Posted: January 19th, 2021

Steps that managers at CMA should take

Motivation and Culture

Deliverable Length: PowerPoint Presentation: 8–slides (100 to 150 words per slide of speaker notes)

In the course scenario, it stated the following: CMA rebounded and continued to manufacture and sell its components to computer manufacturers worldwide. The company structure was divided into product divisions, each focusing on specific components. This structure was meant to streamline sales and delivery worldwide for the company.

As happens on occasion, some factors affect company profits. Still, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jared Smith, was in a position to focus on several internal strategic areas, including structure, work design, motivation, conflict, and company culture as a whole. The company had to eliminate several management positions to flatten the organizational chart to stay profitable.

Many responsibilities fell to the employees, and many resisted the change. The vice presidents (VPs) are reading the information about theories of motivation that you sent them. They have been asking questions, most of which revolve around expatriates.

These questions from the VPs tell you that they are now ready to address cultural differences and how they relate to preparing staff for cross-cultural work environments. Again, Jared, your CEO, states that “the presentation you will create will explain cultural differences, intercultural differences, and culture and diversity. I’ll also need you to include a slide about steps that managers at CMA should take to prepare expatriates for assignments overseas.”