Using relevant and appropriate frameworks developed during the module, you are required to compare and contrast the cultures of two countries of your choice

Essay

Task: Using relevant and appropriate frameworks developed during the module, you are required to compare and contrast the cultures of two countries of your choice. You are then required to choose organisation(s) that have expanded into these countries and analysed the issues they faced and how they responded to the cultural context

Weighting:100 %

Marking Criteria

Introduction 5%

Introduce the topic and discussion of the general importance of culture.

Learning outcome: 1,2

Use of the theoretical frameworks 35%

Use of theoretical frameworks to analyse your chosen countries.

Learning outcome: 1,2,3

Organisation approach 25%

Level of analysis in relation to how the organisation(s) adapted to cultural differences through the appropriate frameworks and the outcomes of the strategies employed.

Learning outcome: 1,2,4

Recommendations 20%

What are the implications of the analysis for your chosen organisation(s) and what can organisations learn generally from this analysis

Learning outcome: 1,2,4

Conclusions 5%

What are the main implications from your work relating to the implications in terms of the impact of culture?

Learning outcome: 1,2

Presentation 10%

Good graphics, good structure including a contents page and page numbers, good use of written expression / language, use of Harvard Reference Style

Learning outcome: 3

TOTAL MARKS: 100