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The workplace is becoming more culturally diverse. It is important for leaders to understand and manage these differences in workplace culture and diversity.
Describe a time when you experienced culture or diversity differences in the workplace (either at your current or past place of work).
Based on these differences explain the following:
Describe the differences in culture and diversity by using Cultural Dimensions.
Compare and contrast your culture or the diversity factors with the differences that were presented in the workplace.
Explain how you or your leader handled the cultural or diversity differences.
Determine how these differences could have been mitigated.
Examine the leadership style that you or your leader used to manage these differences.
Directions:
Write a three-part essay (i.e., an essay that includes an introduction paragraph, the essay's body, and a conclusion paragraph) that addresses the assignment's guide questions. Do not address the questions using a question and answer format.
Your well-written paper should meet the following requirements:
Be three to five pages in length, which does not include the title page, abstract or required reference page, which are never a part of the content minimum requirements.
Use Saudi Electronic University academic writing standards and APA style guidelines.
Support your submission with course material concepts, principles and theories from the textbook and at least two scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles unless the assignment calls for more.
Required (in addition to this, you can also use additional related references)
Chapter 16 in Leadership: Theory and Practice
Gates, M. (2015, May 27). Cross-cultural factors in leadership in the Middle East. CrossCulture.
Studerman Solutions. (2016, May 16). 24 charts of leadership styles around the world.
Vogelgesang, G., Clapp-Smith, R., and Osland, J. (2014). The relationship between positive psychological capital and global mindset in the context of global leadership. Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies, 21, 165-178.
Goodapple, J. (2015). Navigating leadership in U.S.-based multinationals. Cornell HR Review, 1-4.