Leadership Across Cultures

This week, we learned about different types of leadership directives and leadership styles. As a reflection of these principles, visit the website of General Electric, a powerful MNC in energy and power systems, health care, finance, and appliances.

Discover GE’s international operations, learn about its product lines, review its new and existing members on the board of directors, and review its latest annual report. Then answer these questions with a focus on GE’s leadership:

1. On how many continents and in how many countries does GE do business? Does GE offer different product lines in different countries? If so, why, and if not, why not?
2. Using the Managerial Grid (Fig.13-2), in which country or countries could GE apply each of the 5 management styles? Give examples of each of the 5 styles.
3. Using the Managerial Grid (Fig. 13-2), which leadership style do you think the GE corporate CEO could implement on a global basis, and why?
4. Reflect on this Module and this course and explain whether the leadership style you chose in # 3 above matches your skills, abilities, and personality. Why or why not?

Implementation Plan For Strategic Recommendation

Describe in some detail how the firm should go about implementing the strategic recommendation. (the strategic recommendation will be provided) Provide a timeline for implementation, a list of the resources or capabilities the company needs to acquire or develop, some assessment of costs involved (to the extent available financial information allows), the organizational/structural changes required and problems that might be encountered during the implementation. Talk in specifics. Discuss the conditions under which your strategic recommendation might not work.

 Development of industrialization policy in agricultural sector

What role should the governments play with respect to the agricultural sector in developing countries to align with new industrializations policy in their attempts to alleviate poverty?

 

Importance of assessing economic factors in international markets

Using these three chapters as a foundation, in a 3-page paper, respond to the following questions:

Reading: chapter 2, 3, and 4 – Hill, C.W. L. (2020). International Business: Competing in the Global Marketplace. [VitalSource Bookshelf]. Retrieved from https://online.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781264123926/

(a) Describe the importance of assessing economic factors in international markets; and what are some economic factors / indicators you would analyze.

(b) Describe the importance of assessing political and legal factors in international markets.

(c) Describe the importance of assessing cultural factors in international markets.

Note: Please make sure to create sub-sections in your paper where you focus on each of these questions

Most classes have a 2 paper requirement per course. Please be sure to address the following requirements when completing your papers:

•  The cover page and reference page/s are not included in the above-stated page requirement. These should be in addition to page requirements.
•  Papers need to be formatted in proper APA 7th Edition style.
•  Each paper requires a minimum of at least three outside peer-reviewed sources for your references (unless stated otherwise in the guidance above).

o   Acceptable/credible sources include: Academic journals and books, industry journals,  and the class textbook.   To include additional types of sources, please review the “Guidelines for finding and utilizing required references for your paper,” shared below.

•  Using your textbook is highly recommended to demonstrate that you have read the required material and/or are connecting new thoughts to the course text/learnings.