Reflective report

Reflective Report

Table of Contents
Table of Contents.............................................................................................................................2
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Organisational structure...................................................................................................................3
Communication................................................................................................................................5
Leadership........................................................................................................................................6
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................8
References........................................................................................................................................9

Introduction
With an increase in globalisation of organisations the composition of employees working
in them has changed which leads to people belonging to different cultures working together so
that the objectives of company can be achieved. It therefore makes cross cultural management
important so that the managers can use practices which can help in managing employees
belonging to different cultures (Adekola and Sergi, 2016). This also helps the companies in
effectively working internationally by identifying and acknowledging difference in cultures,
practices and preferences of team members. In this report the practices applied by Brett Jones in
managing Hydro Generation project in Tanzania will be discussed along with the problems faced
due to his management practices. Brett Jones had been appointed as the project manger of a dam
project started in Tanzania by Graham Steinberg, vice president of a US based company Hydro
generation. Brett Jones is highly efficient in his practices and has been able to complete the
preliminary construction phases of the project on time and within budget. However, he has been
using practices which are unethical as per the standards of the US based organisation which can
impact its other international project and can also lose the trust of local people in Tanzania. It is
therefore important that such practices are identified so that the issues arising due to them can be
dealt with effectively. The topics which are chosen in order to complete this report are
organisational structure, communication and leadership so that cross cultural management can be
efficiently done. Also the problems related with the project which are high employee turnover
and opposition from groups acting on behalf of local tribes will be discussed in this report.
Organisational structure
Organisational structure determines the way in which activities are done in an
organisation along with task allocation, coordination, supervision, communication, coordination
etc. so that the goals and objectives of company can be achieved on time (Organisational
structure .2020). It is important that an effective organisational structure is formed which can
help in allocation of roles and responsibilities among workers so that they can use their skills so
that the company can grow and develop (Bird and Mendenhall, 2016). Brett Jones set up a flat
organisational structure to complete the project in Tanzania which lead to disorganisation and no
one seemed to be in charge. This affected the morale of many local workers who had been
recruited for the completion of project as the allocation of roles and responsibilities were not