Firstly, define ''multicultural workforce'' -- is it where a company needs to expand overseas thru Joint Venture, subsidiaries; or is it where a company, such as one in Australia literally has a multicultural workforce? I suppose it could be both, really.. so that will be the introduction. The challenges of managing a multicultural workforce arise from the different values, attitudes, traditions, customs and ideologies of each individual, which in turn affects organisational stuctures, cultures and dynamics. Culture encompasses: beliefs, norms, mores, traditions etc. Frameworks for Examining Cultures -- *Kluckhohn and Strotdbeck''s Variations in Values Orientations **Hofstede''s Dimensions of Cultural Values Chinese Value Survey *Schwartz''s Value Survey Ronen and Shenkar''s Country Clusters World Values Survey Trust as a transnational value (see below) . How culture affects: relationships with people--- task vs relationships masculinity/femininity hierarchy peer relations other --- organisational structure - buraucracy, chinese family business, japanese keiretsu etc space (business etiquette, degree of interactions) language time (long term, short term) religion -morals ethics education mass communication media institutional cultures - should a company accomodate cultures or create their own, what to do when 2 institutional cultures come together NB!! some of these sections overlap How it might affect HR management Limitations of culture of a predictive and explanatory tool basic conclusion - providing a basic framework for analyzing cultures enables managers to understand and evaluate changes in cultures that have implications for international organisational behaviour. For example, global business requires some level of trust among those engaged in transactions even though written contracts exist. THE ASSIGNMENT NEED TO BE IN PROPER ESSAY FORMAT AND FULLY REFERENCED.