5 Review the following memo: Team Members Karla Zimmermann, Managing Partner, Berlin Office Akira Yamashita, Managing...

 

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5 Review the following memo: Team Members Karla Zimmermann, Managing Partner, Berlin Office Akira Yamashita, Managing Partner, Tokyo Office Sondra Simmons, HR Manager, Corporate Office Subject: Feedback on Your Proposed Orientation Plan for Interns I do not like having interns spend time on Dewey business before their start date. We would need to pay them for work before they are officially employed. The rest of your plan is acceptable to me. KZ To: From: Cc: This e-mail from a German partner raises issues of multicultural communication. To a North American, this e-mail, without a salutation, may sound harsh, and this is a useful discussion point in class. The other important issue is Karla Zimmermann's question about activities for interns prior to their start date. Now, rewrite the memo keeping in mind multicultural communication. professionalism and keeping a friendly tone. 4. First, rewrite the memo. Then, add a 200-word essay, titled Cross-Cultural Communication Considerations, explaining at least two problems with the memo and why you believe it needed to be rewritten. In your essay, use notes from your text, the powerpoint slides and other resources to explain your two solutions. Consider the following and includes some of these thoughts in your essay: • Tone of the content. Would you be offended by the memo? Why or why not? • Does North American business culture differ from other country cultures? How? • Does a salutation in a memo matter? Do all cultures expect some type of salutation in written communication? 5 Review the following memo: Team Members Karla Zimmermann, Managing Partner, Berlin Office Akira Yamashita, Managing Partner, Tokyo Office Sondra Simmons, HR Manager, Corporate Office Subject: Feedback on Your Proposed Orientation Plan for Interns I do not like having interns spend time on Dewey business before their start date. We would need to pay them for work before they are officially employed. The rest of your plan is acceptable to me. KZ To: From: Cc: This e-mail from a German partner raises issues of multicultural communication. To a North American, this e-mail, without a salutation, may sound harsh, and this is a useful discussion point in class. The other important issue is Karla Zimmermann's question about activities for interns prior to their start date. Now, rewrite the memo keeping in mind multicultural communication. professionalism and keeping a friendly tone. 4. First, rewrite the memo. Then, add a 200-word essay, titled Cross-Cultural Communication Considerations, explaining at least two problems with the memo and why you believe it needed to be rewritten. In your essay, use notes from your text, the powerpoint slides and other resources to explain your two solutions. Consider the following and includes some of these thoughts in your essay: • Tone of the content. Would you be offended by the memo? Why or why not? • Does North American business culture differ from other country cultures? How? • Does a salutation in a memo matter? Do all cultures expect some type of salutation in written communication?

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