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:
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Analyze and evaluate the different leadership
theories and behavior approaches, including the Tuckman four stages of group
development model.
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Evaluate the importance of the internal
environmental factors that include the cultural, language, political, and
technological differences.
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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:
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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.
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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.
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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.
