Cross Cultural Teams Assignment Report

Running head: CROSS CULTURAL TEAMS
CROSS CULTURAL TEAMS: PEOPLE ISSUES IN GLOBAL BUSINESS GENERAL
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1CROSS CULTURAL TEAMS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This report focuses on the challenges in recruiting and effectively managing cross cultural
teams. The report firstly introduces the construct of cross cultural teams and also highlights
the major features of the same. The paper next undertakes an analysis of the issues that the
expatriate Managers face related to the management of the cross cultural teams and this
analysis had been done through the usage of Hofstede’s model of national culture. The paper
also highlights the key skills as well as the abilities that the international managers are
required to have for the effective management of the cross cultural teams. In addition to
these, the paper also elucidates the manner in which the usage of the multivariate analysis
can help the business corporations to effectively recruit international managers for the cross
cultural teams. Lastly, the paper concludes by discussing the acculturation issues in
expatriation and repatriation of international managers.

2CROSS CULTURAL TEAMS
Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction...........................................................................................................................3
2.0 Overview of Cross Cultural Teams.......................................................................................3
3.0 Features of Cross Cultural Teams........................................................................................4
4.0 Challenges in recruiting and effectively managing cross cultural teams..............................4
4.1 Issues related to the management of Expatriate Managers.............................................4
4.2 Skills and abilities required for Successful International Managers..................................5
4.3 Multivariate analysis and recruitment of international managers......................................6
4.4 Acculturation issues in expatriation and repatriation of International Managers..............7
5.0 Conclusion............................................................................................................................7
6.0 References............................................................................................................................8