Cross Cultural Management - Media Report

This report discusses cross cultural management and analyzes an article on the integration of Confucian culture on cross cultural conflicts management during the COVID-19 pandemic. The report identifies theoretical principles of cross cultures management, challenges in the media article, and recommendations for improving cross cultural conflicts management. The subject is management, and there is no specific course code, course name, or college/university mentioned.

Cross- culture management

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Theoretical principles of cross cultures management-.................................................................3
Challenges in article.....................................................................................................................5
Recommendations........................................................................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Cross culture management is refers to the study of management in the context of cross
culture that includes the study of influence of societal culture on mangers and management
practice that can be related to cultural orientation of individual managers and other member of
organization (Adler, 2020). It is necessary to understand the different culture in order to analyze
the deal with people who are from different culture that is completely different culture. Also,
present report is based on article integration of Confucian culture on cross cultural conflicts
management- The role of the covid-19 pandemic. Further, report analyze and critique the article
on the basis of theoretical concept regarding cross culture management. Then, identifying
challenges in the media article. Further, study recommending for improving challenges which are
related to the chosen article.
MAIN BODY
Theoretical principles of cross cultures management-
Hofstede's culture of dimensions
According to the present article it has been analyze that there are different dimensions of
china shown in the article which define the important on the basis of Hofstede's and Confucian
culture in the context of cross culture. On the basis of Hofstede culture it can be said that there
are four dimensions of theoretical framework for establishing the research intro the Confucian
culture values conflicts for the Chinese multinational enterprises for cross cultures employees
(Boussebaa, 2020). Cross culture conflicts management help for managing the business
organization in order to diverse employees of different national or cultural background. With the
help of Hofstede's culture there were two round conducted for the survey of IBM in order to
understand the difference of culture for impact of values, norms, behaviour and institution. Thus
author analyse on the basis of power distancing, uncertainty avoidance index. In this article this
approach is tested with data for Chinese firms, in context to Chinese researchers focused on the
studying the multinational enterprises, that is help for bridging and adjusting modes of cross
culture conflicts management.
On the basis of Hofsatede culture dimensions it is the assumptions for research
objectives, there were four part of questionnaire were discussed which are related to
demographic information collected in order to survey participants that is also needed for
investigate by considering the potential influence in regard to Confucian culture resolution to

cross culture conflict management (d'Iribarne, Chevrier and Tréguer-Felten, 2020). On the other
hand, part two is related to conflicts of business management in order to design the forms,
origins, and other conflicts. The power of distance of china is relates to more focus on modern
culture as compared to Traditional culture also the attitude towards culture necessary to more
focus on the ranking that is 80 as compared to other countries. The relationship with subordinates
are tended to defence on power of abuses by superiors and individuals are influenced by formal
authority and sanctions in general. Another stage is related to individualism that are addressed by
the dimension in orders to understand the cultures of the society by considering the own
personality. A score is low for china in order to build the interest in individual.
On the basis of masculinity it has been analysed that it is indicated on the basis of cross
cultures by people support man in order to make partiality. They think women are not much
powerful as men (Dudin, Pogrebinskaya and Shishalova, 2019). The low score of feminine
related to the dominant value in order to acre for quality of life. This is the sign of success in
order to motivate people in the organization, there are many Chinese who are sacrifice for their
family in order to migrate from other cities. Then dimensions is related to uncertainty
avoidance on the basis of make their life according to the comfort zone. Then long term
orientation which helps to maintain the past deal with challenges of futures and past. This is high
score dimensions in order to understand the norms and societal change of the person.
Confucian culture Theory
This is help for measuring the internal consistency that is closely related to set the item as
the group and measure of scales reliability. The high value for Alpha not imply that is measure is
unidimensional (Eisenberg, Mironski and Bell, 2020). In the chosen articles it can be said that it
is deployed to test reliability and validity of data. This is also related to find significant
integration of Confucian culture to manage the conflicts. It is also facilitated the Confucian
culture which can be integrated to the diversity of culture and also help for creating harmonious
atmosphere for the multinational enterprises in order to improve the performance . The study on
the basis of this culture help the organizations when it comes to manage the global also the
research on theoretical basis help to identify the culture of multinational companies.
On the other hand, it is also helped to contribute in order to take help from enhancing the
mutual understanding in regard to different culture along BRI. This is also helped for academic
field for both abroad and at home. So far with the study it can be said that there is help to further

