Assignment.
Details: First your group writes a one-page group summary of your project - it's purpose, it's product, where it will be. You all copy this page and add it to 5 more pages. The rest of the paper is 5 good, double spaced pages that will describe how cultural understanding will be important in your ROLE
Also, please see below.
As a group, you will choose the company where you will work. Also, decide on a product, service or brand (PSB) which you can sell locally in Los Angeles.
Then divide into roles in order to run your "virtual" company. Some suggested roles are: CEO, Vice-President in charge of operations, Human Resource Supervisor, Cultural Advisor, Director of Marketing, Information Technology Manager, Vice-President of Customer Service. You will need a role to focus on for your culture paper.
In the introduction (about 1-1/2 pages, on which you can collaborate on as a team) you will give an overview of the PEST analysis (Political, Economic, Social and Technological factors) that will govern conditions in your country that you have all observed and researched together as the advance team. You can find many examples of PEST analyses on the Internet.
The body of the paper (which you research on your own) will be focused on how you will perform the duties of your role BASED ON THE CULTURAL PRIORITIES OF THE CULTURE OF YOUR GROUP. I cannot emphasize this enough: you MUST make the paper about culture and not just a PEST analysis or a description of the role of a manager. You are utilizing the concepts of this class and applying them to a "virtual" company and its set up.
After you have all completed these papers, you can share them with the members of your group so that everyone on the team understands a full picture of the cultural priorities of doing business in your group's culture. This will give your group a complete picture of the country's business practices. You will need all this information for the next simulation (negotiation).
1) Completeness and comprehensiveness of the overall view of your country's culture, with special emphasis on doing business in that culture.
2) How well your paper utilized the concepts and definitions from class by integrating them into the explanations of your country's culture.
3) Your explanation of how cultural priorities effect the decision-making process of your ROLE in ways that emphasize good business practice.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.