I need help with this paper. (MGT 506 Class) It is due by May 9, 2016/10pm central standard time.

Module 3 - Case

Cross-Cultural Leadership and Diversity

Assignment Overview

Background

Professor Robert J. House of the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania conducted a study of differences in cultural patterns. Called Project GLOBE, it is an acronym for Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness.

In this qualitative study, House expanded the work that Hofstede has done some years before, and discovered that there are nine dimensions that are used to describe the dominant patterns of a culture. They are:

· Power Distance: the degree to which people believe that power should be stratified, unequally shared, and concentrated at higher levels of an organization or government.

· Uncertainty Avoidance: the extent to which people strive to avoid uncertainty by relying on social norms, rules, rituals, and bureaucratic practices to alleviate the unpredictability of future events.

· In-Group Collectivism: the degree to which people express pride, loyalty, and cohesiveness in their families.

· Institutional Collectivism: the degree to which a culture’s institutional practices encourage collective actions and the collective distribution of resources.

· Gender Egalitarianism: the extent to which people minimize gender role differences and gender discrimination while promoting gender equality.

· Assertiveness: the degree to which people are assertive, confrontational, and aggressive in social relationships.

· Performance Orientation: the extent to which people encourage others to improve their task-oriented performance and excel.

· Future Orientation: the degree in which people engage in behaviors such as planning, investing for the future, and delaying gratification.

· Humane Orientation: the degree to which people encourage others to be fair, altruistic, friendly, generous, caring, and kind.

Required Readings

See the Background readings for this module.

Case Assignment

Drawing on the material in the background readings and doing additional research, please prepare a 5- to 6-page paper (not including the cover and reference pages) in which you

1. Examine the characteristics of culturally aware leaders.

2. Choose one major area of the world, e.g., Middle East, China, Japan, etc., and examine the characteristics of leaders in that area in terms of how they relate to their people. What are the key areas they focus on? What are the “taboos” that they must stay away from?

3. What are the characteristics a Westerner must adapt to be successful leading in their country / area?

Keys to the Assignment

· Choose a leader whose exemplifies cross-cultural leadership sensitivities. You might want to choose a leader of a Fortune Top 100 Companies to Work For 2014 from the website http://www.greatplacetowork.com/best-companies/100-best-companies-to-work-for , e.g., the new CEO of Microsoft, or someone that you know personally that has been written about in a reputable magazine or journal article

· Research the leader and his/her organization, and then answer the following questions.

· What are the key characteristics this leader exhibits? Are they ubiquitous across cultures, or are the different depending on the person / culture with whom they are interacting / leading?

· Evaluate your leader using the GLOBE Taxonomy in terms of his/her ability to lead a diverse population.

· What impact / affect does this leadership style have on the organization’s overall image and how they conduct their “business”?

· Based on your experiences and research, what kind of leadership style is needed to promote excellence in a culturally-diverse organization? Justify your response.

· These are not the only things must be covered, but are the minimum. You are encouraged to go deeper with the assignment and use your critical thinking skills to ascertain what other areas are important in making a company one of the top ones in which to work

Assignment Expectations

Your paper will be evaluated using the following five criteria:

· Assignment-Driven Criteria (Precision and Breadth): Does the paper fully address all Keys to the Assignment? Are the concepts behind the Keys to the Assignment addressed accurately and precisely using sound logic? Does the paper meet minimum length requirements? 

· Critical Thinking (Critical Thinking and Depth): Does the paper demonstrate graduate-level analysis, in which information derived from multiple sources, expert opinions, and assumptions has been critically evaluated and synthesized in the formulation of a logical set of conclusions? Does the paper address the topic with sufficient depth of discussion and analysis?

· Business Writing (Clarity and Organization): Is the paper well written (clear, developed logically, and well organized)? Are the grammar, spelling, and vocabulary appropriate for graduate-level work? Are section headings included in all papers? Are paraphrasing and synthesis of concepts the primary means of responding to the Keys to the Assignment, or is justification/support instead conveyed through excessive use of direct quotations? 

· Effective Use of Information (Information Literacy and References): Does the paper demonstrate that the student has read, understood and can apply the background materials for the module? If required, has the student demonstrated effective research, as evidenced by student’s use of relevant and quality (library?) sources? Do additional sources used in paper provide strong support for conclusions drawn, and do they help in shaping the overall paper? 

· Citing Sources: Does the student demonstrate understanding of APA Style of referencing, by inclusion of proper end references and in-text citations (for paraphrased text and direct quotations) as appropriate? Have all sources (e.g., references used from the Background page, the assignment readings, and outside research) been included, and are these properly cited? Have all end references been included within the body of the paper as in-text citations?

Tips and Suggestions

Please note the following tips and suggestions:

· Include a cover page and reference page, in addition to the 5–6 pages of analysis described above.

· Include headings for all papers greater than 2 pages (basically all papers)

· Cite AND reference all sources that you use in your work, including those that you do not quote but paraphrase. This means include citations and quotation marks for direct quotes of more than 5 words, and citations for that information which you have "borrowed" or paraphrased from other sources.

· Follow the TUI Guidelines for well-written papers.

Submit your analysis by the end of this module.