dimensions. The questionnaire and survey finding aim for examine the feasibility of interpreting
rating. The feasibility of the cultures is related to developing the harmony, diversity, union,
peace, humanism, love, equality, imitativeness by disciplining with inners attitude of activeness,s
politeness, rule based regulating, self awareness, action orientation, then managing the cross
cultures accordingly (Haghirian, 2010).
Challenges in article
Cross culture conflicts- This is very common conflicts in the social group for any reason
which help to separate the cultural boundaries in order to consider the cross culture conflicts on
the basis of different aspect of concept such as ethnicity, religion, language, nationality by
understand the socio-economic characteristics into different classes. Due to covid-19, multi-
cultures conflicts are coming in order to different communication method used by people such as
language barrier is also one of the major aspects of sharing and perception. Also, it can be said
that people have own perceptions so that it affected due to not managing the cross culture
conflicts in orders to underestimate the source of resources which are subjective to create
disputes. In context to China it can be said that it is tough to understand the Chinese language
when anyone transfers to that place. Then those who are understood the value of culture but it is
not possibles to understands the cross culture.
Diverse nationalities- The diversity of cultures can be related to another workplace
which is affected by issues related to multicultural teams, profession communication that can be
misunderstood or misinterpreted across culture and language professional etiquette which is
different to cross culture (Hao, Farooq and Sun, 2019). It can be hard to understand the
diversity of issues which is necessary to understand in order to not able to understand the values
of culture diversity. Due to covid-19 people are not able to work on diverse culture because it is
impacted on payroll as well as it can be affected by language barrier of the employee. Also,
when the communication is poor it helps to determine the managing the challenges in order to
consider the objective of results, this is also related to lack of teamwork in context to affected by
low morale of the individual.
Changing environment- Due to changing environment it can be said that it was tough to
cooperate with the environment because at time there are many companies who started work
from home in order to manage the work but it was typical to manage the work from home. Also,
it is challenging in regard to not managing the work. Conflicts were increases in order to

understand the situation in better manner. The leadership and competencies were change at that
time and increase the effectiveness of routine by using different strategies (Jacob, 2020). Also,
trust and transparency affected by work from home because employee are not taking serious for
managing the work individually.
Interpersonal and multi-culture responsibilities- The work culture of China is affected
by not managing the interpersonal and multi culture responsibilities in order to consider the
covid-19. Then at that time-work according to global level was typical to manage in order to
consider the environment of different responsibilities. Also, interpersonal relation are affected
due to different language used bys people in order to more focus on using traditional process.
The number of workplace increasing is affected by not managing the work environment because
of covid 19. Then social and physical framework are help for understanding the group which is
implemented by local level of meets.
Ethical and social responsibilities- Another challenges is related to employment wits the
social and ethical responsibilities which is impacted due to financial crises. Government has
taking the action which is related to ethical issues and other responsibilities. At that time globe
competencies are affected in order to manage the reskilling. Due to creating and maintaining the
via internet was the challenges as per the article because it is affected the privacy and
confidentiality according to the equipment. The balancing service user right are affected by
social worker in order to more focus on handling emotions,fatigue and self care. There were
affected by more focus on developing the corporate social responsibilities. In context to article it
can be said that the encourage of global access is related to business corporation in order to
development of changes . Chinese enterprise have face to face cross cultures conflicts that is
becoming the foremost challenge if Chinese enterprises want to achieve sustainable international
business development. Moreover, cross culture conflict can be affected by crucial managing the
success by considering the host culture in order to manage the conflicts that is properly
interpreted.
Recommendations
◦ It has been recommended that understand the communication style of different
culture is necessary for any organization also it will help to developing this
knowledge as well as it will help to provide the training for communication styles
which help for improving the cross culture in order to manage high context of culture.

Then it is also necessary to avoid becoming frustrated in order to understand the
different values by not working on the behalf of prejudice that is seek for learning the
value of success in order to resolve the difference for better understanding and
corporates environment (Shieh, Wang and Wang, 2018).
◦ By considering the Hofstede theory it has been recommended that to change the value
of culture is necessary for developing the dimensions on the basis of their outcomes it
can be said that it is typical to manage different value of culture whether it is class
based society as well as other reason. It is very important to hire those employees
who are multilingual can be ready to face any situation. So, it is necessary to develop
the idea of learning which helps to work for better.
◦ To provide motivation to the employees are help to link the organizational culture
there are different schemes can be offered by company in order to motivate the
employees. Also, it is necessary to provide regular training to employees which help
to develop the idea of learning as well as it help to provide the cultures on the basis of
expanding the geographical locations. So employees should get the ideas of learn new
things.
CONCLUSION
It has been concluded that cross culture is identified as the study of management in orders
crossing culture which is includes the study of influence of societal culture on mangers and
management practice that can be related to cultural orientation of individual managers and other
member of organization. Then chosen article related to the Integration of the Confucian culture
on cross culture conflict management ins the role of covid -19 Pandemic Also, in these reports
discussed on the basis of concept of cross culture. By understanding the theory of Hofstede and
Confucian culture. Then identified the challenges due to this in order to understand the articles in
better manner. Finally, recommended the strategies which helped to improve the challenges.

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Books and journals
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Boussebaa, M., 2020. From cultural differences to cultural globalization: towards a new research
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qualitative approach. Oxford University Press.
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system of harmonization of interests in the multi-confessional educational
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competent? Effects of cross-cultural management courses on cultural
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Online references
Cross culture article ., 2018. [Online]. Available through
<https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8222568/>