Multinational Management

Week 4 Assignments are due Monday September 1, 2014

I will do the discussion for week 4

Week 4 Assignment:

Working In a Foreign Country

Working in a foreign country could have its difficulties.  These difficulties could change if you are there for a short term assignment as compared to long term assignment.

· Select a country where you would like to work. List at least 3 concerns that you have of living and working in that culture.

· Also list 3 reasons why you think it would be beneficial to work in that country.

· Lastly, would any of these benefits or concerns change the way you work when you return to a position in the United States?

· This assignment should be 2,000 words.

This assignment should be a minimum of 2,000 words, Times New Roman, double spaced.

An option to the written paper is to create a Power Point presentation and record yourself presenting the response to this assignment. The recorded video should be 5-7 minutes in length and references should be provided in APA format within the post.

Week 4 Midterm: Due Monday, September 1, 2014

1. Illustrate common and unique features of localization vs standardization using a Venn Diagram or similar chart, be sure that the chart or graph shows specific examples.

2. Examine and provide a detailed example of norm of reciprocity in a multinational company

3. Compare the human resources philosophy of two companies from the same industry. Comparison should include their similarities, differences and at least one item that gives that company a competitive advantage.

4. Elaborate on the impact of communication in a MNC. Create a detailed example of good communication and a detailed example of a time that communication was not good.

5. Relate how behavioral norms, attitudes and values define a country’s culture.

Week 5: Assignments are due September 8, 2014

I will do the discussion myself….

Week 5 Assignment: says an audio recording. I’m a girl so let me know if you can do this assignment.

Teamwork

Teams and teamwork are impacted by the growth of a company to international stature.

· Select a foreign company that has come to the US (not the other way around!), describe how employees communicate between subsidiaries, how do they handle the time differences?

· How are meetings conducted? How much travel is involved for team members?

· If you were a leader in this foreign company, how would you persuade American workers to participate? Would you have trouble evaluating their performance?

Create an audio or video recording that is 3-5 minutes in length explaining your thoughts on this topic.

Also provide an outline of your recording complete with 3-4 references. One reference must be from the text and you may not use Wikipedia or a dictionary web site.

To record audio here are three suggestions:

1. Use a voice recorder app on your smartphone and transfer file to your computer

2. Install free, open source application Audacity for PC or Mac ( link here )

3. Use the internal microphone of your laptop and Sound Recorder tool found in the Accessories menu of most versions of Windows

Week 6 Assignment is due September 15, 2014

This assignment can be recorded or written.

Relocation

XYZ International has just offered you a position in their office in China. How will you respond? What are your concerns? What about your family? How long will the relocation be?

· Select one of the stages of negotiation and write a dialog of how the conversation may go between you and your supervisor that has offered this relocation.

· Work with a classmate or friend and record this dialog.

A recorded dialog should be 3-5 minutes. If you choose to write the conversation it should consist of at least 2,000 words and use APA formatting (Type face: Times New Roman - 12 point, with a cover page.)

To record audio here are three suggestions:

1. Use a voice recorder app on your smartphone and transfer file to your computer

2. Install free, open source application Audacity for PC or Mac ( link here )

3. Use the internal microphone of your laptop and Sound Recorder tool found in the Accessories menu of most versions of Windows