Assignemnt
To complete this assignment, please review the course text and the article "Identifying and Training Adaptive Cross-Cultural Management Skills: The Crucial Role of Cultural Metacognition". In addition, watch the videos Workplace Relationships: Playing Your Part and Diversity in the Workplace: Playing Your Part. Next, research for answers to the following questions in your required sources and on the Internet. Be sure to validate that the sources you use are credible. Also, keep a list of the sources you use to include at the bottom of your posting, so others can access them as well. View the Evaluating Sources for Credibility video. [Transcript available located under More option].
Analyze and discuss the following questions about cross-cultural and diversity training and share your findings with your classmates.
What are some of the training and development challenges associated with high employee turnover?
Why should a task analysis be performed to address the specific content addressed in a diversity training program?
Why would it be important to participate in a cross-cultural training before a business trip out of the country or an international assignment?
What are some critical success factors for these programs?
Do you have any personal experiences with diversity and/or cross-cultural training? If so, please share about your experience(s). If you do not, what reasons do you think that your past work experiences did not include such activities?
How important do you think this type of training is for you personally? What areas do you feel would be crucial for you to personally develop?
Article: Identifying and Training Adaptive Cross-Cultural Management Skills: The Crucial Role of Cultural Metacognition by SHIRA MOR, MICHAEL MORRIS and JOHANN JOH.