CONDUCTINGBACKGROUNDRESEARCHONCULTUREANDPREPARINGFORTHEINTERVIEWToprepareforyourinterview,readaboutthecountryandcultureofthepersonyou’reinterviewing.PleasemakesuretoalsohavereadErinMeyer’sTheCultureMapCh1-4,asthiswill help inform your research (particularly the scales).For this part of the assignment, you mustfind5sourcesonthatculturethatyoucanthenincorporateintoyourquestions.Usehighqualitysources,suchasErinMeyer’sTheCultureMap,theCIAWorldFactbook(https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/),andGeertHofstede’swebsite(https://geert-hofstede.com/)oranyscholarlyjournalonbusinesscommunicationandcustomsfromthatculture.Thesesourceswillhelpinformyourinterview,becausetheycanhelpyoucraftdeeperquestions.YoumayuseWikipediatoreadingeneralabouttheculture,butthisdoesnotcountasasource.Inpreparingfortheinterview,makesureyoufocusonwhatsomeonewouldneedtoknowaboutthatspecificforeignculturewhencommunicating.Inaddition,duringtheinterviewkeepyourantennaupforconcepts,customs,orspecificwords/languagethatmaybeunfamiliartoyou.BasedonyourresearchandreadingoftheMeyerbook,writealistofatleastteninterviewquestionsyouwouldliketoaskthatwillgetyouabettersenseofwhatanindividualwouldneedtoknowtoenterthatculture.Yourquestionsshouldhelprevealhowapersoninthatculturethinks,behaves,communicates,acts,andseestimeandspace.YourintervieweemaynotknowabouttheMeyerscales,soaskthemquestionsthatletyougetatthesehiddendimensionsoftheirculture.Partofthisrequiresthatyouanalyzetheiranswers,relatingtheanswerstotheMeyerscales.PART2:CONDUCTINGANDWRITINGUPTHEINTERVIEWTheinterviewmaytakeplacebySkypeorphone,butanin-personconversationisideal.Takenotesontheresponses,andtakesometimeimmediatelyaftertheinterviewtowriteupwhatwassaidandyourimpressions.Itisimportanttorecordthisdatawhenitisfreshandnottowaituntillater,whensomeofyourimpressionsandlearningmayhavefaded.PART3:WRITINGUPTHEINTERCULTURALASSIGNMENTMEMOSharewhatyouhavelearnedfromtheinterviewprocessinashortreport.Somequestionsyoumightconsiderwritinguptheanswersincludethefollowing:•Whatdidyoulearnfromyourpre-interviewresearchabouthowpeopleinthatculturethink,act,behave,communicate,act,andseetimeandspace?•Whatdidyoulearnthatwasnew,orhowdidtheinterviewdeepenyourunderstandingofthisspecificculture?•Whatdoyounowunderstandbetteraboutthecultureofthepersonyouinterviewed,and,basedontheideasoftheculturemap,howdoesitrelatetoyourownculture?•Whatconclusionscanyoutakeawayfromthisexperienceaboutinterculturalcommunicationorcommunicationingeneral?•Lastly,whichimportantthingsdoesapersonwhoisnotfromthatcultureneedtoknowtosuccessfullycommunicateandworkinthatculture?Inyourreport,writeupandstructuretheinformationyoufoundintosections(useheaderstosegmentsectionsandtopicsentencesinparagraphstomakebrainfriendlyinformation).Whileshortinlength,thereportshouldbeanin-depth,fullreportontheexperienceanditsimplications.Sourcesmustbeproperlycitedintextwithacombinationofreferencesandin-textcitationsaligningwithAPAconventions.FORMATANDGRADINGTheassignmentyouproduceshouldfollowmemoformatandbeabouttwopages.Besuretociteallofyoursources,includingthefullbibliographicinformationforeachsource.DoincorporatethescalesfromtheMeyerreadinganddiscusscommunicationpracticesofthatculture.(Avoidfocusingonlyonvisibleelements–instead,youshouldheavilyfocusoninvisibleelementsofculturethatfactorintocommunicationandbehavior).Yourmemoshouldutilizestructuringskills,suchassectionheaders,clearCLOUDparagraphswithtopicsentences,developingandsynthesizingideasfromothersourcesintoacoherentwhole,anddeterminingwhatisimportanttonoteintermsofinformingwhatsomeonefromaparticularculturewouldneedtoknowtocommunicatesuccessfullyintheforeigncultureyoustudied.Includefoursectionswithheadersinthememo:1)Introduction-introduceculture,setagendaformemo2)CultureCharacteristics-DiscusscultureandconnectiontoErinMeyer’sscales+incorporateyourresearchoncultureandcommunicationinthatculture.3)Interview–Discusswhatoccurredininterviewandconnectthistodrawoutspecificsofculture,connecttoMeyerculturescales4)Conclusion–Connectandconcludewhatapersonwouldneedtoknowtocommunicateandactinthisparticularculture.

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Task SummaryUsing your understanding about the components of Information systems, propose a technicalsolution for another organization.Please refer to the Task Instructions for details on how to complete this task.ContextIn Module 1, you learned about Information Systems and its components. In Module 2, you learnedabout Information Technology and Data Management in relation to Information Systems. You …

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TERM PAPER A distinction is usually made in the literature between Personnel Management and Human Resource Management. Provide a theoretical and practical justification for this distinction on the basis of the history of the Personnel Management and Human Resource Management. . Instructions (i) Due: March 16 , 2022. (ii) Number of Words: 5, 000. (iii) …

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