Being sensitive towards cultural differences is important for managers when managing people from diverse backgrounds and undertaking business dealings in different countries. Suppose a CEO who come from the Pacific is being recruited to head an American global company. The company has operations globally in North America, Latin America, Australia, Europe and Asia. Discuss potential challenges and issues that a Pacific island manager/CEO might face when working with people from different cultural backgrounds (i.e. American, Asian, Latin American, Australian, & European). Based on your findings, suggest some managerial skills that are critical to addressing these challenges and issues.

The purpose of this individual assessment is to provide a student with an opportunity to develop self-awareness, critical thinking and research skills independently. The student is required to conduct research on a specific management topic/issue and report findings using a specific format (i.e. an academic report format). The student is required to investigate the following research topic:

Being sensitive towards cultural differences is important for managers when managing people from diverse backgrounds and undertaking business dealings in different countries. Suppose a CEO who come from the Pacific is being recruited to head an American global company. The company has operations globally in North America, Latin America, Australia, Europe and Asia. Discuss potential challenges and issues that a Pacific island manager/CEO might face when working with people from different cultural backgrounds (i.e. American, Asian, Latin American, Australian, & European). Based on your findings, suggest some managerial skills that are critical to addressing these challenges and issues.

In writing this Research Report, the student should apply management perspectives, a concept or theory learned from topics covered in the course and allocated readings. The student should also conduct a literature review and search for information beyond lecture notes, textbook and course materials in order to support their findings and argument. References should be provided at the end of the report, i.e. 10-15 references. Resources on how to write the Research report will be provided on Moodle only for guidance. Refer to the relevant Marking Rubric for information on criteria that will be assessed.

Question 12 (1 point)

How are projects different than programs?

Question 12 options:

	projects are large and programs are small
	Programs are 2 or more projects that contribute to the program objective
	Programs can be watched closely by management
	Projects are more risky than programs

Question 13 (1 point)

read carefully - ProJect scope are the Deliverables of the project and ProDuct scope are the activities needed to build/complete the deliverables

Question 13 options:

	True
	False

Question 14 (1 point)

A Project Charter has high level information such as high level requirements, high level risks, etc whereas a Scope Statement has detailed information

Question 14 options:

	True
	False

Question 15 (1 point)

A stakeholder register formally registers project team members so they can be paid

Question 15 options:

	True
	False

Need all answers if u can't please don't attempt half and incorrect answers