Contractor Poor Working Conditions Overseas

MGT 550 Module Four Small Group Discussion Guidelines and Rubric Overview: Assume you are a manager and you have just discovered that an overseas contractor, who is a major supplier for your company, has recently been revealed as operating with poor working conditions for their employees (uses child labor, pays low wages, requires long hours, provides no benefits, etc.). Draft one internal communication that you believe will effectively address the issues of the above scenario. Your message must accomplish the following:

 Clearly identify your target audience(s)

 Provide an overview of the situation

 Promote the strategic goals of your company

 Use an appropriate tone Ensure the appropriate message is communicated in your post. Remember that your target audience will likely vary in terms of culture and gender. Post your proposed communication. Review two other classmates’ internal communications in your group. Identify areas of success and suggest areas that could be improved. What changes could be made to your peers’ messages to make the communications more effective based on your interpretation of the message? Remember to keep the tone of your comments positive and constructive. You are reviewing the communication, not the person. Consider the following questions in your response:

 How effectively do you think this message is framed?

 How effective is the business logic?

 How effective is the tone? Support your critique with appropriate resource citations. Requirements for Submission For your initial post (1), you must do the following: ● Craft an internal communication to address the issue presented. ● Complete the initial post by Thursday at 11:59 p.m. of your local time

zone. ● Take into consideration material such as relevant grading rubrics, course

content, and other assignments from the current module and previous modules, when appropriate.

For your response posts (2), you must do the following: ● Review two of your peers’ communications; if a peer already has two

reviews, choose another post. ● Identify areas of success and suggest areas that could be improved,

following the questions provided and citing resources. ● Complete the response posts by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. of your local time

zone.

 

 

 

Rubric

Critical Elements

Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Communication (Initial Post)

Develops an internal communication to effectively address the issue

Develops an internal communication to address the issue but is missing important components to make the communication effective

Does not develop an internal communication 30

Communication (Response

Posts)

Responses are appropriately based on learning content and are framed constructively

Responses are not appropriately based on learning content or are not framed constructively

Does not respond to two peers 30

Timeliness Submits posts on time Submits one or more posts one day late Submits one or more posts two or more days late

10

Writing (Mechanics)

Initial post and responses are easily understood, using proper citation methods where applicable

Initial post and responses are understandable and use citations where applicable but contain errors in citation format

Initial post and responses are not understandable and do not use proper citation methods where applicable

30

Total 100%