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Adelphi University/Devry
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Adelphi University
Sep-2007 - Apr-2017
Managing an international team will present unexpected challenges. You are in different time zones; you have different schedules; you come from different cultures; and your own communication style may be different from that of members of your team. Success of a geographically distributed team can be fostered by setting expectations that are informed by best practices and the cultures of your team members.
Your company is expanding into a new market and has formed a new team that it would like you to manage. Your manager has sent you this note:
Thank you for taking on this challenge. You have a great team, but they come from very diverse backgrounds. It’ll be up to you to make sure it is a cohesive team that communicates well and collaborates effectively. As you know, at our firm, we feel the management of our teams and human resource management are a strategic advantage for us. I would like you to write an email explaining to me what managerial approaches you will use and how you think your team will function together. Please also include your conference call invitation for your team’s introduction. I would like to review what you are going to send to your team.
For this assignment, you will write an email and introductory conference call invitation as requested by your manager.
Your team consists of the following four members from various locations across the globe:
Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:
Submit your email as a 200- to 350-word Microsoft Word document. Submit your conference call invitation by completing the Conference Call Invitation Template. Sources should be cited according to APA style.
Criteria | Exemplary (100%) | Proficient (85%) | Needs Improvement (55%) | Not Evident (0%) | Value |
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Email: Cultural Considerations | Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner | Identifies cultural considerations for each team member | Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include adding more cultural considerations for each team member | Does not attempt criterion | 15 |
Email: Common Issues among Global Teams | Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner | Identifies common issues among diverse or global teams and potential conflicts that could occur in your team | Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include listing potential conflicts that could occur in diverse or global teams | Does not attempt criterion | 15 |
Email: Management Approaches | Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner | Explains multiple management approaches you plan to use | Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include adding explanations of management approaches that deal with potential team plans | Does not attempt criterion | 15 |
Email: Holiday Policy | Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner | States a policy for selecting which holidays team members can take off that takes into account cultural considerations | Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include taking into account cultural considerations when stating holiday policy | Does not attempt criterion | 15 |
Email: Team Expectations Plan | Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner | Explains the decision whether you or your team will create a team expectations and communication plan and justifies the answer | Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include justifying your selection of who will create the team expectations and communication plan | Does not attempt criterion | 15 |
Conference Call Invitation | Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner | Creates a conference call invitation, including time of the meeting and the agenda | Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include selecting a time zone that is more appropriate and including agenda items | Does not attempt criterion | 15 |
Articulation of Response | Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner | Clearly conveys meaning with correct grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, demonstrating an understanding of audience and purpose | Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors in grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, negatively impacting readability | Submission has critical errors in grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, preventing understanding of ideas | 5 |
Citations and Attributions | Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with few or no minor errors | Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with consistent minor errors | Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with major errors | Does not use citations for ideas requiring attribution | 5 |
Total: | 100% |
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