90 Day Assignment
Choose a factual event in a cross-cultural setting from books, media, or personal knowledge that was development focused and critique it through the grid of the 10 principles (pp. 50-56).
Factual event in a cross-cultural setting that was development focused
In 1969, through an amendment to the Foreign Assistance Act, Congress created the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) which became operational in 1971 during the administration of Richard M. Nixon. Its basic objective is “to mobilize and facilitate the participation of United States private capital and skills in the economic and social development of less developed friendly countries and areas, thereby complimenting the development assistance objectives of …show more content…
Rogers pointed out that, “the information that registers, that is retained, that can be recalled, and that leads to action is information which has been reduced to its simplest form, and which is most closely related to the needs and wants of the audience” (Rogers, 2001, p. 268). The more intricate a program, the greater is the likelihood of frustration and uneasiness toward the program. Similarly, BRE should have considered the capabilities and limitations of the Liberian workers and meet them at their comfort zone, initially appealing to their strengths and capabilities; thereby, building up their technical-knowhow as they understand simple tasks that will lead into more complex ones. In the process of working with hundreds of Buchanan Renewables Workers who lacked adequate training and basic safety equipment, BRE management expanded the program even after the workers had not mastered their regular assigned tasks (“Fueling Human Rights Disaster,” 2014, p. 37). In short, the workers’ confidence imploded and the initial objective of improving the living standard of the people was not accomplished. It is quite important to understand the capabilities and limitations of your human capital. Had they kept the program simple, the probability of success may have been
Choose a factual event in a cross-cultural setting from books, media, or personal knowledge that was development focused and critique it through the grid of the 10 principles (pp. 50-56).
Factual event in a cross-cultural setting that was development focused
In 1969, through an amendment to the Foreign Assistance Act, Congress created the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) which became operational in 1971 during the administration of Richard M. Nixon. Its basic objective is “to mobilize and facilitate the participation of United States private capital and skills in the economic and social development of less developed friendly countries and areas, thereby complimenting the development assistance objectives of …show more content…
Rogers pointed out that, “the information that registers, that is retained, that can be recalled, and that leads to action is information which has been reduced to its simplest form, and which is most closely related to the needs and wants of the audience” (Rogers, 2001, p. 268). The more intricate a program, the greater is the likelihood of frustration and uneasiness toward the program. Similarly, BRE should have considered the capabilities and limitations of the Liberian workers and meet them at their comfort zone, initially appealing to their strengths and capabilities; thereby, building up their technical-knowhow as they understand simple tasks that will lead into more complex ones. In the process of working with hundreds of Buchanan Renewables Workers who lacked adequate training and basic safety equipment, BRE management expanded the program even after the workers had not mastered their regular assigned tasks (“Fueling Human Rights Disaster,” 2014, p. 37). In short, the workers’ confidence imploded and the initial objective of improving the living standard of the people was not accomplished. It is quite important to understand the capabilities and limitations of your human capital. Had they kept the program simple, the probability of success may have been