1. Be well-structured or organized by using headings throughout the paper (not one long essay), i.e. Introduction; Executing Global Strategy; Global Virtual Teams; Action Plan; etc. 2. Be comprehensive in its coverage of the material: include specific examples to justify what you are saying and where appropriate linking the paper to concepts such as the MBI, COF, Hofstede's values, Organizational Architecture model. etc. 3. Incorporate references from the background reading materials as appropriate (or additional resources/references to augment what was included in class) [note: don’t go crazy with footnoted references. Just state the author in the paper, i.e., according to Lane et. al. ... and then create a bibliography at the
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Throughout our disucssions we learned that people are inherentrly different based on life experiences and more importantly the culture in which they live. GlobeSmart was a very helpful tool in analyizing differences across cultures giving an individual the ability to “step into someone elses shoes” as a part of our mapping, bridging, and integrating concepts. I had a real life example of cultural differences in my very first discussion post where we were asked to share some personal examples from our very own lives. I spoke to the fact that I had recently married a Colombian and spoke to the nature of their high context heirarchial culture. Based on my post, I received an email from a classmate (who happened to be Colombian) stating that he/she was “offended” by my statements. I shared my post as well as the personal email with my Colombian wife who laughed and said “there is that Colombian fire we all know and love.” This is a great example of the cultural divide of such a global and diversified world, and specifically, this program in particular. Although I was surprised by the response received by my classmate I was able to take a step back and see where they were coming from and adjust the way I answered discussion posts going forward as the last thing I wanted to do was “offend” anyone but only to share my own personal expierneces. To this day, five weeks or so later I still do not agree or disagree with the
Throughout our disucssions we learned that people are inherentrly different based on life experiences and more importantly the culture in which they live. GlobeSmart was a very helpful tool in analyizing differences across cultures giving an individual the ability to “step into someone elses shoes” as a part of our mapping, bridging, and integrating concepts. I had a real life example of cultural differences in my very first discussion post where we were asked to share some personal examples from our very own lives. I spoke to the fact that I had recently married a Colombian and spoke to the nature of their high context heirarchial culture. Based on my post, I received an email from a classmate (who happened to be Colombian) stating that he/she was “offended” by my statements. I shared my post as well as the personal email with my Colombian wife who laughed and said “there is that Colombian fire we all know and love.” This is a great example of the cultural divide of such a global and diversified world, and specifically, this program in particular. Although I was surprised by the response received by my classmate I was able to take a step back and see where they were coming from and adjust the way I answered discussion posts going forward as the last thing I wanted to do was “offend” anyone but only to share my own personal expierneces. To this day, five weeks or so later I still do not agree or disagree with the