Background Discussion & Scenario
Imagine you are the general manager of a chain of hotels based in Auckland. You have recently hired a new employee into your graduate development programme. The graduate employee will be working for the first few months on the ‘front-line’ – meaning they will work directly with hotel customers and other staff on the front desk, and will also fulfil some administrative duties ‘behind the scenes’ in the back office. The graduate programme is designed to expose employees to a range of business functions, and with a view to future promotion into managerial positions.
The new employee has only recently arrived in New Zealand, having spent their formative years outside of Australasia.
instructions:
Drawing upon Hofstede’s cultural dimensions, discuss what problems you may envisage the new employee encountering in the first few months of employment. Then, drawing upon course materials and your own research, devise two or three recommendations in order to ensure that any potential problems may be avoided or mitigated such that both the business and the employee benefit. Lastly, acknowledge any limitations in your recommendations.
Note: Please be sure to specify the country that your new employee is from and has spent most of their time before arriving in New Zealand.
Specifications:
· You must include your full name and Student ID number in the header of your essay.
· Assignments must be typed.
· Standard Microsoft Word settings of 2.5 margins right and left hand side are acceptable. Fully justified paragraphs are also requested (rather than left- or right-aligned).
· Single line spacing is required.
· 12pt Times New Roman, Arial, Calibri, or Verdana are the best fonts.
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Follow APA referencing – each assignment must contain in-text citations and a complete reference list. A minimum of five academic sources are required. Refer to Write that Essay for referencing and stylistic help.
· Submit an electronic copy on CANVAS (see the “Assignments” tab).
· No paper copy submissions are accepted. Digital submissions only.
Structure:
· Use essay format.
· Word limit is 1,500 words (+ or – 10%, as per University policy).
· It is required that you include an introduction, main body, conclusion, and APA citations/reference list, as per any academic work.