Assignment Instructions:
Competency
Compare cultural and social intelligence.
Student Success Criteria
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Overview
In today’s interconnected world, companies operate across borders, cultures, and time zones. As organizations grow globally, success depends not only on technical skills and business strategies—but also on the ability to understand, respect, and adapt to cultural differences.
In this assignment, you will step into the role of a newly hired Cultural Intelligence Consultant at a global technology company spanning multiple countries and cultures. Your task is to analyze a workplace scenario, create a Cultural Intelligence Strategy Plan using Hofstede’s dimensions and create strategies for each. You will then define the concepts of cultural and social intelligence and then describe the importance of each. Then assess how social intelligence can affect employers and employees.
This assignment bridges theory and practice. It challenges you to apply what you’ve learned about managing diversity to a real-world organizational scenario. You’ll gain insight into how cultural and social intelligence shape inclusive leadership, effective communication, and global team success.
Scenario
Davis Tech Deck Solutions Inc. is a U.S.-based multinational technology company with operations in Germany, India, Brazil, and Japan. The company recently expanded its global workforce and is facing challenges in cross-cultural collaboration, leadership alignment, and employee engagement across regions.
The executive leadership team has identified the need to improve cultural intelligence (CQ) and social intelligence (SI) among managers and team leaders to foster a more inclusive, productive, and globally cohesive work environment.
You have been hired as a Cultural Intelligence Consultant to develop a Cultural Intelligence Strategy Plan for Davis Tech Deck Solutions Inc.
Instructions
Create a PowerPoint Presentation (that includes title and reference slides) that addresses the following:
Step 1: Analyze Cultural and Social Intelligence
- Define Cultural Intelligence
- Define Social Intelligence
Step 2: Apply to the Scenario
Develop a Cultural Intelligence Strategy Plan for the Davis Tech Deck Solutions that includes:
- Dimension-Based Strategies:
- For each of Hofstede’s dimensions, propose specific strategies to manage cultural differences.
- Describe at least 2 strategies for each dimension.
- Use your research to back up your ideas.
- How could this be applied at Davis Tech Deck Solutions?
Step 3. Real World Examples
- Describe the importance of cultural intelligence vs. social intelligence in an organizational setting like the Davis Tech Deck Solutions scenario. Include two or more examples of the importance from your research.
Step 4. Real World Assessment
Using the Davis Tech Deck Solutions scenario, assess how social intelligence can help leaders and employees at the company:
- Navigate interpersonal dynamics across cultures.
- Build trust and rapport in diverse teams.
- Resolve misunderstandings and foster inclusion.
Submission Requirements
- Deliverable should be:
- Power Point presentation with a minimum of 1 slide for each criterion. Each slide will need detailed speaker notes.
- References: Minimum of three credible sources, including at least one scholarly source and the real-world examples/articles used.
- All assignments should be in APA format. Please review the APA guidance that is found in the library or at Writing Lab: APA style
- Please check the Course Calendar for specific due dates.
- The name of the file should be your first initial and last name, followed by an underscore and the name of the assignment, and an underscore and the date. An example is shown below:
- Jstudent_exampleproblem_101504