Managerial Project Proposal: Cross-Cultural Impact on Caltex Petroleum

This managerial project proposal investigates the impact of cross-cultural working environments, focusing on a case study of Caltex Petroleum. The project identifies the problem of rising employee turnover due to cross-cultural issues and aims to determine the importance of cross-culture, identify its impact, and measure its relationship with Caltex's business activities. The research employs secondary data from academic journals, industry sources like the Australian government website and Forbes, and proposes using questionnaires and interviews for primary data collection. The project outlines a timeline for various activities, including topic identification, objective definition, data collection, analysis, and report submission. Desklib provides students with access to a wealth of solved assignments and study tools to support their academic endeavors.

Managerial Project
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Contents
Title of the project...........................................................................................................................3
Brief context problem......................................................................................................................3
The specific problem or issue to be investigated.............................................................................4
Proposed research questions and objectives....................................................................................5
What specific subject area of business management are you investigating....................................6
List 3 specific academic journals you will search for background/literature..................................7
List 3 company/industry/government sources you will investigate for secondary data..................7
Outline your method/approach to gathering and analysing data to address your research
objectives.........................................................................................................................................8
Prepare a time schedule for your activities for completing the project...........................................9
What additional feedback or guidance would you like to help you complete Task 2 and Task 3?
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References......................................................................................................................................11
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Title of the project
To identify the impact of cross-cultural working- a case study on Caltex Petroleum.
Brief context problem
 Caltex is a famous Australian petroleum brand dealing from Techron Fuels to Caltex
Lubricants.
 Sometimes, petroleum companies face certain problems regarding cross-cultural attribute
while dealing in other countries.
 Like Caltex face so many issues while managing their working in South Africa which
associated with ethical values. Managers have lack of abilities to manage individuals
coming from various cultures.
 Thus, major issue or problem which faces by business is cross-cultural working which
enhances business employee turnover each year due to poor management.
 Such kind of problems will be going to address in this managerial project proposal for
Caltex.
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The specific problem or issue to be investigated
Seeking to find out: To find out the impact of cross culture on business and its activities.
Not Know: A major thing which defines lack of description is associated with the definition of
cross culture at the workplace (Luthans and Doh, 2018).
Management decision: Management promotes activities at the workplace so that each and every
individual culture understands properly.
Importance: It is important for Caltex to control their employee turnover which rises due to
cross-cultural discrimination.
Why does it matter: It really matters because the organisation is a place where vast individuals
work together for accomplishing a single objective.
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Proposed research questions and objectives
Research Question: Why and how cross culture is important and impacted upon on activities of
Caltex Australia?
Research Objectives: Following are certain research questions for Caltex which describe as
follow:
 To determine the importance of cross culture at Caltex.
 To identify the impact of cross culture on Caltex.
 To measure the relationship of cross culture on business activities of Caltex.
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What specific subject area of business management are you investigating
Subject area: Human resource and International Business
Key Theoretical framework: HRM theory for cross-culture with international business theories.
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List 3 specific academic journals you will search for background/literature
 Journal of Cross culture theory
 Journal for international business
 Journal for management
List 3 company/industry/government sources you will investigate for secondary data
 Australian government website
 Forbes articles
 MarketLine
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Outline your method/approach to gathering and analysing data to address your research
objectives.
Research Objective Data Collection
Methods/Techniques
(secondary and/or primary)
Data Analysis Plan
R01: To determine the
importance of cross
culture at Caltex. Secondary source
Analyse the data with
supportive graphs and charts
so that an appropriate
understanding of objective
gets done (Binder, 2016).
R02: To identify the
impact of cross culture
on Caltex. Secondary source
Include a wide range of
aspects by including various
articles and journals so that
proper assessment of
understanding gets done for
further improvements.
R03: To measure the
relationship of cross
culture on business
activities of Caltex
Primary source
Utilise questionnaire or
interview approach which
facilitates in analyse
information properly by
creating graphs and charts
from excel.
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Prepare a time schedule for your activities for completing the project
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Identification of topic
Define aim with
objectives
Creation of plan
Organising review
Data inspection
Data collection &
Analysis
Concluding attribute
Submission of project
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What additional feedback or guidance would you like to help you complete Task 2 and
Task 3?
 Support in preparing guidelines
 The proper guideline with brief documentation of aspects
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References
 Binder, J 2016, Global project management: communication, collaboration and
management across borders, Routledge.
 Luthans, F and Doh, J.P 2018, International management: Culture, strategy, and
behavior, McGraw-Hill.
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