Posted: September 13th, 2017

Managing Across Cultures

Managing Across Cultures

Order Description

3000 words
Arora and Rohmetra. (2010) propose that Cultural Intelligence (CQ) is one of the key managerial competencies needed for dealing effectively with people from different cultural backgrounds across sectors and industries including hospitality.

Evaluate the importance of CQ in your chosen vocational area and analyse the extent to which the development of CQ might help the progression of your future career.

As this essay is partially self-reflective in nature the use of the first person is permissible when discussing CQ and yourself.

Arora, P., & Rohmetra, N. (2010). Cultural Intelligence: Leveraging Differences to Bridge the Gap in the International Hospitality Industry. International Review of Business Research Papers, 6(5), 216-234. http://www.bizresearchpapers.com/17.%20Pallvi%20Aroara-FINAL.pdf

ii. Critically evaluate the major theoretical and empirical studies of national cultural differences, highlighting their contributions and limitations.
iv. Critically evaluate the skills and experience needed for a successful career in a globalised workplace

Access the relevant module site in UCB Online and visit the ‘Assignments’ section.  Here you will find the submission link you will need to use in order to submit your assignment (see ‘View Assignment’ link in the example below).

IMPORTANT!  It is your responsibility to ensure you submit the correct piece of work/file and that you submit it to the correct submission point.  You can identify the correct submission point by the period in which you are required to submit it and by assessment.  For example the submission point for Semester 1 Coursework 1 will appear as S1 CW1 as in the example below.

You should aim to submit your assignment 24 hours before the deadline.

Work submitted via alternative methods e.g email will NOT be accepted.

You are strongly advised to take advantage of the ability to submit multiple times before the deadline.  This will enable you to test and familiarise yourself with the submission procedure so that you can resolve any problems before the actual assignment Due date.

Once the Due date has passed, you can only submit your assignment if you have not already made a submission.  Each subsequent submission will overwrite a previous submission and therefore the most recent file submitted will be the one that is marked.

Post Date: 20th April 2015

Extenuating Circumstances Frontispiece Assignment Key
If you have experienced genuine issues impacting your ability to submit your assessment then you must complete an Extenuating Circumstances application through ATS. The following key will identify the exact piece of assessment that relate to the issues you have experienced.

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Extenuating Circumstances need to be supported by evidence. This should be taken to The Registry
In order to access the correct frontispiece you will need to access the Assignment Tracking System (ATS) via UCB Online or directly by typing in http://ats.ucb.ac.uk

Module Learning Outcomes

For the module students must achieve the following outcomes:

ii.    Critically evaluate the major theoretical and empirical studies of national cultural differences, highlighting their contributions and limitations.
iv.    Critically evaluate the skills and experience needed for a successful career in a globalised workplace

Assignment Remit

Arora and Rohmetra. (2010)  propose that Cultural Intelligence (CQ) is one of the key managerial competencies needed for dealing effectively with people from different cultural backgrounds across sectors and industries including hospitality.

Evaluate the importance of CQ in your chosen vocational area and analyse the extent to which the development of CQ might help the progression of your future career.

As this essay is partially self-reflective in nature the use of the first person is permissible when discussing CQ and yourself.

Arora, P., & Rohmetra, N. (2010). Cultural Intelligence: Leveraging Differences to Bridge the Gap in the International Hospitality Industry. International Review of Business Research Papers, 6(5), 216-234. http://www.bizresearchpapers.com/17.%20Pallvi%20Aroara-FINAL.pdf

Format
Electronic Format Requirement required (Note to lecturers: refer to Module Leader Guide to assessments that are appropriate for e-submission via Turnitin for a list of acceptable file formats):

Length
3000 words

Grading Criteria
‘UCB’s Generic Grading Criteria for HE work at Level 7 apply to this assignment.

In addition you are required to consider the following guidance points which are there to help you structure an effective piece of work. Guidance on essay and report writing is available under ‘Academic Matters’ in your Student Handbook. In addition note the presentation standards specified in the Student Handbook concerning margins, font and layout.

Plagiarism
Please note that this assignment is an individual piece of work and should represent your own individual effort.  College policy in case of plagiarism will apply.

In preparation for your final submission Turnitin facilitates the submission of draft work which you can self-check using the originality function. This matching software is useful to use to ensure that you have appropriately acknowledged/ referenced the sources used.