Name 3 Expectations Chinese Research Assignment

The purpose of this assignment is to help you become aware that effective leadership is culturally dependent

Assignment Overview – Assume that you are being sent to China to run a division of your company’s overseas operations. Let’s assume that you were born and raised in the States and you have been managing for five years in your current position at a manufacturing facility in the Midwest. Now that you are going overseas you want to understand what the Chinese workers look for in a leader and what it will take to be a successful leader in China. In order to do so you decide to research the following.

1. Name three critical business norms that you need to be aware of when managing in China. Critical refers to any cultural practice or business norm that is critical for you to understand if you are going to be a successful manager in China. (Please don’t mention handing out business cards as one of them.) How do these norms or practices impact the way you will manage in China.

2. Name 3 expectations Chinese workers have for their managers that differ from the expectations that American workers have. How would those differences impact your behavior in China. What adjustments would you have to make? You will have to conduct research to determine what Chinese workers expect from their managers.

3. Geert Hofstede conducted a seminal study on cultural differences and leadership. He identified a number of dimensions on which cultures differ. We want to explore how the differences between the US and China on the following three dimensions, Power Distance, Individualism, and Long Term Orientation, would require you to adjust your managerial behavior from the way you would manage in the US to the way you would manage in China. See the link below as a place to start. You may need to review other articles pertaining to Hofstede’s research to understand these ideas fully.

http://customerthink.com/hofstedes_five_cultural_dimensions/

Eight page limit not including cover and reference page. Eight pages is the limit not the requirement.

At least 5 references must be used in this paper and cited in the body of your paper.