Assignment 3: External and Internal Factors

  International teams can be difficult to coordinate. In order to successfully utilize international teams of employees, managers must consider variables that include everything from technical challenges, such as communication methods and time differences to complex issues such as communication style, language barriers, and cultural differences.

Imagine you work for a US-based   firm and are partnering with a team of workers stationed in a progressive   Middle Eastern country. The team’s purpose is to develop a modern marketing   campaign for a financial services customer. Their goals include completing   the campaign design on time, satisfying the customer, and integrating the   expertise represented by employees in each country to deliver a quality   product to the client. The team is on a strict deadline and reputations and   bonuses are at stake.
  In this country, there is very little separation between a workers religious   beliefs, family, and work. Your team is on a strict deadline, and bonuses are   at stake. The local employees take a midday break for two hours for prayers   every day. Friday is a religious holiday, which begins at sundown on Thursday   and continues through Friday. Saturday is considered a regular day off and they   do work on Sunday. The project is due on Monday morning, and the other   employees are resentful for having to work overtime.

Using your textbook and the Argosy University online library resources, examine the key mechanisms of global integration and their implications for an organization and its HRM practices. Do the following:

List the company’s precise goals and objectives in      relation to this project. (You may make assumptions based on the general      goals stated for the team.)

• Identify internal (organizational) and external factors      impacting each goal or objective.

Organize your analysis in a matrix as follows:

Goals / Objectives

Internal Factors

External Factors

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Present the matrix in a 3-5-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources and support your ideas using current research and references to best practices. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M1_A3.doc. For example, if your name is John Smith, your document will be named SmithJ_M1_A3.doc.