Cross Cultural Management Report

This is 7 pages task.

You have to answer both questions attached below and write findings for the chosen questions. Your work which must be typed, has a word limit of 2,000 words. The essay should be written in a format with the following content structure:
• Introduction
• Solutions to questions
• Conclusion
• References/Bibliography

The length of essay should not exceed ±10 % of word limit. You are expected to demonstrate your knowledge of cross cultural management, research and analytical skills in this report. To supplement the content and demonstrate your research skills, you must carry out extra research and provide additional sources to support the content.

Report Task:
Please answer BOTH questions.
1. Certain companies regard the management of cultural diversity as a way of developing new competencies that give them certain advantages. They are for example, able to recruit and hold on to good employees, to diversify their markets and to promote creativity and innovation. For most of the time, however, it is just a question of managing differences between genders and ethics minorities.

Question: In your opinion, what are the reasons for companies adapting their recruiting, training and communication policies to the cultural diversity of their personnel? (Browaeys, M.J & Price, R. (2011) Understanding Cross-Cultural Management, 2/E, London: Financial Times Press Chapter 12)

2. There are those who think that when doing business internationally it is necessary to follow certain professional codes of behaviour, such as keeping to deadlines, meeting delivery dates and obeying terms of contract. There are others. However. Who consider that business culture rather than business convention has a greater influence on the way people work internationally or otherwise. Manages operating internationally therefore need to take cultural differences into account.

Question: which standpoint do you support? Critically discuss and explain why and give examples on the basis of your analysis. (Browaeys, M.J & Price, R. (2011) Understanding Cross-Cultural Management, 2/E, London: Financial Times Press Chapter 6)