This document discusses factors that affect global management and success of expatriate managers. It asks questions about other challenges to human resource management in international offices besides cultural differences. It also asks about abilities that could help or hinder success for an expatriate assignment in Uzbekistan, reasons for the high failure rate of expat managers there, and how to increase their success. Finally, it asks how culture has impacted work practices in Uzbekistan due to Russian influence, based on Hofstede's perspective.
Global Management Discussion - Cultural Factors & Expat Success
1. Discussion - Global Management
This assignment is designed to integrate the reflection of
personal experience and the information covered in the
textbook.
A
ssuming
you are
Ludmilla
responding to a recent email from Juanita, answer the following
questions:
Besides cultural differences, what other factors might affect
human resource management with this international office?
What abilities will help Juanita succeed and potentially fail in
this assignment as an expatriate?
What has been the reason for the high failure rate of expatirate
managers in Uzbekistan? What can Ludmilla do to increase the
success of expats?
Since Uzbekistan has been significantly influenced by Russia
for over 70 years, from Hofstede’s perspective, what impact has
culture had on appraisal systems, self- managing teams, and
systems for gathering suggestions from workers?
