PART 1 & 2

Weekly tasks or assignments (Individual or Group Projects) will be due by Monday and late submissions will be assigned a late penalty in accordance with the late penalty policy found in the syllabus. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time.

You work for an international construction company that has been contracted to build the tallest skyscraper in the world in Rio De Janeiro. The financing is coming from Dubai, the materials are coming from China, the engineering and technology are coming from Germany, and the labor will be hired locally with management from the United States. You invite all of the players to the headquarters in the United States for a big meeting to explain the project and get to know one another. The people seem to be staying with their own groups and not mingling.

• What is the cultural phenomenon here?
• How do you explain the lack of intercultural communication?
• What do you know about these cultures-specifically their economic, political, educational, and social systems-that could help you in getting them together?
• What are some of the contrasting cultural values of these countries?

You are concerned about some of the language issues as you start the meeting, particularly the fact that the United States is a low-context country, and some of the countries present are high-context countries. Furthermore, you only speak English, and you do not have an interpreter present.

• How will this affect the presentation?
• What are some of the issues you should be concerned about regarding verbal and nonverbal language for this group?
• What strategy would you use to begin to have everyone develop a relationship with each other that will help ease future negotiations, development, and implementation?

Weekly tasks or assignments (Individual or Group Projects) will be due by Monday and late submissions will be assigned a late penalty in accordance with the late penalty policy found in the syllabus. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time.

Working with organizations to improve the interactions of members and increase productivity through collaborative behavior is an essential role of the organization development human resources specialist. You will need to pick an organization to use for this project. The organization you choose may be your current employer, or alternatively, an organization in which you volunteer or one about which you can easily find information through the school library, the Internet, or other sources.

Research and address the elements of organizational effectiveness that will improve interactions in a presentation for senior leaders:

• Explain the concept of organizational effectiveness, as it relates to the interactions of members.
• Describe methods used to assess the behaviors and attitudes of organizational members, and apply 1 model in an analysis of your organization.
• Analyze methods used to improve the behavior and attitudes of organizational members.
• Propose processes to build teams and manage their different stages of development.
• Evaluate methods of managing conflict and change within the organization.