Essay on Practices of Managing Culture
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1 GLOBALIZATIONThesis statement- This essay analyzes how practices of managing culture contribute to managingglobalization with the advance of post-bureaucratic approaches.IntroductionGlobalization has led to formation of a diverse workforce .Bureaucracy is the formal,hierarchical structure of the organization. Post-bureaucracy has led to formation of flatterorganization structures with less managerial control where employees are self-driven and enjoyautonomy. Global leaders can either improve virtuous organizational performance by focusingon Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) activities and creating value for stakeholders or theycan be a risky investment leading to a managerialised world. Globalization can also lead to useof coercive power. In the modern era of Globalization, business organizations not only operatesin the home country but has expanded its operation worldwide. Globalization has interconnectedpeople and business of world. Corporate globalization has resulted in the formation oftransnational and multinational organizations. The reasons behind the choice of a businessorganizations to expand its operation in global countries are to achieve economies of scale, toachieve cost advantage, to satiate the needs and demands of the customers of internationalmarket ,to utilize the cheap labor by outsourcing business operations to least developed ordeveloping countries. Though globalization can be advantageous for business organizations, butit imposes some risks for business organizations which should be mitigated to achievecompetitive advantage in the global market(Bal and Bozkurt 2013).DiscussionGlobalization has led to integration of workforce, economies, commerce and finance,politics and defense, global rights and networks of transportation and communication.
2 GLOBALIZATIONGlobalization has led to emergence of multi-national companies. Globalization also means re-localization. In a globalized world three groups of industrial and services activities can be notedwhich are highly competitive labor intensive industries, high-technology industries and serviceslike financial and business services. Earlier bureaucratic practices were adopted by organization.The organization stricture was rigid with more hierarchical levels. Restrictions were imposed tostaffs by higher authorities who would exert bureaucratic control. However, the modern era ofglobalization has led to the formation of flatter organization structures. The advancement of post-bureaucratic control means that employees of the organization enjoy more autonomy, are self-driven and there is open communication practiced in organization (Saxena 2014). Globalizationhas led to the management of a diverse workforce where people from different culture, race,ethnicity, gender, and sexuality work together. The diverse workforce includes people fromdifferent culture working together and needs effective management. Cultural inclusion andcultural tolerance should be adopted by organizations in a global environment. Stereotypes andcultural biases should be avoided. Employees should be discouraged to judge co-workers basedon personal factors and to avoid discrimination towards the individual culture of other people.The policies and procedures adopted by business organizations to manage a diverse culture inthis era of globalization and post-bureaucratic control should encourage open communication,open-mindedness and respect towards cultural diversity, for instance, Walt Disney has adopted aculture of diversity to gain competitive advantage in a globalized world (Jonsen et al. 2013).Globalization has also led to the emergence of global leaders who shape the destiny ofthe global firms with their visionary leadership. These global leaders are management gurus,managers and executives of multinational corporations like large IT firm, for instance, SundarPichai who is the CEO of global technology giant Google is a global leader. Global leaders can
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