Essay Questions -

Please answer two of the following essay questions:

1. You may negotiate a topic with the course coordinator up to three weeks before the official last submission date for the essay. The topic must conform to the course aims and goats but apart from that, you will have the flexibility to use your own career and personal interests as a basis for the subject matter. Make sure the essay title is written at the beginning of the essay. You will be graded according to the same criteria as for all other essay choices.

2. How might culture influence the way trust is communicated and interpreted in intercultural workplaces, based on a critical reading of the literature? What can be done to enhance intercultural trust in organisations?

3. Why are spirituality and religion relevant to culturally diverse and/or international organisations and their management?

4. Critically examine inter-cultural communication literature, focusing on key ways that that these ideas are relevant to international organisations and practices.

5. How does culture influence emotional display? Provide a critical analysis of the implications for organisational contexts based on quality sources from peer reviewed literature.

6. Drawing on the literature, how do people from different cultures approach conflict and/or negotiation, and its management? Suggest any implications for the international and/or culturally diverse workplace.

7. Examine the literature on how culture influences ethical perspectives and practices and critically discuss any practical implications for managers, organisations and employees, more broadly.

8. How can university business graduates develop cultural intelligence in preparation for positions in international and culturally diverse organisations. Support your ideas with references to quaky literature.