CULTURAL MANAGEMENT

Cross Cultural Management

Cross Cultural Management

Introduction

The company, Business Objects was incorporated in France initially, yet was given an English name because the founders felt they could market the company more effectively, and the influence of U.S was so extensive that in France it was assumed that this company was a subsidiary of a U.S company. The employee's, as well as finance and business partners were from around the world. The company had offices in California, Newyork and other locations of United States, as well as in Germany, the UK and Singapore.

Eventually, it deliberately split the main office in France just to emphasize to employees that this business was not French company. However research and development was conducted in France due to the low turnout rate and less focus on salaries, to create English, German, French, Japanese and Spanish versions of the product.

Policy That Should be Adopted

This company is the perfect example of a globalized firm. Any business that has various cultures working together and a multi cultural environment as well as a work force so different from each other in terms of cast, creed, race, class and gender, will need a policy to effectively manage his Human Resource.

Monsieur Liataud, CEO of Business Objects should adopt a policy on Diversity. It is good and effective governance to develop a policy of diversity just for the sake of having motivated and satisfied employees and improving the performance of the company.

The policy being introduced should be according to the unique requirements of the employees and the situation at hand. The policy makers should be aware of what will be most suitable for a larger corporate group like Business Object. Policies will have to be according to the industry sector of the company and they will have to keep in mind that this company operates across various industries and countries and this isn't just low level diversity, it is a collaboration of multiple cultures.

Employing People from Various Countries

Majority of the businesses have been impacted by cultural differences because of globalization and are now expanding their operations to different countries of the world. Legislation, law and practices may vary from country to country, which means that for an employer it is a very difficult task to implement group wide policies that are in adherence to the local laws of each country. Management needs to be prepared to have deep understanding of their multi cultural, multi racial and multi ethnic employee's cultural system, their work ethics, religious beliefs, value system, what motivates them etc.

When employing individuals from various countries it is crucial to remember that as the saying goes, not one shoe fits all. It is important to remember that the businesses Human Resource is multi cultural and every individual has different set of values, norms, work ethics, belief's, attitudes, cultural cues etc. Same corporate policies cannot be applied to the entire team. What is required to be done is to conduct an in-depth study of the employee's cultures and come up ...