Solved: HI5013 – Managing Across Borders

Purpose:
This assignment is designed to assess your level of knowledge of the key topics covered in this unit.
Unit Learning Outcomes Assessed:
1. Critically evaluate the impact of globalization, organisations and their management;
2. Utilise different perspectives to interpret and analyse business, social and cultural problems in an international setting.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of the social, political, economic, technological and cultural forces that influence decision-making in international business.
4. Synthesise research and practice regarding international business and management issues and articulate possible solutions to a range of stakeholders.
5. Demonstrate an understanding business practice and research in the context of globalisation from a management perspective

Description:
Each week students were provided with three tutorial questions of varying degrees of difficulty. The tutorial questions are available in the Tutorial Folder, for each week, on Blackboard. The Interactive Tutorials are designed to assist students with the process, skills and knowledge to answer the provided tutorial questions. Your task is to answer a selection of tutorial questions from weeks 7 to 12 inclusive and submit these answers in a single
document.

The questions to be answered are:
Question 1 (7 marks)
(Note this question is based on the Week 7 Tutorial content)
You are the recently appointed expatriate manager of a subsidiary of a large multi-national enterprise, located in a developing country in Africa. Your first project is to re-negotiate a contractual agreement with a longstanding local supplier. However, you have been made aware that the local supplier is in final discussions with a rival company to gain exclusive
access to the same materials, which are essential for your company’s production process and supply chain. Discuss how you would approach the negotiations with the local supplier.
In your response, you should describe the five (5) stages of negotiation.
(7 marks. Word limit Maximum 300 words)

Question 2 (7 marks)
(Note this question is based on the Week 8 Tutorial content)
You are currently employed as a manager in the head office of a Western fast-food chain multi-national enterprise, which is looking to expand into new markets in developing countries and take market share away from the competitors. You have recently been included as a member of a high-level strategic planning committee, which will play a key role in developing the company’s future strategy and direction. You have been invited to offer your considered opinions at the next meeting. In the context of strategic planning, discuss the strategic options you will present at the meeting.
(7 marks. Word limit Maximum 300 words)

Question 3 (7 marks)
(Note this question is based on the Week 9 Tutorial content)
You are working as a management consultant to a large Australian multi-national enterprise in the pharmaceutical industry. You have been asked to evaluate the performance of a cross-border alliance with a European company, which is jointly developing a new medication for skin cancer treatment. You have been asked to produce a report on the success of this cross-border alliance. What would be the key factors for determining the
success of this cross-border alliance?
(7 marks. Word limit Maximum 300 words)

Question 4 (7 marks)
(Note this question is based on the Week 10 Tutorial content)
At a recent board meeting, the directors expressed their concerns over the company’s current organisational structure. It was described as “not being fit for purpose”. As an experienced manager, who has led “change management projects” in the past, you have been approached to provide your advice. Explain the advice you would provide and, in your response, discuss the factors which typically indicate the need for organisational change at a multi-national enterprise.
(7 marks. Word limit Maximum 300 words)

Question 5 (11 marks)
(Note this question is based on the Week 11 Tutorial content)
As a newly appointed Human Resources Director of a large multi-national enterprise, you have been asked to prepare a new human resources management (HRM) policy for the whole organisation. Some senior managers and other colleagues have criticized the current human resources and employment policy as “too ethnocentric”. Discuss the possible alternatives to the “ethnocentric approach” to HRM and state which approach you would recommend to be adopted in the new global HRM policy. (11 marks. Word limit Maximum 400 words)

Question 6 (11 marks)
(Note this question is based on the Week 12 Tutorial content)
As the expatriate sales manager of a local subsidiary of a western multi-national enterprise, located in Southeast Asia, you have just been given some disappointing news. Based on recent sales revenue results reported by head office, your business unit will be closed and your team of 32 employees will be disbanded, unless you can demonstrate a 20%
improvement in sales over the next twelve (12) months. As a popular leader and respected manager of the sales team, you want to prevent the closure of your business unit. What motivation and leadership strategies and techniques are required from you to prevent the closure of your business unit? In your response, discuss the likely cultural variables and the relevant motivational theories you will need to consider.
(11 marks. Word limit Maximum 400 words)

Submission Directions:
The assignment will be submitted via Blackboard. Each student will be permitted only ONE submission to Blackboard. You need to ensure that the document submitted is the correct one.

Academic Integrity
Holmes Institute is committed to ensuring and upholding Academic Integrity, as Academic Integrity is integral to maintaining academic quality and the reputation of Holmes’ graduates.
Accordingly, all assessment tasks need to comply with academic integrity guidelines. Table 1 identifies the six categories of Academic Integrity breaches. If you have any questions about Academic Integrity issues related to your assessment tasks, please consult your lecturer or tutor for relevant referencing guidelines and support resources. Many of these resources can
also be found through the Study Skills link on Blackboard.
Academic Integrity breaches are a serious offence punishable by penalties that may range from deduction of marks, failure of the assessment task or unit involved, suspension of course enrolment, or cancellation of course enrolment.
Table 1: Six Categories of Academic Integrity Breaches

Source: INQAAHE, 2020
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In addition, written assignments that are similar or identical to those of another student is also a violation of the Holmes Institute’s Academic Conduct and Integrity policy. The consequence for a violation of this policy can incur a range of penalties varying from a 50% penalty through suspension of enrolment. The penalty would be dependent on the extent
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Discussion Board for the unit.