNE) in Thailand. ABAX ODI Journal Vision. Action. Outcome, 3(2).
AGG3100	1 Engle, R. L., & Nash, B. (2015). Does it matter if researchers use individual dimension constructs or only aggregated constructs of cultural distance and cultural intelligence? Journal of International Business Research, 14(2), 47. 2 Englund, R. and Bucero, A., 2019. The complete project manager: Integrating people, organizational, and technical skills. Berrett Koehler Publishers. 3 Gunn, F., Lee, S. H., Cappuccitti, A., & Taylor, H. (2017). Profiling people’s perceptions of retail management careers. The International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research, 27(5), 515-532. 4 Imakwuchu, O., & Billy, I. (2018). Cross-Cultural Team Management. The Business & Management Review, 9(3), 575-580. 5 Kar, N., & Mitra, S. (2015). Recruiting a project manager: A hiring manager’s perspective. International Journal of Information Technology Project Management (IJITPM), 6(1), 54-65. 6 Valaei, N., Rezaei, S., Ismail, W. K. W., & Oh, Y. M. (2016). The effect of culture on attitude towards online advertising and online brands: applying Hofstede’s cultural factors	• Cultural distance and intelligence • Organizational and technical skills • Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research • Cultural Team Management • Recruiting a project manager • Effect of Culture on online promotions • Congruence and contextualization.

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to internet marketing. International Journal of Internet Marketing and Advertising, 10(4), 270-301. 7 Wang, D., Fan, D., Freeman, S., & Zhu, C. J. (2017). Exploring cross-cultural skills for expatriate managers from Chinese multinationals: Congruence and contextualization. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 34(1), 123-146.
YSE2066	1 Kiely, P., Busby, A. D., Nikiphorou, E., Sullivan, K., Walsh, D. A., Creamer, P., … & Young, A. (2019). Is incident rheumatoid arthritis interstitial lung disease associated with methotrexate treatment? Results from a multivariate analysis in the ERAS and ERAN inception cohorts. BMJ open, 9(5), e028466. 2 Koontz, H., Weihrich, H. and Cannice, M.V., 2020. Essentials of Management-An International, Innovation and Leadership Perspective|. McGraw-Hill Education. 3 Makarova, E., & Birman, D. (2015). Cultural transition and academic achievement of students from ethnic minority backgrounds: A content analysis of empirical research on acculturation. Educational Research, 57(3), 305-330. 4 Meyer, K. E., & Xin, K. R. (2018). Managing talent in emerging economy multinationals: Integrating strategic management and human resource management. The	• Innovation and Leadership • Managing Talent in Multinationals

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International Journal of Human Resource Management, 29(11), 1827-1855. 5 Meyer, K. E., & Xin, K. R. (2018). Managing talent in emerging economy multinationals: Integrating strategic management and human resource management. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 29(11), 1827-1855.
TRM3020	1 O’Rourke, J. S. (2019). Management communication: A case analysis approach. Routledge. 2 Ross, A. S., Hinshaw, A. B., & Murdock, N. L. (2016). Integrating the relational matrix: attachment style, differentiation of self, triangulation, and experiential avoidance. Contemporary family therapy, 38(4), 400- 411. 3 Sixtus, F., Wesche, J. S., & Kerschreiter, R. (2019). Identity multiplicity, national group contact, and acculturation: The role of identity‐related cognitions. Journal of Social Issues, 75(2), 486-514. 4 Stender, M., & Walter, A. (2019). The role of social sustainability in building assessment. Building Research & Information, 47(5), 598- 610. 5 Tsegaye, W. K., & Su, Q. (2017). Expatriates Cultural Adjustment: Empirical Analysis on	• Management communication • Social issues impacting cross culture • Cultural Orientation on Business

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Individual Cultural Orientation. Journal of Applied Business Research (JABR), 33(5), 963-978.

Group Meetings
Meeting No.1 Date 29/04/2020 Time:2.00PM

STUDENT ID	Name	Points discussed	If absent state, the reason
AGG3103	Abhey Singh	Formation of the group and brainstorming.
Agg3100	Sneh Pal	Discussing choosing topics for each person.
YSE2066	Rozy Acharya	Choosing topics from the given table according to sufficient evidence and background.
TRM3020	Anusha Ranaraja	Comparing each topic given, and pointing down the positive points.

Meeting No.2 Date 01/05/2020 Time:3.00PM

STUDENT ID	Name	Points discussed	If absent state, the reason
AGG3103	Abhey Singh	Discusses the challenges which comes in hiring process of the cross-cultural team
Agg3100	Sneh Pal	Discussing and choosing each parts of the assignment.
YSE2066	Rozy Acharya	Analysing the challenges with hiring process topic and next sub topic.
TRM3020	Anusha Ranaraja	Noting down more points towards chosen topic.

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Meeting No.3 Date 04/05/2020 Time:10.00AM

STUDENT ID	Name	Points discussed	If absent state, the reason
AGG3103	Abhey Singh	Discusses next sub topic sections and separating each sub topic according to work load.
Agg3100	Sneh Pal	Discussing Hofstede’s theories and the abilities of International managers
YSE2066	Rozy Acharya	How Hofstede’s theory applicable and what are the outcomes of the theory.
TRM3020	Anusha Ranaraja	Combine whole idea into one page to conclude the meetings outcome and planning next topics.

Meeting No.4 Date 18/05/2020 Time:1.00PM

STUDENT ID	Name	Points discussed	If absent state, the reason
AGG3103	Abhey Singh	Analysing how and what are the outcomes of the past sub topics and how they are relate to the topic.
Agg3100	Sneh Pal	Discussing skill and abilities of international managers.
YSE2066	Rozy Acharya	Describing the analysis for recruiting international managers and corporate issues in cross culture organization.
TRM3020	Anusha Ranaraja	Highlighting the importance of expatriate managers skills and how Hofstede’s theory effect the outcomes.

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Meeting No.5 Date 21/05/2020 Time:5.00PM

STUDENT ID	Name	Points discussed	If absent state, the reason
AGG3103	Abhey Singh	Prioritising the appendix and collecting data from all the meetings.
Agg3100	Sneh Pal	Compiling each person’s work and make into final report submission as per given requirements.
YSE2066	Rozy Acharya	Monitoring the outcomes of each person’s work and work on Gantt charts and tables which required.
TRM3020	Anusha Ranaraja	Overview about the discussion related to the situation of global business with special reference of cross-cultural team and submission.

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Our group expectations are:
Discusses the challenges which comes in hiring process of the cross-cultural team	There are certain factors which needs to be considered at the time of hiring process. The whole process is described in the word file.
Discussing Hofstede’s theories and the abilities of International managers	This is a framework used to understand the differences in culture across countries and to understand the ways in a which any business operated in international standards.
Describing the analysis for recruiting international managers and corporate issues in cross culture organization	While hiring process is on for international operations, the international HR managers must recognize the global effectiveness of the possibility interviewees at the time of the hiring process.
Overview about the discussion related to the situation of global business with special reference to cross cultural team	It discusses the strategies any company needs to plan out to operate its business in global market.
1. We experienced the following challenges during this assignment: Below are the challenges involved to complete this task: 1. Time factor, enough time was not given for research development 2. Effective teamwork should have been there to prepare the project in a better manner.
2. At the completion of the assignment we have the following insights: The main insights are overview about the discussion related to the situation of global business with special reference of cross cultural team. It can be concluded that, managing such teams are difficult but with suitable skills and abilities these team can be managed and the successful management of such team leads to a path of great success in global market