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Go to page 361 of Managing in the Global Economy and read the exercise - "Managing in the Global Economy: A Field Exercise. then complete Part 2.

Staffing Plan Community Relations Overview

This project is designed to provide an opportunity to apply what you have learned throughout the semester. It involves the completion of a two-part research project focusing on identifying a suitable new plant location for a company (Part 1) and then considering how you would prepare yourself to run this new plant (Part 2). Completing this project will require research and analysis, as well as reflection and introspection. The end result will be two papers that apply what you have learned to a real company doing business globally.

In Part 2, assume that your company has agreed with your site recommendation. Construction will begin shortly, and you have been asked to move to the new location to oversee the construction. Once the new facility is complete, you will take over as its first managing director. You should plan to be there for about three years. You will begin your assignment immediately and must be prepared to leave for the new site in 90 days. Upon arrival, you will need to hire a competent workforce – both workers and local area managers – to staff the facility. Moreover, as managing director, you will be responsible both for a successful start-up and for subsequent operations of the entire facility. This will be a good career move for you, as long as you succeed. As you approach this new assignment, however, it is important that you be fully prepared. Your supervisor has therefore asked you to prepare a short report outlining how you intend to acocomplish the following items in a timely fashion:

The project must:

be typed, double-spaced, in 12-point Times New Roman or Arial font, with margins no wider than one inch
have a title page with your name, the course name, the date, and the instructor’s name.
have footnotes or endnotes, with correct citations
have a bibliography of sources used.
be prepared using word processing software (Microsoft Word preferred). Projects may not be submitted in pdf or docm

Part 2 Grading rubric

Criteria

Does not meet Expectations

Minimally meets expectations

Meets Expectations

Final Student Score

Management Philosophy

0-1

3-4

0-4

Describe the approach you plan to take in managing the facility, including what you consider to be the optimal management style for maximizing productivity, employee retention, and employee satisfaction. Include a discussion of how this strategy will fit with the culture and challenges you may encounter abroad, as well as how you plan to implement this management style.

Student failed to identify and/or fully describe the approach s/he will take in managing the facility, including implementation. The student did not include a discussion of how the strategy will fit with the culture of the chosen country.

Student partially identified and described the approach s/he will take in managing the facility. The discussion of how the strategy will fit with the host culture was unclear, incomplete, or confusing.

Student clearly identified and described the approach s/he will take in managing the facility, including implementation, along with a complete discussion of how the strategy will fit with the culture of the chosen country.

Staffing Plan

0-1

3-4

0-4

Describe your staffing plan, including how you plan to recruit and hire workers and managers needed in your new plant (assume you will need approximately 30 mid- and low-level managers and 100 employees).

Student failed to describe how s/he will recruit and hire workers and managers in the new plant.

The discussion of recruiting and hiring managers and employees for the new plant was unclear, incomplete or confusing.

Student included a detailed and comprehensive discussion of the ways in which new managers and employees will be recruited for the new plant.

Community Relations

0-1

3-4

0-4

Describe how you will establish a rapport with the local population, including a discussion as to how this is similar or different from what you would use in your home country and, if it is different, the reasons for the difference.

Student provided no or minimal discussion of how s/he will establish a rapport with the local community.

The information provided about community relations outreach was incomplete, unclear, and/or contradictory.

Student provided a thorough discussion of ways in which s/he will outreach to the local community, including a discussion of how this is different from outreach in the home country.

Measuring Success

0-1

3-4

0-4

Describe the factors you will use to judge whether or not your efforts have been successful. Include in this discussion ways in which corporate headquarters should evaluate your performance on this assignment and specific metrics that can be measured for your plant operations.

Student did not identify or describe success factors in determining how the operation will be judged successful.

Student included some measures of success but overall measures were incomplete, lacked sufficient detail, or were confusing.

Student included and described relevant measures of success for determining if this assignment is successful, including ways corporate headquarters should evaluate performance.

Formatting & Documentation

0-1

3-4

0-4

Paper uses accurate grammar, spelling, and sentence structure. The paper is at least 6 pages in length, has a cover page, and uses Arial or Times New Roman font. Margin and spacing requirements are met.

Submission requirements are not met. Tone and/or style are not appropriate for the audience.

Submission requirements met for the most part. Tone and style are generally appropriate for the audience.

Criteria	Does Not Meet Expectations	Minimally Meets Expectations	Meets Expectations

Management Philosophy	1 point Student failed to identify and/or fully describe the approach s/he will take in managing the facility, including implementation. The student did not include a discussion of how the strategy will fit with the culture of the chosen country.	2 points Student partially identified and described the approach s/he will take in managing the facility. The discussion of how the strategy will fit with the host culture was unclear, incomplete, or confusing.	4 points Student clearly identified and described the approach s/he will take in managing the facility, including implementation, along with a complete discussion of how the strategy will fit with the culture of the chosen country.
Staffing Plan	1 point Student failed to describe how s/he will recruit and hire workers and managers in the new plant.	2 points The discussion of recruiting and hiring managers and employees for the new plant was unclear, incomplete or confusing.	4 points Student included a detailed and comprehensive discussion of the ways in which new managers and employees will be recruited for the new plant.
Community Relations	1 point Student provided no or minimal discussion of how s/he will establish a rapport with the local community.	2 points The information provided about community relations outreach was incomplete, unclear, and/or contradictory	4 points Student provided a thorough discussion of ways in which s/he will outreach to the local community, including a discussion of how this is different from outreach in the home country.
Measuring Success	1 point Student did not identify or describe success factors in determining how the operation will be judged successful.	2 points Student included some measures of success but overall measures were incomplete, lacked sufficient detail, or were confusing.	4 points Student included and described relevant measures of success for determining if this assignment is successful, including ways corporate headquarters should evaluate performance.
Formatting & Documentation	1 point Submission requirements met for the most part. Tone and style are generally appropriate for the audience.	2 points Submission requirements met for the most part. Tone and style are generally appropriate for the audience.	4 points Submission requirements fully met. The tone and style are appropriate for the audience.