6HURM005W Cultural Differences and People Management Practice Individual Essay

The Assessment
The purpose of this assignment is to to develop your ability to self-evaluate and reflect, and to develop the your critical, creative thinking and effective communicating skills. In order to achieve this, you will need to have a good grasp of theory as you will be using theory to relate to a practical module topic. This is good preparation for the second assessment.

Learning Outcomes:
LO1: Articulate the importance of culture and the significance of cultural differences and be able to start to use theoretical models to conceptualise culture;
LO3: Identify and evaluate some of the major organisational and management models and research findings that have influenced our understanding of cultural differences and start to critically assess these using some social science/humanities models;
LO5: Critique theoretical frameworks and apply to practice;
LO6: Critically examine contemporary issues influencing business thinking and behaviour in relation to national culture.

Assessment format: Individual Essay (1000 word +/- 10%; excluding reference list
at end)
Your Task: Write a response to the following essay question:
What are the main challenges faced by expatriates working on international assignments? Evaluate the extent to which the expatriate experience can be improved through organisational support. Your should address how
organisations can help support the expatriate experience through assistance with cultural adjustment in terms of work-life balance OR gender equality issues.
The following sources provide a starting point for your analysis. You will be expected to locate further, relevant sources of your own. It is expected that you have read and understood Chapter 6 of the module
textbook:
Martinez Lucio, M. and MacKenzie, R. (eds) (2022) International Human
Resource Management: The Transformation of Work in a Global Context. 2nd ed. London: Sage.

This chapter should be cited in your reference list and you should use in text
citations to demonstrate your understanding of this chapter. In addition, you should locate a number of academic articles to develop your argument. The following give an indication of the type of article that would be suitable. As a starting point, you may want to find more recent work citing the articles and/or authors given below. You can also use these articles to develop useful keyword searches to help you find relevant and up-to-date material:

Caligiuri, P. and Lazarova, M. (2002), “A model for the influence of social interaction and social support on female expatriates’ cross-cultural adjustment”, The International Journal of Human Resource Management, Vol.
13 No. 5, pp. 761-772.
Cole, N. and McNulty, Y. (2011), “Why do female expatriates “fit-in” better than males? An analysis of self-transcendence and socio-cultural adjustment”, Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal, Vol. 18 No. 2, pp.144- 164.
Fischlmayr, I.C. and Kollinger, I. (2010), “Work-life balance – a neglected issue among Austrian female expatriates”, The International Journal of Human Resource Management, Vol. 21 No. 4, pp. 455-487.
Harrison, E.C. and Michailova, S. (2012), “Working in the Middle East: Western female expatriates’ experiences in the United Arab Emirates”, The International Journal of Human Resource Management, Vol. 23 No. 4, pp.
625-644.
Silbiger, A. and Pines, A.M. (2014), “Expatriate stress and burnout”, The International Journal of Human Resource Management, Vol. 25 No. 8, pp. 1170-1183.
Tzeng, R. (2006), “Gender issues and family concerns for women with international careers: Female expatriates in Western multinational corporations in Taiwan”, Women in Management Review, Vol. 21 No. 5, pp.
376-392. https://doi.org/10.1108/09649420610676190

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