The CEO of a multinational manufacturing company, with its headquarters in the UK, is considering aligning its organisational culture across all of its sites of operation. Currently, other than the UK, these are located in the US, Japan, and Finland.

Question

‘Critically discuss the factors that should be taken into consideration when attempting to align organisational culture across these sites, the challenges that might be encountered, and how these could be addressed in practice.’

In your answer, you should refer to relevant psychological, cultural, and organisational theory, and research-based evidence.