Your task is to address the following, using theory and examples from the taught material and your wider reading.

1. Who is a global manager, characteristics and types
2. What is globalisation and how has it changed the world of business and management.
3. Explain the skills required for a global ready workforce.
4. Review the cultural complexities and contradictions that impact global business using examples.
5. Evaluate the regional trends and cultural differences across two countries of choice.
6. A fundamental challenge for managers on a new global assignment is that they often feel decidedly like outsiders, yet they must find ways to break into the local culture simply to do their job. What advice would you give to a colleague about to depart on an assignment to facilitate this process?