BUS 201 - Assignment On International Business

Running head: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
International Business
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Table of Contents
International Business......................................................................................................................1
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Different leadership styles...............................................................................................................3
Leadership style in PetroChina........................................................................................................5
Leadership style at Huawei..............................................................................................................6
Alternative leadership styles to overcome the challenges of contemporary management..............7
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................8
References........................................................................................................................................9

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Introduction
The topic discusses the importance of various leadership styles that can reflect the culture
and performance of an organisation and allow for overcoming the challenges of contemporary
management within the business organisations in China effectively. Leadership is an essential
aspect of business, which not only drives the behaviours of individuals working within the
organisations but also makes them motivated to perform to their potential and bring out the
desired positive outcomes with ease and effectiveness. Leadership helps in motivating the
workforce to perform better as well as build a good relationship with the employees of the
organisation and make them committed to their work. Leadership styles promote effective
communication among the team members and manage the extraction of the best quality of
performances from the team members, thereby driving their performances primarily and
contributing to the organisational efficiency (Ball et al., 2012). The two organisations that have
chosen here as the case study are Huawei and PetroChina, both of which follow effective styles
of leadership to reflect the culture and performance of the organisation as well as prevent the
occurrence of issues and challenges faced by the contemporary business management.
Different leadership styles
Different leadership styles are followed by the business organisations PetroChina and
Huawei in China to reflect the culture and performances of the workers and ensure that the
challenges in contemporary management are overcome along with gaining better productivity
(huawei.com, 2017). The autocratic leadership style enables the leader to make decisions without
considering the responses and opinions of workers of the organisation. The leaders make their