Would you adapt how you offer feedback when interacting with someone from a culture different from yours? Why or why not?

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Members of different cultures view feedback differently. In the United States and Europe, for example, individuals prefer direct communication, expecting feedback to be honest and reflective of the feelings of the person giving it. In contrast, members of Asian cultures, such as the Japanese, prefer communicating in a less specific and more indirect way, perhaps because of the value they place on politeness and the maintenance of a positive image. Consequently, members of Asian cultures, may expect feedback also to be more indirect, confirming their belief that bluntness could injure the self-esteem of the person to whom feedback is directed. This may happen not just out of concern for others’ reactions, however, but because of the understanding that their fate and fortune are bound up with the fate and fortune of others. Of course, at times Americans are also indirect, particularly when discussing sensitive topics or when nervous about another’s response.

Similarly, in close relationships, interacting with people they know well and trust, members of Asian cultures may choose to be direct. Asian cultures also instill in members a respect for silence. Silence, rather than talk, communicates. As a result, when interacting with members of Asian cultures, rather than break a silence with talk, persons from other cultures can benefit from learning to use the quiet in a way conducive to feedback once the silence ends.

Construct a 300-word original response that answers the questions below:

1. Would you adapt how you offer feedback when

interacting with someone from a culture different from

yours? Why or why not?

2. In what ways, if any, might using your typical way of

offering feedback pose problems for you when you are

responding to someone of a different culture? Explain.

3. Provide textual support for your answers.

Explain why an on-boarding process needs to be created. Then create an outline of an on-boarding process. Include a brief explanation of each step and explain why it is important.

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In this assignment, you will create an outline of an onboarding process. Summarize what you feel are the 2 most important elements in onboarding in the global environment.

Write a one to two (1-2) page memorandum to your Human Resource Director in which you:

  1. Explain why an on-boarding process needs to be created. Then create an outline of an on-boarding process. Include a brief explanation of each step and explain why it is important.
  2. Summarize what you believe are the two (2) most critical elements to consider when on-boarding in the global environment.
  3. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
    1. Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
    2. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, your professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
    3. Use the APA format to reference your work, including in-text references when necessary.See the APA Guide located in the Student Center tab.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Analyze international business strategy to identify human resource requirements and formulate supporting HRM plans that can improve productivity and contribute to the firm’s competitiveness.
  • Select performance management processes to assess and improve performance throughout a multinational corporation.
  • Propose training programs to improve performance throughout a multinational corporation and address the considerations for effective learning in a diverse workforce of expatriates, host country nationals, and third-country nationals.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in global HRM.
  • Write clearly and concisely about global HRM using proper writing mechanics.

Develop a strategy that illustrates how you would address each of the eight (8) stages of change: Establishing a sense of urgency

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Using the company that your instructor previously approved, apply Kotter’s eight (8) steps of change management to an HR situation you have selected for change. You will address all eight (8) of the Kotter steps, developing an action plan for each step. Use a tablet, smartphone, laptop, desktop, or traditional video recorder to record a maximum of a five to seven (5-7) minute dynamic video on the topics detailed below. Alternatively, you may submit a four to six (4-6) page paper instead of the video submission.

Note: If you are using a tablet or smartphone you will need to email the video file to yourself, then save it to a computer in order to upload to Blackboard. You may want to upload your video to a file sharing service, such as Dropbox, if your email will not let you send a large video file. Dropbox is accessible from all smartphones and tablets from the Dropbox app.

Once you are ready to upload your video to Blackboard, click here to view the “Student Video Assignment Submission” video tutorial in the “Creating a Presentation for Your Course” playlist.

Please use the following naming convention in the popup window for your video once it is finished uploading:

Title: Your First Name, Your Last Name – Managing Organizational Change

Tags: HRM560, Organizational Change

Description: First Name, Last Name – HRM560 Assignment 3 (Date Uploaded ex. 11-14-2014)

Prepare and present a video that is a maximum of five to seven (5-7) minutes OR write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

  1. Ascertain how each of the steps applies to your specific organization.
  2. Develop a strategy that illustrates how you would address each of the eight (8) stages of change:
    1. Establishing a sense of urgency
    2. Creating coalition
    3. Developing vision and strategy
    4. Communicating the vision
    5. Empowering broad-based action
    6. Generating short-term wins
    7. Consolidating gains and producing more change
    8. Anchoring new approaches into the culture
  3. Use at least four (4) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other similar Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Note: If you choose to submit a video presentation, please also submit a one (1) page summary of your presentation.

If you choose the written paper, your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Compare theories of change management and select an appropriate theory for an organization change.
  • Analyze diagnostic models relevant to various aspects of the change management process.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in managing organizational change.
  • Write clearly and concisely about managing organizational change using proper writing mechanics.
  • Identify organizational changes that link to vision.

Click here to view the written paper grading rubric for this assignment.

Identify the type of budget you will use and explain how this will be helpful in your new job. Describe how this report can be used to discipline your managers.

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Congratulations! You have just been called for your third and final  interview for a position as the food and beverage manager for the Ocean  Beach Café. You have been asked to prepare a report for this interview  in which you will address several items that are critical to your  success and, more importantly, to the success of the Ocean Beach Café.

In your paper,

  • Identify who you would involve in this process and explain why.
  • Identify the type of budget you will use and explain how this will be helpful in your new job.
  • Describe how this report can be used to discipline your managers.
  • Indicate how you would calculate labor cost and describe what you can do to control labor cost.
  • Explain how to address food cost.
  • Identify internal controls that you can use to minimize your losses of food and beverages.
  • Identify how inventories will be conducted and explain why this is important to your food and beverage cost.
  • Explain how the new menu relates to profitability.
  • Describe what cost-volume-profit (CVP) analysis and break-even  analysis are and determine how these should be used in making decisions  regarding the menu.
  • Distinguish the difference between price and value and describe management’s responsibilities with regard to each.

Writing the Final Paper

The Final Paper

  1. Must be at least eight double-spaced pages in length (not including  the title and reference pages), and formatted according to APA style as  outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  2. Must include a title page with the following:
    1. Title of paper
    2. Student’s name
    3. Course name and number
    4. Instructor’s name
    5. Date submitted
  3. Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
  4. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
  5. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
  6. Must include references and citations from the text and at least  three scholarly sources, including a minimum of two from the Ashford  University Library.
  7. Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  8. Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.