Competing for a promotion to global manager.
Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 400–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.
Key Assignment Description
Consider the following scenario:
You are competing for a promotion to global manager. This position involves managing three key departments located in three different countries with three very different cultures. You have been asked to create a PowerPoint presentation of 18 to 22 slides. Your presentation should persuade the hiring directors that you are the right person for the promotion.
Each week, you will use what you have learned to contribute to this presentation. The following table describes what is to be included in your presentation:
Section
Description
Slides
Title Slide
Title of presentation and author information.
1
1: Global Management Fundamentals
Use an original scenario to provide examples of the four fundamentals of management:
Planning
Organizing
Leading
Controlling
Demonstrate how global strategy is incorporated in each example.
4–5
2: Cultural Differences in Communication
Research findings on the communication and business practice distinctions associated with a specific culture. Describe potential communication challenges and proactive solutions.
4–5
3: Global Business Issues
Application of Ethical Management Practice. This involves working through the five steps to decision making advocated by the Project Management Institute. An ethical dilemma will be provided and students will work through the decision-making process and come to a conclusion.
4–5
4: Global Negotiations
Methods for Managing differences: Competitive vs. Cooperative Cultures. Working through a conflict using the Managing Differences worksheet included in the course assignment using a conflict amongst your global team members.
4–5
References
Use APA guidelines to cite references.
1
Your Discussion Board Assignment for this week:
The following functions are fundamentally important in the management role:
Planning
Organizing
Leading
Controlling
Give an example of how each function contributes to the management role.
Choose 1 as the most important, and explain why you chose that function over the other 3.
individual project
You have been assigned to provide staffing solutions and a project plan for a new operation overseas. Provide a high-level view of how you will manage this project. The following questions need to be answered in your response:
How would you apply planning, organizing, leading, and controlling to this project?
Provide an example of how each fundamental aspect of management might be carried out in this scenario.
After receiving feedback from your instructor, use what you have learned in this unit to create Section 1 of your Key Assignment presentation: Global Management Fundamentals. Refer to Unit 1 Discussion Board 2 for a description of this section. Your Key Assignment will be submitted in Unit 5.
