International Assignments

Imagine that you are the HR director for a multinational firm that has recently begun to assign workers to international posts. You are responsible for determining the staffing needs of foreign operations. You will also need to adopt a mentoring program for expatriates. As you do not have the resources to provide in-house training, you are considering the use of an external consulting firm to provide pre-departure training for employees.

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

1. Determine four to six (4-6) components that the pre-departure training will need to cover. Provide a rationale for the use of using the training components in question.
2. Propose three (3) criteria that management will use to assess the performance of expatriates working abroad. Support your proposal with examples of the fundamental ways in which these performance requirements have improved performance.
3. Recommend the recruiting and selection strategy that you believe your firm should use when offering international assignments. Provide a rationale for your recommendation.
4. Compare and contrast two (2) staffing alternatives for foreign operations at your multinational firm. Select the staffing alternative that you believe to be the best fit for your scenario and provide a rationale for your selection.
5. Analyze the importance of providing a high-quality mentoring system for international assignees. Provide one (1) example of a high-quality mentoring system for international assignees to support your analysis.
6. Suggest the manner in which you plan to measure return on investment (ROI) for international assignments. Provide a rationale for your decision.
7. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

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Written Responses:

• Unless otherwise indicated, there is a 250 word minimum response required.
• Credible reference materials, including your course textbook(s), may be used to complete the assessment. 
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Please do not copy and post questions with answers

1. What information might go into routine operational reports for different kinds of organizations? Explain why an organization, or an organization that you work for would need this information regularly?

2.Argue either for or against this statement and be sure to defend your reasoning. “Reports are written for business executives who want them. Thus, you don’t have to be concerned about holding your reader’s interest.”

3.The CEO of a large business organization has asked you and your classmates to review a long, formal report and prepare an executive summary.  Some of your classmates are not familiar with an executive summary, and will need to be more knowledgeable to help prepare an executive summary.  First, what is an executive summary and what would you include in this summary.  Further explain to your classmates, why is an executive summary  important to this busy executive?  You are encouraged to include a researched source.  For example, an article written by John Clayton (2003) entitled Crafting a Powerful Executive Summary, may provide helpful tips.  This article can be retrieved from the Harvard Business School Working Knowledge archive at  http://hbswk.hbs.edu/archieve/3660.htm.

Select one of the following Internet assignments and write a 1 to 1 ½ page paper (3-5 paragraphs) – APA style with a cover page and a reference page, Courier New, 12-pitch, using 1 inch margins. Be sure to include a short summary paragraph with a heading.

Internet Exercise #1 – From Chapter 12

The Balanced Scorecard Institute includes client testimonials and success stories on its website athttp://www.balancedscorecard.org/AbouttheInstitute/ClientTestimonials/tabid/284/modId/1421/AutoLaunchElementId/6/Default.aspx. The Institute helps a diverse range of commercial, government and nonprofit organizations develop balanced scorecard and performance management systems. It also recognizes best practices in balanced scorecard (BSC), strategic performance management and measurement, and transformation and change management. Mecklenburg County was awarded the Institute’s highest award for Excellence in 2008. To learn how, scroll down the Client Testimonials and Success Stories navigation bar in the right-hand navigation bar and click on the Mecklenburg County logo. Then, click on the Read the Case Study link in the box that pops us. Read about how this county’s customer focus positioned it for a tough economy. Write a brief paper (3 – 5 paragraphs) that summarizes this success story.

Internet Exercise #2 – From Chapter 10

Perform an Internet search using the term, flexible budgets, and locate an article (less than one year old) from the results of your search. (Make sure that you do not select an instructor’s lecture notes or a class assignment from the results of your search.) After reading the article, write a brief paper (3 – 5 paragraphs) that summarizes and comments on the article. (Your paper should provide the appropriate citation(s). If necessary, you may wish to refer to the following website, which includes information about citations: http://www.cod.edu/library/research/citenet.htm.)

Complete the Adult Offender Matrix linked below by placing an x in the appropriate cells. Write a 1-page summary explaining why you made the decisions for your offense classifications.

Adult Offender Matrix

Assignment Guidelines:

• Complete the Adult Offender Matrix linked above.
• In a 1-page Word document, explain how you came to your decisions for offender classification.
  • Were there any classifications of which you were unsure?
  • What other problems did you come across?