You
are employed at a large global high-tech company that has offices worldwide in
such places as Tokyo, London, Bombay, Toronto, Mexico City, Chicago, and
Seattle to name a few. Although the sales has been reasonable these past few
months even with the global economic crises, an internal crises exists related
to employee morale being at an all-time low. There are many different beliefs
on what is right and what is wrong across the board, especially when it comes
to the cultural and communication differences and the technological equipment
challenges. There are also concerns regarding the selfishness of the employees;
where the employees do not enjoy working as a team. Your supervisor has asked
you as the VP of the Service Department to prepare a research paper that will
communicate information and solutions as well as provide a foundation of
knowledge so that you can work with your peers and employees to solve these
problems. At a minimum, your research paper must:
·
Analyze and evaluate the different leadership theories and
behavior approaches, including the Tuckman four stages of group development
model.
·
Evaluate the importance of the internal environmental factors
that include the cultural, language, political, and technological differences.
·
Apply the necessary steps to overcome the identified challenges
with the different sources of power that must be taken into account.
Present your findings as
a Word document of 4-5 pages formatted in APA style.
Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a minimum, you
will need the following:
·
Title page:Remember the running head and title in all
capital letters.
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Abstract:This is a summary of your paper, not an
introduction. Begin writing in third-person voice.
·
Body:The body of your paper begins on the page
following the title page and abstract page, and it must be double-spaced
between paragraphs. The typeface should be 12-pt. Times Roman or 12-pt. Courier
in regular black type. Do not use color, bold type, or italics except as
required for APA level headings and references. The deliverable length of the
body of your paper for this assignment is 4-5 pages. In-text academic
citations to support your decisions and analysis are required. A variety of
academic sources is encouraged.
·
Reference page:References that align with your in-text
academic sources are listed on the final page of your paper. The references
must be in APA format using appropriate spacing, hang indention, italics, and
upper- and lower-case usage as appropriate for the type of resource used.
Remember, the reference page is not a bibliography, but it is a further listing
of the abbreviated in-text citations used in the paper. Every referenced item
must have a corresponding in-text citation.
