Cross-Cultural Leadership in the Australia-China Trade Context

Running head: CROSS-CULTURAL LEADERSHIP IN THE AUSTRALIA-CHINA TRADE CONTEXT
CROSS-CULTURAL LEADERSHIP IN THE AUSTRALIA-CHINA TRADE CONTEXT
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CROSS-CULTURAL LEADERSHIP IN THE AUSTRALIA-CHINA TRADE CONTEXT
Executive summary
The chief purpose of the report was to provide training program to the Australians on how to
deal with Chinese people and adopt their culture while working in China or studying there. The
report was prepared to be presented at the workshops meant to be delivered between September
and December 2018. The report included critical analysis and evaluation of theoretical leadership
frameworks in the context of cross-culturalism. Further, the report examined and assessed the
chief cultural dimensions, Hofstede’s, to be specific. This analysis helped provide proper training
program for Australians working in China. The report also included in the appendix, the
proposed training program pattern and summary of attendees. The report concluded with
suggestions for Australian companies and educational institutions to include training programs at
the basic level so that Australians would have no problems working in China and adopting their
culture.

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Theoretical frameworks of leadership in cross-cultural context......................................................3
Evaluating key dimensions of culture..............................................................................................4
Analyzing and appraising global mindset........................................................................................4
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................9
References:....................................................................................................................................10

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CROSS-CULTURAL LEADERSHIP IN THE AUSTRALIA-CHINA TRADE CONTEXT
Introduction
The project aims to present the content for the ACTP workshop, which includes the
details of the training program to prepare the Australians for the cross-cultural challenges they
would face while working in China. The paper will provide critical analysis of the the theoretical
frameworks related to cross-cultural leadership. Special emphasis will be on improving the
three-tier trade relations between the two countries by providing training on cross-cultural
leadership. The three tiers include export of raw materials to China, export of food groups to
china and purchase of processing assets in Australia, and student exchange programs having
Chinese postgraduate students come to Australia, mainly Sydney for studies.
Theoretical frameworks of leadership in cross-cultural context
Cross-cultural leadership suggests the type of leadership that is acceptable and feasible in
cross-cultural contexts as well. With the growing affect of globalization, trade relations between
countries have reached a new peak and this has in turn, resulted in increasing cross-cultural
communication and integration. In such a scenario, it becomes important for companies and
countries to engage in cross-cultural studies especially leadership. Daft (2014) talks about
developing leadership diversity and states that a leader needs to understand and lessen the
difficulties that minorities face in organizations. The author states that this could be done by
considering the role of cultural attitudes and values in deciding the ways to deal with people
from different cultural or ethnic backgrounds.
Transformational leadership has been found to be the most effective when it comes to
leading an organization in cross-cultural context. Numerous studies indicate that
transformational leadership predicts both performance and trust in the Australian context.