cross cultural and diversity management
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Cross -Cultural and diversity managementBy- Meghna Bhardwaj
Kratika Tomar
Manjari Verma
Komal Agarwal
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Amity Business SchoolCross Cultural Management!
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• Culture: “the sum total of the beliefs, rules,
techniques, institutions and artifacts that
characterize human populations” or “the
collective programming of the mind”.
• Socialization Process: The process of
enculturation or the adoption of thebehaviour patterns of the surrounding culture
CULTU!
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!lements of culture• Language
• eligion
• "alues
# $ttitude
# Custom# %anners
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The importance of culturein different business conte&ts
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Amity Business SchoolCulture influences strategic management in a
number of ways:
• Work attitudes
–for e&le, 'or( ethics, organization commitment,etc.
• Achievement motivation
–the desire to accomplish ob)ectives and achievesuccess.
• Time and future
–for e&le* punctualit+, decisionma(ing time
constraints, time e&pectations on implementation ofplans, etc.
• thics
–standards of conduct and moralit+.
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Amity Business SchoolCulture and strategic management
• Crosscultural management issues arise in a
number of situations, including*
– Within a firm* -or( attitudes, achievement
motivation, time and future and ethics, etc. – Between firms* %$s, )oint ventures, alliances
and bu+ersupplier relationships.
– Between a firm and customers* /ealing 'ith
customers.
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Crosscultural business conte&ts
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Amity Business SchoolWhat is Cross!Cultural "anagement#
• Cross cultural management refers to a s+stem
designed to train people in the global business
about the variations of cultures, practices and
preferences of consumers around the globe. $stime lapses, the diversit+ in culture, practices
and preferences significantl+ increase, and so is
the need for crosscultural management, to be
able to bridge the communication gaps for ever+culture
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Amity Business School0teps in crosscultural management*
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Amity Business SchoolT'o approaches to culture*
• the $sychic or $sychological level,
'hich focuses on the “internalized” norms,
attitudes and behaviour of individuals from
a particular culture
• the institutional level, 'hich loo(s at
national 2or group3 culture embodied in
institutions 2government, education,economic institutions as 'ell as in
business organizations3.
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Amity Business School4ofstede5s cultural dimensions
•6s a frame'or( for crossculturalcommunication, developed b+ 7eert
4ofstede
•
/escribes the effects of a societ+8s cultureon the values of its members, and ho'
these values relate to behavior.
•
Theor+ proposed four dimensions along'hich cultural values could be anal+zed*
individualism, uncertaint+ avoidance
po'er distance and masculinit+femininit+
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Amity Business School4ofstede5s cultural dimensions
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India United
States
POWER
DISTANCE
High Low
UNCERTAINIT
Y AVOIDANCE
Risk Averse Take Risk
ORIENTATION Collectivists Individualists
MASCULINITY No Yes as they
value
Money and
success
FEMINITY Yes as they
value
relationships
No
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Amity Business School7oals for CrossCultural %anagement
Cross Cultural %anagement see(s to
understand ho' national cultures affect
management practices identif+ the similarities and differences
across cultures in various management
practices and organizational conte&ts increase effectiveness in global
management
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Amity Business School6%9:T$;C!
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Amity Business SchoolCross Cultural Sensitivity•
>ualit+ of being a'are and accepting ofothers culture%
• $n $merican manufacturer of golf balls
pac(aged balls in pac(s of four and failed
to successfull+ operate in ?apan, 'here
the number four holds the meaning of
death.
