cultural dimensions of business location decisions
Overview
The first chapter of your economics textbook (the big book) contextualizes engineering economic analysis and decision making within the Code of Ethics of the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE). In the first item on this list, the NSPE states that “Engineers, in the fulfillment of their professional duties, shall: Hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public.” As an ethically inclined engineer, you will first want to consider the people impacted by the decisions you are considering, and how your work and vision will fit into the lives and cultures of those people.
For this assignment, you will examine the cultural dimensions of Denmark and the United States as laid out on the Hoftede Insights website. You will summarize the information you find into the form attached to this assignment, compare two specific dimensions of each country, and conduct a mini analysis regarding the socio-political policy of parental leave.
You will complete this assignment using this pre-formatted document: i will submit it for you
Resources
Some resources have been provided for you below. Use these resources to complete Task 3 . You must cite the resources below using in-text citations, and in the “Works Cited” section provided to you at the end of the documents (i will submit it for you)
Parental Leave
- Parental Leave When Working in Denmark
- https://www.oresunddirekt.se/in-english/in-english/family-parenting-in-denmark/parental-leave-when-you-work-in-denmark
- The world’s richest countries guarantee mothers more than a year of paid maternity leave. The U.S. guarantees them nothing, Christopher Ingraham, The Washington Post (there is no government-related webpage for the US, but this article provides
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/02/05/the-worlds-richest-countries-guarantee-mothers-more-than-a-year-of-paid-maternity-leave-the-u-s-guarantees-them-nothing/?noredirect=on
- Key Characteristics of Parental leave systems, OCED, Social Policy Division (especially see table)
- Why Paid Family Leave is Good Business, (Boston Consulting Group, 2017) (pgs. 13-18)
- “Family provisions at the workplace and relationship to absenteeism, retention, and productivity of workers: Timely evidence from prior data” (Brandon & Temple, 2006) (read at least the abstract, skim the rest for comprehension (or even interest!)
Rubric
Cultural Dimensions of Business Location Decisions
Criteria | Ratings | Pts | |||
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeHofstede Cultural Dimension Country Comparison |
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3.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeComparison of Two Dimensions Between Countries |
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3.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeShort Essay about Parental Leave |
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7.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIn-Text Citations and Works Cited |
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2.0 pts |
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Total Points: 15.0 |