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Expatriate HR Portfolio
MGMT-396
Monica Knight
April 4th, 2017
ABB ALGOUSS
RUI LIN
ZHE LI
DIANA DING
JUBGBO WANG
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Table of Contents
Introduction: .................................................................................. 3
Body: ............................................................................................. 3
Conclusion: ................................................................................... 4
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Introduction:
The purpose of this project will be to create an expatriate HR group portfolio.
Throughout the various exercises performed in this course, we will be able to learn and
understand what are the challenges that the expatriates have to go through, and what is
the role of the HR department in reducing many of these challenges. In the first part of
this assignment, we will interview NAME, an expatriate from China. He arrived to
Canada five years ago, originally to Toronto, and will share some of the work-related
struggles and challenges with the class as well as work environment issues. The semistructured interview with numerous questions will be also supported by the secondary
research relevant for his country. The interview will be held at VIU library and it will be
performed face-to-face.
Body:
Our interviewer is Yitong He. His English name is Brian. He has been in Canada for 6
years. He is a Vancouver Island University students now, and his major is accounting.
The reasons why he would like to stay in Canada is he wants to set up his own business,
and he wants to get higher salary. Firstly, he went to high school in Toronto by himself
before 6 years. When Brian first time came Canada, he felt fresh and excited. His biggest
challenge is the language when he first time came to Canada. He could hear and write
English, but he did not know how to explain what he wants to say. Now his part time job
is a BestBuy seller. He has worked in BestBuy for 2 years. He thinks the job is a challenge,
and he never thought he can work at BestBuy. He thinks the difference between Canada
and home country is that the lifestyle. In China, people usually work every time, and they
do not have time to stop working to talk with others. For the question 6, he used power
distance to deal with the relationship between his bosses with himself. The different of
Canada and China is the relationship between the employees and bosses is that serious
in China, but the relationship is free in Canada. Brian first working challenge is also the
language. His solution is push himself to outside and practice his oral English again and
again. The second challenge is under stress. His solution is that he talked with his boss
and asked questions every day. He wants to live wherever making his life feel better. He
likes Canada. He thought the Canadians’ characters attract him the most. For example,
Canadian put the happiness on the first. Moreover, Canadian are really friendly and
helpful. He also give some suggestions for new students: “Don't wait. Plan anything early.
Don't think you get enough time. Don't be shy. Do the stuff that you can do, and push
yourself to do it. If you feel comfortable you cannot improve yourself.”
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Conclusion:
This is our first time to do the interview, before we did it, everyone looked like excited
but nervous because this is our first time to do this kind of work. We got some useful
information from this interview. We believe it will help us to study and work better in the
future!
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parts of APA apply to business reports - focus on References and Citations,
English
Standard
Faculty of Management (Business) requires the APA style of Referencing /
Citations for academic papers. Resources for using APA are available from the
VIU Writing Centre (Library, Room 474). You can find their hours of operation
and access to online student resources (including tutorials and a printable Quick
Guide) at: http://sites.viu.ca/writingcentre/. Please remember not all parts of
APA apply to business reports - focus on References and Citations.
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accommodation should contact Disability Services, Building 200, or call 740-
6416. students requiring accommodation should give Professor Read an
introduction form from Disability Services early in the term as well as any
specific exam accommodation paperwork at least 2 weeks before the exam date.
Academic
Misconduct
Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to, giving and receiving
information during any test or exam, using unauthorized sources of information
during any test; plagiarizing; fabrication, and, misrepresenting the work of
another person as your own, facilitation of academic misconduct, and under
certain conditions, non-attendance.
Plagiarism will not be tolerated. You must reference your work and acknowledge
sources with in-text citations and a complete list of references. This includes
direct and indirect quotes, diagrams, charts, figures, pictures and written
material. For group projects, the responsibility for academic integrity, which can
result in academic misconduct and its resulting penalties, rests with each person
in the group and sanctions would be borne by each member.
Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated. Academic misconduct includes, but is
not limited to, giving or receiving information during any test or exam, using
unauthorized sources of information during any test or exam and plagiarizing
the work of another person. More details on this are set out in the Student
Conduct section of the online calendar.
No electronic dictionaries, cell phones or other electronic devices will be allowed
in exams/ tests/quizzes. No other materials will be allowed on the desktop apart
from a pen/pencil unless specifically approved by the faculty member.
