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
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
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
Cultural Dimensions of Business Location Decisions
Criteria
Ratings
Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeHofstede Cultural Dimension Country Comparison
3.0 pts
Full Marks
Student has completed all the required sections of the Hofstede Cultural Dimension Country Comparison table in two to three sentences each.
0.0 pts
No Marks
Student has not completed all the required sections of the Hofstede Cultural Dimension Country Comparison table OR the responses are poorly written OR the responses are less than two sentences each.
3.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeComparison of Two Dimensions Between Countries
3.0 pts
Full Marks
Student has included a paragraph naming the two dimensions that are the most different between the two countries and described how these differences in cultural attitudes might affect policy. (~75-100 words)
1.5 pts
Partial Marks
Student has included a paragraph naming the two dimensions that are the most different between the two countries but has not described or has poorly described how these differences in cultural attitudes might affect policy. (~75-100 words)
0.0 pts
No Marks
Student has not included a paragraph naming the two dimensions that are the most different between the two countries OR the paragraph is very poorly written OR the minimum word count is not met.
3.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeShort Essay about Parental Leave
7.0 pts
Full Marks
Student has used the parental leave related readings and written a short essay that sufficiently addresses the prompts/questions provided (minimum 200 words, ~2-3 paragraphs).
3.5 pts
Partial Marks
Student has written a short essay (minimum 200 words, ~2-3 paragraphs), but has not sufficiently used the parental leave related readings AND/OR has not sufficiently answered one of the prompts.
0.0 pts
No Marks
Student has not included a short essay OR the short essay is very poorly written OR the parental leave related readings are not used OR more than one prompt is not sufficiently answered OR the minimum word count is not met.
7.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIn-Text Citations and Works Cited
2.0 pts
Full Marks
Student has used in-text citations to cite sources and included sources in the works cited section, consistent with their chosen style guide.
1.0 pts
Partial Marks
Student is missing in-text citations or a works cited section OR either the in-text citations or works cited section is poorly done/does not follow a style guide.
0.0 pts
No Marks
Student is missing both the in-text citations and works cited section OR they are both poorly done/do not follow a style guide.
2.0 pts
Total Points: 15.0
Cultural Dimensions of Business Location Decisions
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