Assignment: Multicultural Project Planning
Assignment: Multicultural Project Planning
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Choose one of the following scenarios and watch the accompanying video.
- You are an executive for an international corporation that is expanding into China. Your task is to set up a hiring program that will be used in the new Chinese branch of the company.
- Video: “Business the Chinese Way”
- You work for a refugee relief organization. You are given the job of setting up schools in Chechen refugee camps in Chechnya.
- Video: “Chechen Refugee Camps”
- You work for a humanitarian organization. You are asked to expand your organization into Iraq to aid in the country’s rebuilding effort.
- Video: “Post War Conditions in Iraq”
Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper about the challenges of planning the project.
Include the following in your paper:
- At least three topics that you would like to better understand before beginning the project.
- Describe ethnocentric challenges that may arise when planning the project.
- Discuss the types of questions the researcher should ask.
- Include peer-reviewed sources to support your points.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
Introduction
Multicultural project planning is a procedure of planning that gives consideration to all the cultures at the time the project is created. The project that includes a variation of diverse customs, concerning growth or conduct of the followers is referred as multicultural project. Although all participants in the project come from the same country, the project manager (PM) will still be dealing with several cultures and their outlooks and conducts (Rothman, 2001). The cultural dissimilarities lead the researchers to attempt in identifying several plans that would be appropriate to the project. The humanitarians look for the promotion of human welfare. When employed into a humanitarian organization, it is requested that such organization is extended into Iraq to help in the nation’s innovation struggle. Before the start of the project, there are three subjects that need to be examined. It is expected that part of the planning procedures is the existence of different ethnocentric tests. It is imperative for the researcher to be knowledgeable enough on the possible kinds of questions that will be given.
Three Topics for Better Understanding
I like to understand more about the facts of the battle, in what way people are affected by it and who are they, and also what is necessary from the organization to assist the nation’s renovation effort before starting the project. Learning the details about the war is the first that I like to know more. With this, I like to know about the reasons of the war and what really happened including he causes and effects. Knowing all these will aid me to determine the changes that exist in the country and the extent to which the areas were destroyed and eventually affect the current living conditions of the people. Besides, I like to make investigations on who were and how were the persons affected by the battle. I also like to examine the changes in terms of the behaviors and emotions of the people who were impacted by the incident. It is interesting for me to be aware on how these people adjusted to the situations, to think of those that the organization will provide. Furthermore, I like to acquaint myself with those who were affected like their ethnic background, culture, and languages used. This will give data so the organization will become efficient
