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Critical Analysis Paper: Comparative Analysis of Cross Cultural Leadership & Business Principles
Throughout your academic career, you'll be asked to write papers in which you compare and contrast many things and to research management theories, political figures, scientific processes, and so on. In your careers as business professionals and leaders, you will conduct a comparative analysis in many forms when decision-making about alternative systems, processes, etc…
There are different forms of comparative analysis. In one form, you may be constructing an argument or building a case for A or B. In a "classic" compare-and-contrast papers, you weigh or discuss A and B equally, as two similar things that have crucial differences (two pesticides with different effects on the environment) or two similar things that have crucial differences, yet turn out to have surprising commonalities (two politicians with vastly different world views who voice unexpectedly similar perspectives on healthcare equality).
1. Select a country for comparison to the US. This may be a country that we explored during a class session or one in which you have a particular interest in. You must also select a business within the country to profile in your classical comparison
2. The complete assessment of an entire country’s business structure not feasible for the scope of this assignment. Thus, you will select a minimum of 5 factors in the country’s business structure that you will compare to the same factors in the US. There are a number of factors that explain business performance in any country and many of these we have discussed in class. The following are examples of factors that can be selected for the basis of comparison, but are not limited to. You should use the business / organization in which you selected to demonstrate your comparison to the countries
Comparison Factors (Examples)
· Economic and Political Outlook (government structure, employment, imports vs exports, governance, healthcare, stability of the economy, laws …)
· Business Landscape – competitive structure, primary industries, labor force, regulations, sourcing, taxes, wages
· Resources and work culture - professionals (education and supply), technology, facilities, compensation and benefits, work life balance, organizational cultural, training and professional development, retirement and other benefits, unions vs non unions
· Social and Cultural issues – relationship of culture and business behaviors, ethical codes of conduct, communication and interpersonal styles, beliefs and values, the role of family, sustainability, corporate social responsibility, gender roles, religion and business
3 Analyze the Factors Carefully – Do your research and make sure you have a good understanding of the selected country’s factors that you have chosen to compare to the US; and those factors in the US. It is important to use more than one credible source for your information and data on each factor
4) This is a group exercise to be completed as a comprehensive final paper to the class. It is to be completed in the most professional manor to include the following:
· 8-10 page written paper (APA Format)
· Including an executive summary
· PPT presentation as a group during last week of class.
· All group members to be active
· Instructor will require peer-group evaluations at the end of the final project
