Cross Cultural Management

Cross Cultural
Management

Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Summative Assessment...................................................................................................................3
Reflective Report.............................................................................................................................4
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

Introduction
Cross-cultural management know as the study of the impact of which effect the society in
the positive as well as negative way (Fischer 2019). Mainly this occur when the manager
oversees the staff which belong to the different culture or nation. In order to have effective cross-
cultural management this is essential to have manager should possess the knowledge regarding
the culture, preferences and practices of team members. This report is bases upon the Hydro
Generation (HG) which is US based organisation and is working on dam project in Tanzanian.
This report includes five topics which have been identified within the case study along with
reflective analysis.
Summative Assessment
National culture: This have set of behaviours, norms and values which are responsible
for making culture which reflects the characteristics of the country. This also comprises of the
specific elements such as ethnic, language, religion, cultural history & its traditions and various
others. Every nation have their own set of culture which are followed by the citizen of the
company. In the context of HG as they are building the dam in the Tanzania which is consider as
unethical for the company. As his will effect the bio diversity and it will harm the natural
environment of the country. The HG is focusing on improving the living standard of the people
as this help them to live the better life in future. Jones seems eager to accommodate Tanzanian
way for carrying out their business but this is not an appropriate method as it is a big project and
employees working on it belong to different culture. The culture can be study and evaluate by
doing proper research and understand the current positioning of the people.
Communication & Negotiation: The official language of Tanzania is Swahili but
English is spoken by many people (Hu 2019). This make the communication more effective and
easy which help them to make more profit. However Jones is American and he is well aware
about the English and their culture of Tanzania. Along with this it help Jones in negotiation with
the government authorities and the people of the country. The main purpose behind the
negotiating has get clearance for making dams and hiring the customs officers as it will be easier
for having the import clearances.
Organisation structure: This help the firm like HG to have hierarchy in making
decision and allow them to take effective decision which is essential for development and
growth. In the case of the flat structure there will be complexities and which denotes minimum