Management

And in each question, please use around 500 words and please use the culture theory link to all questions.

https://www.grin.com/en/e-book/282298/a-comparison-between-the-culture-of-germany-and-thailand-based-on-the-cultural
https://geert-hofstede.com/thailand.html
https://jethr.com/magazine/miscellaneous/employee-manager-conflicts/article.html
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=9&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwizkKmt6dPMAhVBOY8KHVYbBUIQFghOMAg&url=http%3A%2F%2Fciteseerx.ist.psu.edu%2Fviewdoc%2Fdownload%3Fdoi%3D10.1.1.552.9421%26rep%3Drep1%26type%3Dpdf&usg=AFQjCNHenpVgZ8_DhWJoW1ISJMI463mFFQ

Read about the cultures of the countries given
Theories known (additional reading + citations for it) some questions mention to use a specific theory
Limitations of theories
Quotation given -> discuss both sides with theory and then give personal view
Essay format questions -> Intro, etc.
1) Communication
make inferences to culture theories and communication models
example with Thailand (high context culture – knowing the Hall’s model relevant to communication)
scenario – have a problem and have to address it – what communication you would design if you are a western company, for the one in Thailand
provide recommendations to communicate in that culture (theories)
++ barriers (accents – lose confidence) lack of knowledge to use technologies
culture – misunderstanding – top down approach behaviour power-politics horn hofstede

2) Leadership/Managerial Styles
know 2 theories – the thread theories, most updated one, star, hidra, contingency theories
discuss 2 theories and their limitations and their applicability to other cultural context (not only western)
ex. autocratic styles than can be good in some non-western cultures
threat, trait, situational theory with limitations
discuss 2 opposite cultures
b) dependable, self-confident, understanding culture
6) Training and Development similar
focus on international teamwork
what procedures to use when sending people abroad – consider all the steps to go through and what methods to use in each stage
how to convince a company (manager) to go in cross-cultural training (recession, so why should a company still invest in that? why important to train staff properly before they go abroad instead of just a few days of training)
7) Conflict similar
focus on conflict between employees and management
if you are manager, how to adjust the tactics for managing conflict – some tactics in 1 culture may not work the same way in other culture
refer to pluralism (pluralist?) and unitarist perspective mentioned – more relevant to this conflict
theories of conflict useful as well, but ^ is very good (employees not allowed a voice => unbalanced relationship and can lead to conflict)
aspects related to a multinational corporation – how these aspects could create conflict in an organisation
2nd part provide strategies for managing conflict – strategies, best practices (lecture), what manager should do to minimise conflict, how cultures approach conflict
prepared to select 2 cultures you know and what tactics could be used for diff cultures for managing conflict (colectivist countries – thailand, china, japan – conflict should not be discussed, debates not encouraged, they disturb harmony — contrast it with UK for example – conflict within certain limits is considered positive; conflict dealt with in procedural manner by dismissals, penalties, etc.)

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