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Message to students in MGT 201 Cross Cultural Management
From Dr John Jones, subject lecturer
Due 3 February 2014
TASK 3 – Mid Trimester assignment (30% of total for the subject)
Attached in MOODLE is a cross cultural management case study, “Dilip Roy at Itsun Heavy Industries India Pvt Ltd”
You are required to analyse the case study, to answer questions 1 to 5, as set out below.
The due date is Monday 3 February 2014. I have not set word limits but well thought out answers will gain better marks.
This is to be sent to me through MOODLE by Monday 3 February 2014, as a WORD document, ARIAL, 10 or 12 pt.
NOTE: There are some useful articles on the Internet that will help in answering the questions. However, direct cutting and pasting from those articles without accompanying explanations and references is not acceptable. You must use your own words in all the answers.
Analysis of cross cultural management case study
“Dilip Roy at Itsun Heavy Industries India Pvt Ltd
TOTAL ASSIGNMENT MARKS = 51 (this counts as 30% of final subject marks)
Q1. (5 marks) Identify five persons (people) named in the case study.
PERSON
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Q2. (5 marks) Use the HOFSTEDE FIVE DIMENSIONS OF CULTURE and THE HOFSTEDE CENTRE website to answer this part.
FIRST list the FIVE persons you have selected.
SECOND Say (from the Hofstede study) which country you would identify each person with.
PERSON
COUNTRY (or similar country if the country cannot be identified from Hofstede
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Q3. (15 marks) Use the HOFSTEDE FIVE DIMENSIONS OF CULTURE and THE HOFSTEDE CENTRE website to answer this part.
FIRST select any ONE of the persons from your list
SECOND Give your opinion (use your own words) saying if that person meets or
does not meet the characteristics given by Hofstede for the country they come from.
Explain why you believe this.
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