Cross Cultural Management

Running head: CROSS CULTURAL MANAGEMENT
Cross cultural management
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1. Introduction.........................................................................................................................3
2. Case study analysis.............................................................................................................3
2.1 Identification of issues.................................................................................................3
3. Recommendations...............................................................................................................6
4. Implementation and implications........................................................................................7
5. Conclusion..........................................................................................................................7
References..................................................................................................................................7

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1. Introduction
The report is prepared to discuss about the cross cultural management in business
considering the business organisation named Bright Future Company in Australia. The cross
cultural management enables people working within a workplace belonging from different
backgrounds and cultures. The cross cultural management allows for developing a
multicultural team and at the same time, manage operations in different countries that are
managed by people who are local as well as the individuals from outside nations too (Thomas
and Peterson 2017). This concept of cross cultural management also includes the individuals
who have immigrated from various countries and have managed to work with others who also
may have travelled from other countries. The topic will present an idea about the various
issues of cross cultural management and also approaches that are required to mitigate the
issues with ease and efficiency (Johnson and Cullen 2017).
2. Case study analysis
Based on the analysis of the case study, Bright Future Company is a major company that
specialises in the production of precious metals, stones and other things in Canada. The
company aims to enter the country, i.e., Indonesia for the management of copper mining
activities and to ensure managing business globally. The company’s headquarter is located in
Canada and it aims to maximise the value for shareholders along with management of
sustainable business activities related to the production of precious stones and metals,
furthermore maintain consistency though without compromising on the safety measures
managed for keeping the workers safe and healthy during the mining activities (French 2015).
I have been assigned as the cross cultural management consultant to ensure that the company
adheres to the policies and principles and ensure formation of a good team and organisational

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structure along with better HR support systems and management of strategic HRM practices
in a culturally suitable manner.
2.1 Identification of issues
To manage the copper mining activities, Bright Future Company must learn to diversity
the business operations as well as the workplace to succeed internationally and at the same
time facilitate good amounts of return to the shareholders, who made investments while
expanding into Indonesia. The rural, under developed locations in the country along with
high rate of uneducated individuals and those who experienced poverty contributed to the
issues related to global business expansion (Chanlat, Davel and Dupuis 2013). Another major
issue that was found from the case study had been that the villagers claimed about the
company forcing them to sell their lands for the purpose of copper mining development, but
soon the share price for the organisation dipped down largely, as found on the Toronto Stock
Exchange.
2.1.1 Issue A Disapproval by the villagers
The first major issue, as seen from the case study, is that the villagers of Indonesia
claimed about putting pressure by the company to sell their lands where the company wants
to set up. The rural area where the company wants to set up, consists of uneducated people
and those who live in poverty and thus they do not have much knowledge about the global
business expansion concepts, which can be a major issue (Kaynak, Fulmer and Keys 2013).
Bright Future Company though rejected such claims and stated it as false and misleading,
which further resulted in falling down of share price while responding to the report, as
recorded in the Toronto Stock Exchange.
2.1.1.1 Issue A analysis