You work for Future Leaders Inc (FLI), a teambuilding and leadership training provider which has had a very good level of success in training future leaders in New Zealand and Australia

As set out in your Course Outline, this assignment requires you to:

LO1 Interpret and formulate techniques for effectively assessing and managing culturally influenced behaviour; and

LO3 Critically distinguish ethical situations and recommend and apply appropriate actions; and

LO4 Evaluate elements of workplace behaviours and create higher performing collaborative organisations.

You work for Future Leaders Inc (FLI), a teambuilding and leadership training provider which has had a very good level of success in training future leaders in New Zealand and Australia.  The company has been around for more than 25 years, and your teambuilding and leadership programmes have been top sellers in these two markets.

1. Two years ago, FLI ventured into the ASEAN market with the same teambuilding and the same leadership programmes (for mid-level managers) that have done well in the Australian and New Zealand markets. However, FLI has found it rather tough going in Thailand and Cambodia and you have received a number of comments from human resource managers in these countries questioning the appropriateness and relevance of these two programmes in these countries. What culturally influenced behaviours might have resulted in companies in Thailand and Cambodia questioning the appropriateness and relevance of the teambuilding and leadership programmes?  What changes might be needed to be made to your training programmes and why?  You will be expected to engage relevant theoretical frameworks to justify the changes needed.  Please illustrate your answer with at least one example from each of the two countries.  (30 marks)
2. In some other ASEAN countries, FLI’s training programme syllabus have been well received, but breaking into these markets has been a little more challenging. For example, in some countries you have found that selling your programmes to government and private entities often required the payment of ‘facilitation fees’.  Not paying such fees would almost always mean that your company would not be included for consideration.  A troubling feature of these ‘facilitation fees’ is that no official receipts are provided for the payment of such fees. Using appropriate ethics models to support your answer, argue for or against this way of doing business – you will be expected to justify your recommendations to FLI headquarters using appropriate theoretical underpinnings.  (30 marks)
3. As your company increases its presence on the international markets, you believe that there needs to be a greater level of collaboration between the international affiliates. Discuss at least three practical initiatives that FLI might take to enhance collaboration between headquarters in New Zealand and its Australian and Asian subsidiaries?  Please engage theoretical frameworks in your discussion where appropriate. (30 marks)
4. You will be expected to express your ideas in the form of a formal business report. A total of 10 marks will be allocated to the following:
   a) Language mastery (4 marks)
   b) Referencing (4 marks)
   c) Formatting of the report (2 marks)

(10 marks)

MGMT801 Marking Rubric

Grading	0% – 30% 0 – 9	31% – 49% 9.01 – 14.9	50% – 64% 15 – 19.4	65% – 79% 19.5 – 23.9	80% – 100% 24 – 30
Task 1 – LO1 Identification of culturally influenced behaviours and factors that have necessitated changes in the leadership programme syllabi and why.  Theory selection and integration. (30 marks)	The primary, relevant culturally influenced aspects (CIA) that have necessitated leadership programme syllabi  changes and the reasons for these changes are not or are inaccurately evaluated. Does not integrate theories or uses irrelevant theories to support arguments.	The primary, relevant CIA which might that have necessitated leadership programme syllabi  changes and the reasons for these changes are incompletely evaluated or had key errors. Few relevant theories integrated which are not directly relevant in supporting arguments.	The primary, relevant CIA which have necessitated leadership programme syllabi changes and the reasons for these changes are appropriately evaluated.   Integrates relevant theories into discussion to support arguments.	A range of relevant CIA which have necessitated leadership programme syllabi changes and the reasons for these changes are clearly evaluated. Clearly integrates a range of relevant theories into discussion to support arguments.	A wide range of relevant CIA which have necessitated leadership programme syllabi changes and the reasons for these changes are insightfully evaluated. Comprehensively integrates a wide range of relevant theories into discussion to support arguments.
Grading	0% – 30% 0 – 9	31% – 49% 9.01 – 14.9	50% – 64% 15 – 19.4	65% – 79% 19.5 – 23.9	80% – 100% 24 – 30
Task 2 – LO3 Using appropriate ethics models, argue for or against the use of facilitation fees and other such ‘instruments’ as a way of doing business.  Theory integration (30 marks)	Does not or does not accurately consider the unethical practices identified or only looked at the matter from a very narrow perspective.Does not integrate theories or uses irrelevant theories to support arguments.	Incompletely evaluates, or evaluates the unethical practices identified or looks at the matter from a rather narrow perspective. Ethics models were selected but there were few references integrated which are not directly relevant in supporting arguments.	Appropriate level of consideration of matter of the unethical practices identified.  There was adequate and appropriate attempt to consider the matter. Integrates relevant theories together and into discussion to support arguments.	Clearly discusses the ethics surrounding the matter of the unethical practices identified. There was clear attempt to consider the matter from a wide perspective Clearly integrates a wide range of relevant theories into discussion to support arguments.	Comprehensively and insightfully discusses the matter of the unethical practices identified. There was comprehensive and insightful integration of the matter at hand. Comprehensively integrates a wide range of relevant theories into discussion to support arguments.

Task 3 – LO4 At least three practical initiatives that the company might take to enhance collaboration among international subsidiaries. Theory integration. (30 marks)

Discussion of the importance of at least three practical initiatives to enhance international collaboration among subsidiaries is missing or inappropriate. Does not integrate theories or uses irrelevant theories to support arguments.

Appropriate but weak discussion of at least three practical initiatives to enhance international collaboration among subsidiaries was presented. The discussion was incomplete or contained some errors. Few references integrated which are not directly relevant in supporting arguments.

Appropriate discussion of at least three practical initiatives to enhance international collaboration among subsidiaries Integrates relevant theories into discussion to support arguments.

Effective discussion of at least three practical initiatives to enhance international collaboration among subsidiaries.  Discussion thoroughly justifies the initiatives raised. Clearly integrates a wide range of relevant theories into discussion to support arguments.

Highly effective discussion of at least three practical initiatives to enhance international collaboration among subsidiaries. Discussion compr