6) Expatriate HR Portfolio (30%)
For this assignment, students will form self-selected groups of 4 or 5
students. The groups will be formed no later than January 31st 2017.
Groups are required to be as diverse as possible. This means the groups
may not have more than 3 members of the same gender and may not
contain more than 3 members from the same home country.
As part of the course, groups will be assigned exercises designed to develop a
Human Resource position portfolio for an expatriate posting. Details for this
assignment will be posted in the course D2L page.
A peer assessment will be designed as part of the portfolio and used to determine
the distribution of the group grade. For the group project, we will use a within-
group feedback peer review assessment as team members will be required to
design and submit a formal assessment of their own, and each group member's,
performance. All members of a group are expected to contribute fairly to the
group process and group deliverables.
Part A) Interview with expatriate
The course will provide many issues that can be examined through in-depth,
semi-structured interviews. During the term, students are expected to research
the background culture of /conduct an interview with an expatriate - with
experience of at least several months living and working abroad
(Students should think about locating and getting permission from an
Expatriate or IHRM practitioner early in the semester)
Start this assignment by compiling a list of interview questions you wish to ask
your Interviewee. All groups must submit their core interview questions to
Monica Knight for approval (by email) before they conduct the interview.
As many members of your group as possible should conduct the interview,
ideally face-to-face and over 30 minutes long, to investigate the realities of
working internationally.
Use tape recording, note taking and/or video footage and other materials
(pictures, quotes, org. information, etc.) Your group should edit/cut any video
footage and material down to 5-10 minutes. If permitted, you group can use
audio/video footage taken before, during, and after the interview. Other sources
of content are strongly encouraged. During the process of researching and
locating an expatriate, other supportive video clips, pictures, news items and
sources of information should be available. Be creative and comprehensive
when accumulating and editing the information.
Deliverables:
1. Pre interview questions
2. Pre presentation submission of written assignment
Please send one email to Monica Knight with both the Report (attached as Word
(.doc) file) and the link to any Video clip on VIUTube. (April 4th by 7pm).
There should be a report with a maximum of 500 words (~2-3 pages, single-
spaced), which will summarize the methodology utilized to conduct the
interview, your key findings, and what your group learned from the experience.
Please include names and student numbers, but no separate cover page is
required. Be concise while using full sentences.
The concise (5-10 minute) audio/video/miscellaneous support should include
basic details of the expatriate, their organization (if permissible), the important
details of their international assignment (location, length, etc.) or daily duties, as
well as the answers to your interview questions. Not all interview questions can
be covered, so please select the most impactful responses (or portions of
responses). However, please remember, the assignment should not just be the
video / interview itself - supporting material including details of the team
and interactions is necessary.
PART B). Presentation
All members of your group should participate in the presentation (April 8th or
11th TBA)
Your overall presentation to the class will be 30 minutes maximum. It should
comprise details about group and the dynamic that unfolded when working on
this assignment.
The style of this 30 minute presentation is up to the student group. The grade
will be based on the depth of the material presented as well as the
professionalism of the presentation and interest generated. The Video
Presentation should be posted by the students on VIUTube as 'Unlisted (i.e. do
not make it public) giving Monica Knight the only access through emailing her
the internet link to your Video. Further specifications will be provided on a
separate sheet. Students are encouraged to research VIUTube and its functions
at https://viutube.viu.ca/public/home.
All assignments must be submitted on the date they are due. Assignments must
be submitted as Word documents attached to an email. Exams must be written
when scheduled.
Subject to VIU Policy and Procedure, assignments received after the start of class of
the day they are due will have the grade reduced by 10%. After that class, late
assignments, if accepted, will have the grade reduced by 10% for each calendar
day late. The date of receipt is the date the instructor receives the paper. There is
no guarantee that any assignments will be accepted late. No extensions or
rescheduling will be granted except on medical or compassionate grounds. Work
and family commitments are not acceptable justifications. Requests must be
made in writing prior to the due date or exam date and include all relevant
information and supporting evidence to support the need for accommodation.
Late assignments that have not been granted an extension will not be accepted
and will therefore receive a zero.
References
Faculty of Management (Business) requires the APA style of Referencing /
Citations for academic papers. Resources for using APA are available from the
VIU Writing Centre (Library, Room 474). You can find their hours of operation
and access to online student resources (including tutorials and a printable