• 'hat seems acceptable in some countries
can be rude or derogator+ in others%
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Amity Business School/os and /on5ts
&on'ts• /on5t assume +ou (no' ever+thing
about someone5s culture
• /on5t assume +our 'a+ is the right 'a+
2$mericas eating 'ith spoons and
0outh $fricans using hands3
• /on5t assume people are slo' or hard
of hearing 29eople fluent in !nglish3
• /on5t focus on differences2s(in color3
• /on5t let differences frustrate +ou
2Timing punctualit+3
• /on5t assume people (no' 'hat +ou
are tal(ing about 20panish culture3
• /on5t assume +ou (no' someone5s
language and identit+ 2$merican
'ishing hello to Chinese in ?apanese3
&os• /o tr+ to learn ne' things
• /o provide e&planations of communit+
builders
•
/o invite people to go to places 2Cupof coffee3
• /o treat ever+one same
• /o respect people5s customs 24and
sha(es3
• /o tr+ to clear up misunderstandings
2Ta(ing picture 'ithout as(ing in somecultures offensive3
• /o have basic (no'ledge of
someone5s culture
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Amity Business SchoolDiversity!
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• Diversity centres on recognising,even celebrating, diferences amongpeople.
• Diversity dimensions are many andvaried. They are oten categorisedinto primary and secondary actors.
• Core values underpin diversity andreactions to diversity.
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Amity Business School&iversity "anagement
• $ diverse 'or(force requires managers
'ith ne' leadership st+les 'ho
understand emplo+ees5 var+ing needs and
creativel+ respond b+ offering fle&iblemanagement policies and practices
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(% !Why does workforce diversity e)ist#
• 9ride in cultural heritage
• 0tronger religious orientations
•
6mmigration to the U.0.• 4igher birth rates among ethnic minorities
• %ore 'omen entering the 'or(force
•
9opulation aging• 6ncreased recognition that the disabled
can function effectivel+ in societ+
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Amity Business School&imensions of Workforce &iversity
Core
• $ge
• 7ender
• ace
• eligion
• !thnicit+ Culture
• 0e&ual :rientation
• %ental 9h+sical
• /isabilities
Secondary
• !ducation
•
9ast -or( !&periences• @amil+ 0tatus
• 6ncome
• @irst Language
•ecreational 6nterests
• 7eographic Location
• @amil+
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eligion
@amil+ 0tatus
"alues
$ge
0e&ual :rientation
$ppearance
7ender
!ducation
Level
9rofessional
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/iversit+ $ffects*• ecruitment• 6ntervie'ing
• /isciplinar+ actions
•
ules of conduct• /ress codes
• 9erceptions of time
• -or( procedures
• %otivation for professional development• Counseling
• -or( schedule
•
ole of 'omen in operation
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Ste$s in "anaging &iversity
6dentif+ 6deal
@uture 0tate
$nal+ze 9resent
0+stems and
9rocedures
Change 0+stems,
9rocedures, and
9ractices
!valuate esults
and
@ollo'up
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%anaging /iversit+# The number of young workers in the workforce is increasing.# More women are joining the workforce.# The proportion of ethnic minorities in the total workforce is
increasing.# Workforce mobility is increasing# International careers and expatriates are becoming common.# International experience is becoming a pre-requisite for career
progression to many top leel managerial positions.
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4o' to manage /iversit+
effectivel+B• Top management commitment to value diversit+ is a pre
requisite.
• :rganising diversit+ training programmes that providea'areness and educate emplo+ees on cultural differences and
ho' to respond to these in the 'or(place.
• $ccommodate female emplo+ee needs, such as child care and
)ob sharing, to prevent their turnover .
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4o' to manage /iversit+
effectivel+B 2cntd3• 4ave a support group set up b+ an emplo+er to
provide a nurturing climate for emplo+ees 'ho
'ould other'ise feel isolated or alienated.
• Create mentoring programme in 'hich senior
managers identif+ promising 'omen and minorit+
emplo+ees and pla+ and important role in nurturing
their career progress.
• 7ender bias needs to be given up. Conscious
efforts need to be ta(en to minimise the bias.
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• 6ndia5s ran(ing in minimising gender gap is
rather lo'.
• $ccording to *lobal *ender *a$ +e$ort
DDE, 6ndia ran(ed ,,- out of ,.-
countries measured.
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• The fact that mismanaging diversit+ shall
result in d+sfunctional consequences
should not be ignored.
• -hen not managed effectivel+, diversit+
tends to lead to lo'er turnover, heightened
interpersonal conflict and more difficult
communication.