What is the best way in cross-cultural management?

Running head: CROSS CULTURAL MANAGEMENT
Cross Cultural Management
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Script:.........................................................................................................................................3
Reflection:..................................................................................................................................5
Introduction:...............................................................................................................................5
Discussion:.................................................................................................................................5
Conclusion:................................................................................................................................8
References:.................................................................................................................................9

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Script:
With a detailed focus on the case of Brett Jones and the United States based Hydro
Generation, it is understandable that the main concern for the company is related to the
leadership of the company. Brett Jones was recruited in Tanzania for the management of the
operation phase of a major dam project of the selected company by Graham Steinberg, the
vice president of the US based Hydro Generation. In order to implement the dam project, the
company had the necessity of convincing the local parties and the people regarding the
necessity of the dam and at the same time, they had the requirement of persuading regarding
the excellence of the compensation package that the selected company was providing to
them. As a group project, the organization had the necessity to send expatriates led by Brett
Jones to Tanzania. However, the inappropriate integration of the managerial position holders
was seen to be a major point of concern for the company.
Brett Jones had tremendous challenges in getting integrated with the life styles and
preferences that the western managers of the company had. Brett felt that the company had
the necessity to build a strong rapport with the natives of the region and that influenced the
leader to adopt a general life style and on the other hand, the western leaders and the workers
were seen to isolate themselves from the expatriate ghettos and stayed in capital’s first class
hotels. As a result, the inappropriate acknowledge to the culture and people of Tanzania from
the part of the leaders of the company was a spot of bother in implementing the project in a
professional manner. Other than this, an important concern for the company was the lack of
urgency of the Brett Jones. With a close look at the business practices of Brett Jones, Graham
Steinberg identified that a lot of developmental actions in the Tanzania project was taking
substantially long time. Brett Jones’ poor sense of urgency and the lack of skills to get the job
done in a quick manner was the main concern for the vice president when it comes to the