ASSESSMENT TEMPLATE Subject Title Cross Cultural Management Subject Code MGT211 Lecturer / Tutor Tom Frengos, Ayodeji Okuneye Trimester February 2017 Assessment Title Individual Country Report Learning Outcome/s (found in the Subject Outline) 1,2,4,5 Assessment type (group or individual) Individual Weighting % 35% Word count 1500 Due day & date Week 9 on lecture day Class submission Lecture ☒ Tutorial ☐ Submission type Paper copy ☒ Turnitin ☒ Format / Layout of Assessment Report: (details of what to include) ICMS Cover Page ☒ Table of Contents ☒ Synopsis / Executive Summary ☒ Introduction ☒ Findings Conclusion Recommendations Reference List ☒ ☒ ☒ Appendices ☒ ☐ Assessment instructions (clear, succinct, without repetition) To facilitate your understanding of cross-cultural management you will undertake your own research and write a Company Report. Each of you will choose a fictitious company in A) FASHION RETAIL B) SUPPLIER for Hospitality (restaurants, hotels) C) SUPPLIER for Trade Fairs D) TRAVEL AGENCY You are the owner of this company. You will create a name for the company and briefly describe their services, their set up, their vision and mission. You will then decide which country this company will be starting business deals with and also having the view of expanding in this country. Please choose a country which you can find on the Hofsteede website (https://geertPage 1 of 2ASSESSMENT TEMPLATE hofstede.com/countries.html). In your report you will create a plan how you are going to set up your new venture in this new country considering various cultural aspects. This should include marketing, recruitment, staff handling, internal communication, business communication with stakeholders and partners, etc. Each week's lecture will give you new theoretical concepts and insights which you will build into your considerations. By week 3-4 you will have chosen the company and country for your reports. You will aim to choose different countries and companies that would help covering a wide range of cultures which will contribute to all students' knowledge of cultures and will increase their cultural sensitivity. It is recommended that you choose a country that is different in culture from your own. Each report must be a piece of academic writing in report style of approx. 1500 words in length (excluding the reference list) and complying with ICMS Style Guide. Reports should be submitted through Turnitin in Moodle by Week 9 AND a hard copy should be handed in to the lecturer. Readings for the assessment (instructions where they can be found e.g. MyAthens database, Moodle etc.) Deresky, H. (2014). International Management: Managing Across Borders and Cultures. (8th ed.). Sydney: Pearson Grading Criteria / Rubric To receive maximum marks students must identify and analyse: • Create an interesting fictitious company • The country and its culture where the Business venture is expanding to. • Management practices prevalent in that country, including appropriate leadership and communication styles, staff motivation, practices, staffing policies, company structure, etc. • Real or potential cross-cultural conflicts and ways of handling them; • Skills and abilities that expatriates need to demonstrate to be successful in that country/culture; • Any other information of interest Page 2 of 2