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• Our historyLinks to an external site. webpage
• Chapter 6 of your textbook Leadership Essentials: Practical and Proven Approaches in Leadership and Supervision
• MBA Program Case Study
• Dimensions of Cultural Difference and Their EffectLinks to an external site. webpage
• Walmart Case Study interactive

In the first half of the assignment, you will prepare for Walmart to operate in a foreign market. You will need to do the following:

• Analyze at least two leadership models and/or styles to determine which one will be more suitable for leading employees and for responding to stakeholders in a country outside of North America.
• Determine the leadership competencies that would be beneficial to you as a leader in the selected foreign market. You will choose Peru, New Zealand, Philippines, Egypt, Czech Republic, or the United Arab Emirates for your analysis.
• Compare and contrast concepts of cultural leadership according to how they can be applied in the country that you have selected.
• Determine the leadership skills and practices that should be used to foster team and organizational success.

In the second half of the assignment, you will conduct an analysis of the country where you have decided to expand operations. The analysis must include:

• The rationale for country selection based on demographic and economic data.
• The analysis should inform leadership about the country’s culture based upon GLOBE’s nine dimensions of culture as argued in Lumen (n.d.).
• Incorporate each of the nine dimensions of culture in an analysis that will be hypothetically presented to Walmart leadership. When using the nine dimensions, current information about the culture of the selected country must be used.

The purpose of this preliminary analysis is to make sure that the leadership team understands the complexities of expanding into the country that you have selected.

In your assignment,

• Analyze the demographic and economic data of a country where Walmart is currently not operating.
  • The Business Insights (Gale)Links to an external site. database from the UAGC Library will assist in finding Company Profiles and Country Profiles.
• Conduct an analysis for Walmart leadership about the country’s culture based on the GLOBE’s nine dimensions of culture.
• Explain how Walmart’s leadership skills and practices may lead to organizational success.
• Formulate a model of cultural and ethical leadership as it applies to Walmart at a global level.

The Walmart Analysis for Leadership final Assignment

• must be 8 to 10 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site. resource.
• must include a separate title page with the following in title case:
  • title of paper in bold font
    • Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
  • student’s name
  • name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
  • course name and number
  • instructor’s name
  • due date
• must utilize academic voice.
  • Review the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
• must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.
  • Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
  • For assistance on writing Introductions & ConclusionsLinks to an external site. and Writing a Thesis StatementLinks to an external site., refer to the Writing Center resources.
• must use at least 5 scholarly sources in addition to the course text.
  • The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
  • To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, refer to this Quick and Easy Library ResearchLinks to an external site. tutorial, 
• must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site. guide.
• must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center.
  • Refer to the APA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resource in the Writing Center for specifications.