Cross Culture Management Assignment - Apple Inc

Cross Culture Management

Contents
INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................... 1
TASK........................................................................................................................... 1
PROFESSIONAL BRIFE:................................................................................................ 4
CONCLUSION.............................................................................................................. 9
REFERENCE............................................................................................................... 10

INTRODUCTION
Cross culture management can be defined as a process to manage workers having
different background at organisation. It helps companies in managing the difference in practices,
cultures and preference of customers and employees in an international or global business
context. Therefore, it is necessary for those companies who run business at international market,
to adopt the concept cross culture management. Present report is going to make a critical analysis
on recruiting workers who is effective in cross culture management (Caligiuri and Tarique,
2012). For this process, Apple Inc. is taken which deals in manufacturing market and run
business in many countries. This company sells electronic products like iPhone series, iPad,
smart-watch and more. On grounds of revenues, this firm is considered as one of the largest
enterprise in entire world. This assignment will evaluate applicability of management concept
across culture and what issues people face when they work in another nation.
TASK
In international market, effective cross culture management and communication enables
enterprises to run business in more efficient and successful manner. It becomes necessary for all
people associated with organisation to understand cultural difference and way to overcome from
language barriers. It helps in adjusting itself in new working environment and adopting culture of
workplace as well. Human resource is considered as one of the main asset of any company. In
this regard, organisational structure which concerns with cross culture management of people
within workplace, play an important role in creating effective working environment. It begins
with employee remuneration, recruitment, job description, rotation, training and so on. Other
than this, for growth of organisation, cross culture communication seems to be the most essential
aspect for both domestic and international operation also. As rapid development in technology,
make business environment competitive and multifaceted, where workforce of companies have
become culturally diverse and products turn to knowledge based. Therefore, to work in large
organisation like Apple Inc., it becomes essential for candidates to gain knowledge about cross-
cultural factors.
Apple Inc. is a global brand of UK which runs its business activities at various locations
in domestic and international market. Therefore, under such marketplace, various kinds of social
cultural environment are exists. It includes customer’s preferences, attitude, perception,
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behaviours, demand, needs and more. Thus, in this regard, it wants to appoint an HR executive
who has worked in international market and effective in managing the cultural difference at
workplace.
Recruitment Procedure: The process of hiring candidate from internal and external
environment of an organisation is known as recruitment procedure. There are various methods
available by which a firm can recruit workers (Deephouse, Newburry and Soleimani, 2016). It
includes recruit potential participants by way of acquaintance and through approaching a
company to refer a candidate who fits the job criteria. Thus, in context with Apple Inc. its
managers refer second procedure to hire HR executive who is experienced in managing cross
culture at workplace and work in international organisation in same field. For this process,
documents required for inviting interested candidates and further process of hiring is given as
below:
JOB VACANCY
Vacant Position: HR Executive
Department: Human Resource Management
Description: There is a job vacancy in Apple Inc which is one of the best manufacturing
industries in world and deals in electronic market. It provides all facilities with good working
environment to all its faculty members, so the institute invites you to be a part of its which is a
golden opportunity for all eligible candidates to grow their career from here.
Qualification Required:
 Graduate in Commerce faculty
 Master in Business Administration with HR faculty
 Strong Communication Skills and posses knowledge of two or three main languages
 Knowledge of Statutory Compliance
Salary: as per your norms
Experience Required: Minimum Experience of ten years and work in two or more countries
All the eligible candidates can apply for this post by sending your resume on mail id.
www.appleinc.com After screening the resume, the management of this will call you for an
interview.
Job Specification
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