MGT 101 Saudi Electronic University Norwegian Air Shuttle Aspires Questions typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) Avoid plagiarismWORD forma

MGT 101 Saudi Electronic University Norwegian Air Shuttle Aspires Questions typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) Avoid plagiarismWORD format College of Administrative and Financial Sciences
Assignment 3
Principles of Management (MGT101)
Deadline: 11/04/2020 @ 23:59
Course Name: Principles of
Management
Course Code: MGT101
Student’s Name:
Semester: 2nd
CRN: 21726
Student’s ID Number:
Academic Year: 1440/1441 H, 2nd Term
For Instructor’s Use only
Instructor’s Name: Dr. Farrukh Khan
Students’ Grade: /10
Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low
Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY
• The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only)
via allocated folder.
• Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
• Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks
may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information
on the cover page.
• Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
• Late submission will NOT be accepted.
• Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from
students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO
marks. No exceptions.
• All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, doublespaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be
considered plagiarism).
• Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.
Assignment Workload:
• This Assignment comprise of a short Case.
• Assignment is to be submitted by each student individually.
Assignment Purposes/Learning Outcomes:
After completion of Assignment-3 students will able to understand the
LO 2. Recognize the functions of planning, organizing and controlling and how
they interrelate (Lo2.1)
LO 4. Apply knowledge and techniques of strategic planning and decision making.
(Lo2.1)
Assignment-3
Please read the Management in Action case “Norwegian Air Shuttle Aspires to
Become the Cheapest Global Airline” at the end of Chapter 4 “Global Management”
available in your textbook Management: A Practical Approach 7th edition by
Kinicki, A., & Williams, B., and answer the following questions:
Assignment Question(s):
(Marks 10)
1. What are the biggest challenges Norwegian experienced in trying to expand its
airline across the globe? (2.5 marks)
2. To what extent did you observe examples of ethnocentric, polycentric, or
geocentric attitudes in this case? Provide examples to support your conclusions.
(2.5 marks)
3. Use Table 4.4 (Given below) to identify cultural differences that are likely to
arise between Norwegian employees working in Denmark and Sweden and
Thailand. How might these differences affect interpersonal interactions, and
what can the company do to reduce any unintended conflict from these
differences? (3 marks)
4. What are the most important lessons to be learned about global management
from this case? Discuss.(2 marks)
TABLE 4.4 Countries Ranking Highest and Lowest on the Globe Cultural Dimensions
DIMENSION
HIGHEST
LOWEST
Power distance
Morocco, Argentina, Thailand, Spain,
Russia
Denmark, Netherlands, South Africa
(black sample), Israel, Costa Rica
Uncertainty
avoidance
Switzerland, Sweden, Germany (former
West), Denmark, Austria
Russia, Hungary, Bolivia, Greece,
Venezuela
Institutional
collectivism
Sweden, South Korea, Japan,
Singapore, Denmark
Greece, Hungary, Germany (former
East), Argentina, Italy
In-group
collectivism
Iran, India, Morocco, China, Egypt
Denmark, Sweden, New Zealand,
Netherlands, Finland
Gender
egalitarianism
Hungary, Poland, Slovenia, Denmark,
Sweden
South Korea, Egypt, Morocco, India,
China
Assertiveness
Germany (former East), Austria, Greece,
United States, Spain
Sweden, New Zealand, Switzerland,
Japan, Kuwait
Future orientation
Singapore, Switzerland, Netherlands,
Canada (English speaking), Denmark
Russia, Argentina, Poland, Italy,
Kuwait
Performance
orientation
Singapore, Hong Kong, New Zealand,
Taiwan, United States
Russia, Argentina, Greece, Venezuela,
Italy
Human orientation
Philippines, Ireland, Malaysia, Egypt,
Indonesia
Germany (former West), Spain,
France, Singapore, Brazil
5.
Source: Adapted from M. Javidan and R. J. House, “Cultural Acumen for the Global Manager: Lessons from
Project GLOBE,” Organizational Dynamics, Spring 2001, pp. 289–305.
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