LibGuides: HRM-7007 v3 : Cultural Issues: Week 3 Resources

Week 3 Resources

Assessing the Influence of the Cultural Perspective on Cross Cultural Conflict: An Analysis of Cultural Environment
Akhtar, F., Lodhi, S. A., & Khan, S. S. (2016). Assessing the influence of the cultural perspective on cross cultural conflict: An analysis of cultural environment. Pakistan Journal of Commerce & Social Sciences, 10(1), 84–103.
The purpose of this article is to explore the influence of cultural intangibles in multi-cultural organizations while highlighting a new role of enhanced understanding of cultural diversity” that would reduce team conflict for better group performance.
Transforming Cross-cultural Conflict into Collaboration: The Integration of Western and Eastern Values
Chen, N., Chao, M. C., Xie, H., & Tjosvold, D. (2018). Transforming cross-cultural conflict into collaboration: The integration of western and eastern values. Cross Cultural & Strategic Management, 25(1), 70–95.
The importance of this paper is to directly examine the impacts of organization-level collectivism and individualism, as well as high and low power distance, to determine the interactive effects of these four factors on cross-cultural conflict management.
Avoiding Cultural Traps
Glover, J., & Friedman, H. L. (2015). Avoiding cultural traps. In Transcultural competence: Navigating cultural differences in the global community (pp. 129–144). American Psychological Association.
The purpose of this article is to review the importance of cultural awareness in the context of the organization.

Siegmund AV. (2015, December 8). Geert Hofstede introduces dimensions of societal culture [Video]. YouTube.

The importance of this resource is to hear directly from the theorist Geert Hofstede and his dimensions of societal culture.

When Culture Doesn’t Translate
Meyer, E. (2015). When culture doesn’t translate. Harvard Business Review, 93(10), 66–6.
This article discusses the points of conflict that happens between two or more cultures coming together.
Integrating Cross-Cultural Competencies into Leadership Development
Woodland, T. (2016). Integrating cross-cultural competencies into leadership development. TD: Talent Development, 70(11), 54–58.
The importance of this resource is to review the issues that arise when trying to integrate multiple cultures from a leadership perspective.