Leadership

Assume that your boss has asked you to prepare a formal business report on Cross-Cultural Differences in

Leadership which will be shared at the next executive meeting. (THIS IS YOUR AUDIENCE)

In this report they want to see well-documented information on the ways cross-cultural differences affects

leadership in the 21st century.

Your report should contain two main parts:

1) general part, which evaluates current trends in cross-cultural communication and most relevant

frameworks dealing with cross-cultural differences;

2) specific part, which evaluates how cross-cultural differences influence the performance of the

chosen company with specific examples; this part should be written in a problem-solution format

and end up with set of recommendations relevant for the company.

Use appropriate heading titles – “General Part” would not be appropriate, for example.

In order to get A and B level grades, you must demonstrate knowledge of frameworks and studies beyond

the content of the textbook and in-class explanations in your report and provide a relevant set of

recommendations, targeting specific problems you identified in the chosen company. Avoid general

recommendations which could be applied to almost any company.

Requirements:

 Write the paper using APA style with at least 6-8 citations and references in addition to the

textbook.

All sources must have: authors, publication dates, and publishers.

 The paper should be at least 3000 words, should follow a formal business report format including

an introduction, main body, conclusion and recommendations, and must exhibit good writing,

research, and analytical skills. You do not need to include executive summary or a table of

contents.

 Report should be written in the formal style (remember who your audience is); avoid using

personal pronouns and sharing personal experience for this assignment; avoid/limit usage of

charts, diagrams and other visual components, instead concentrate on making your ideas

coherent, relevant and convincing.

 Submit your paper via Turnitin before the due date; late submissions are penalized by 5%/day

This assignment holds a value of 20% of your final grade. The presentation associated with it holds a

value of 10% of your course grade.