Management and Organization in Global Environment

Management and
Organization in
global environment

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Executive Summary
Modern day managers had to face different set of challenges especially when the managers
had to move to some other countries. This report analyses the common issues faced by
expatriate manager which include Language and behaviour difference, Diversity management
and Understanding training needs are some of the most common issues that an international
managers had to face. This is because of the change in the cultural orientation of the host and
home country. There are different set of skills that are required for international managers to
be successful. This report shows that Communication, Motivational skills, Team building
skills, Adaptability, Creativity and self-awareness and Negotiation are some of the skills that
are actually required to be successful. Cultural competence, Thinking skills,
Communicational skills and Behaviour analysis are some of the areas in which multivariate
analysis is required before recruiting an international manager. Acculturation issues like
change in values and ethics along with food habits that needs to be faced by managers when
they are expatriate and repatriate at international location.
Content

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Introduction............................................................................................................... 3
Issues likely to be faced by expatriate manager...................................................................3
Skills and abilities that needs to be present for being a successful international managers...............5
The way in which multivariate analysis might be utilised in recruiting international managers.........7
Acculturation issues in expatriation and repatriation of international managers............................9
Conclusion.............................................................................................................. 10
References.............................................................................................................. 11

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Introduction
Management of operations in today’s time has become one of the most complex tasks due to
the fast changing nature of the global environment. It is seen that numbers of issues related to
people have increased in any firm. Companies that are indulged in the global business had to
face one of the major challenges i.e. the fact that employees working in any firm are from
different cultural backgrounds. Management of cross-cultural teams is one of the biggest
challenges that an expatriate manager had to face (Miao, Adler and Xu, 2011). This is also
because the challenges in recruiting the people from different cultures have also become
difficult. In this regards the major role is played by skills and abilities of the international
managers. This report is going to discuss the likely issues that can be faced by expatriate
manager using some of the cultural framework theories. It also discusses abilities and skills
that are required for successful international manager. Multivariate analyses which can be
used in recruitment of international managers have been discussed. At last the discussion is
made about acculturation issues in expatriation and repatriation of international managers.
Issues likely to be faced by expatriate manager
Companies are sending many of their managers at global levels so as to manage the
challenges that are faced by different business units. In this environment, cross-cultural
management is playing a significant role in the success of the firm. An expatriate manager is
from different parts of the world hence he had to face multiple challenges in managing cross-
cultural teams. Some of the most likely issues that are faced by the expatriate manager are:
 Language and behaviour difference: There is a language barrier between the people
from different cultural backgrounds and most of the time, there is language difference
between these people. It is difficult for the expatriate managers to train everyone with
every language. This is also true in the case of behaviour as the behaviour of the
people is highly influenced by the culture from which they belong to. This change in
the behaviour has a long term impact on the team culture as they have to understand
each other’s behaviour so as to reduce the chances of miscommunication and enhance
the understanding between each other which is necessary for the success of the
projects and tasks (Briscoe, Tarique and Schuler, 2012).