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1) Is cultural diversity a good thing? Underwhat circumstances would cultural diversity help teams become more effective?

2) what are the main drawbacks of Maslow's hierarchy of needs in a cross-cultural context? Think of specific reasons and examples which clearly demonstrate the shortcomings of Maslow's assumptions.

3) Why are leadership styles culture-specific? Think if examples/scenarios of leadership styles that might work well in a cultural context, and at the same time be a total failure in another cultural context. Think of anecdotes/examples that you may have experienced that would help illustrate this point.

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Is cultural diversity a good thing? Underwhat circumstances would cultural diversity help teams become more effective?

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1. Is cultural diversity a good thing? Under what circumstances would cultural diversity help teams become more effective?

Yes, cultural diversity is a good thing because it has great contributions to the workplace. Firms which promote and learn from diversity can integrate the ways of working with a diverse workforce and benefit from openness, better communication and flexibility. If the company can maintain work/life balance, training and developments for its employees, this may result with greater commitment and productivity of team members. Briefly managing cultural diversity in an effective way that enables teams not only overcomes such challenges but also to fully exploit the opportunities of cultural synergy to strategic advantage. A successfully managed multicultural workplace generates opportunities for learning, creativity, innovation and leadership among others. In order to be effective ensuring non-discriminatory selection criteria and activities that encourages all employees. Since the ...

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