Description
Scenario:
Your new employee is going to be moving overseas! Develop a cultural information paper that will help them understand how to make the transition. (NOTE: You are able to choose any country–please make sure the county of choice is logical for the position.)
Professor’s Tips: remember to write your paper as an HR manager with your audience being your employees going abroad. Do not just write a paper with no context – make sure you write it per the scenario above and as an HR manger.
Write an eight (8) page paper in which you:
Include in this paper:
- a short introduction to the country,
- the local customs,
- what to expect, and
- a list of what is needed to work in the country. For example: Certain countries require a work visa. Include the requirements for the work visa.
Professor’s Tips: 1) write about the country by giving a general description of the geographic area, provide brief (two-three sentence) history of the country, and any important cultural, religious, political, conflict, or trade information widely known throughout that country.
2) then write about any local customs from the region you will sending employees – customs can include language, holidays, traditions of the area, celebrated festivals etc.
3) write about the actual experience from what to expect on day 1 though to day-to-day routines, try to be specific here with realistic expectations. You can also write about day-to-day things like local transportation (the bus or metro system) currency needs, where the local grocery store is located , where the nearest in-network clinic or hospital is located, and who to call if anything happens.
4) write about the documents your employees might need, visas, passports, copy of birth certificate, government ID, consulate or Embassy documents, and important contact info from the company. If any of you have every sent employees abroad all of this likely sounds very familiar.
Include country-specific information needed to live and work in that country such as:
- transportation availability,
Professor's Tips: cover available transportation options both locally and across the country. Trains, airports, local busses, taxi service and always provide an emergency transportation medium like a phone number employees can call to have a taxi or other transportation means come to them.
- housing costs,
Professor's Tips: Cover how housing will be taken care of, for example will there be corporate housing, or will the employee need to find suitable reimbursable housing on their own – sometimes this is a very cost effective strategy for many smaller companies.
- union influence,
Professor's Tips: provide union contact info if any and also union expectations.
- work week,
Dr. Vic: Here cover the day-to-day and week-to-week work flow for employees, include work day schedule if different than 8a-5p – for example in some countries the work day lasts past 5:00pm and in other countries it ends before 5:00pm. Cover when lunch is typically taken and also when breaks, if any, can be taken.
- typical vacation time, and
Professor's Tips: here cover vacation expectations especially if it is different than normal – that is, cover if vacation is earned at a different rate – for example if employee will earn vacation hours or credit diffident than normally. Also offer a trusted vacation travel agent phone number in order to facilitate employee’s safety as they might want to travel.
- anything specific to the country we would not experience in the US. For example: Some countries the children wear uniforms and go to school all year
Professor's Tips: here try to focus on work customs and laws that might be different than normal in the U.S. Offer a Hotline phone number employee can call with questions regarding work place expectations.
Professor's Tips: overall, concentrate on employee safety and expectation as you write this cultural information paper.
Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment.
Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
NOTE: The position moving overseas is the job in your description from Week 3. Find creative ways to incorporate your work from that assignment into this one. Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
Explanation & Answer
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Running head: CULTURAL INFORMATION PAPER
Cultural Information Paper
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Introduction
Cuba is a Caribbean country that is located on the northern part of the Caribbean. It borders
Mexico to the east, Unites States to the south, and Haiti to the west, and Jamaica to the north. The
country covers a geographical area of 110, 860 kilometers including its coastal and water areas.
Cuba is the largest country among the Caribbean countries, and its main island is among the largest
islands in the world. It is a great country for tourism and receives millions of tourists who flock its
many beaches along the coastal areas. The country is also an excellent place to do business due to
the hospitality of the people who are used to receiving and living with tourists from all over the
world. Its climate is also favorable for business since it experiences tropical savannah climate. Its
capital city which is the economic hub of the country in Havana which is also the largest city in
the country.
History of Cuba
People from different American cultures inhabited Cuba before Christopher Columbus
who was a Spanish explorer that came to the island. Spain conquered Cuba with the leadership of
Christopher Columbus, and Spanish governors were appointed to rule in the capital city. For some
time, Cuba was ruled by Britain before being taken back by Spanish rules in exchange for the state
of Florida. During the Spanish-American War, Spanish troops withdrew from Cuba, and it was
taken by the British but later gained independence after three years (Chomsky, 2015). After
attainment of independence in 1902, Cuba began to develop its economy but was affected by the
rampant corruption at the time. It is ruled through communism which the United States is against
and therefore the United States has isolated the county although it has diplomatic relations with
other countries.
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Culture of Cuba
Music and dance form part of the Caribbean nation culture. The musical culture comprises
a blend of Spanish and African music with styles such as rumba and mambo (Moore, 2015). The
dressing style in Cuba is simple and easy to be followed by visitors who want to blend in since
Cubans wear cool and simple clothes which reflect their authenticity. The traditional clothing is
guayabera which is a cotton shirt worn for formal and informal occasions. Cuba is a country of
sports where all the people especially in Havanna love games which are considered part of the
social life and identity of the people. Boxing, baseball, football, and volleyball are all popular
sports in the country, but baseball is the most popular and widely practiced. The government is
actively involved in supporting sports in the country.
Religion
The majority of the people in Cuba (60%) practice Catholicism. It would be easier for a
visitor who is Catholic to blend in with the religion of the people. But some of the people also
practice Santeria religion which is a combination of African tradition and Christianity (Burgman,
2017). The doctrine ...