Coca Cola's Pre-Departure Training for Improving Expatriate Performance
For this assignment, imagine again that you work for the global company you chose in your first assignment.
Coca Cola was the company that I chose.
You are in charge of improving the training and development for employees who are selected for international assignments.
Instructions
Develop a outline of pre-departure training with a thorough description and explanation of the training programs that you suggest for improving expatriate performance.
Your assignment must address the following:
Articulate the training needs of new expatriate employees and the components of pre-departure training that will address those needs.
Determine the areas of emphasis and the details of the training.
Describe how the training will improve the expatriate experience for the new assignment.
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The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:
Recommend training programs to improve performance throughout a multinational corporation comprised of a diverse workforce
Training Overview
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Training Overview
The training seeks to prepare employees of the Coca-Cola Company for international assignments. According to Dowling, Festing & Engle (2020), it is critical to understand cultural differences when working across different cultures. The training is focused on three major areas. Firstly, it is meant to enhance the employees’ cultural awareness. Given that the employees will work in cultural contexts outside their culture, it is important to understand how to deal with the differences. Secondly, the training facilitates cross-cultural communication. Employees will learn how to communicate effectively in cross-cultural settings. Lastly, the training seems to assist the workers in developing adaptability skills. In a new culture, the workers will need to adapt to the cultural norms of the host country.
To address the training needs, the following components of pre-training will be utilized. Firstly, one on one training will be done, where the employees will be taught about aspects of culture. Here, they will get ...