LDR-804 Module 2 Preparing for Global Leadership

LDR-804 Module 2 Preparing for Global Leadership

Leading across culture – Assessments of Social and Organizational Culture

Grand Canyon University

 

As a consultant to a leader in a United States corporation, you have been hired to lead a diverse team in the development of a global organization. The organization is planting business operations in Greece, Singapore, Germany, and Iran, and will be hiring employees from these diverse nations to work along with staff from the United States.

In this assignment, you will address the foundational leadership concerns surrounding the development of this diverse global group of employees.

General Requirements:

Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

• This assignment uses a resource document, “LDR 804 GLOBE Assignment Data.” Download the document and use it as a tool to complete the assignment.

• Instructors will be using a grading rubric to grade the assignments. It is recommended that learners review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment in order to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.

• Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. The APA Style Guide is located in the Student Success Center.

• This assignment requires that at least two additional scholarly research sources related to this topic, and at least one in-text citation from each source be included.

Directions:

Write a paper of 1,000-1,250 words that identifies the key issues in the formation of the diverse global group of employees described above. Include the following in your analysis:

1. A description of the available cultural assessment tools and how they could be applied to assess the organizational culture of and to identify cultural gaps within this group.

2. A description of how your leadership style and techniques will be influenced by the social culture and diversity of this group.

3. A description of how the social culture of this group will likely influence workplace outcomes and productivity of the group. 4. A description of how the social culture and diversity of the individuals on the team will influence the greater organizational culture.