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Read the following scenario and answer questions.
Organizations have a long history of managing returns to work involving cases of physical disability. However, evidence from WCBs across Canada shows that claims involving disability due to mental health issues are the fastest growing segment of disability claims. Heavier workloads from flatter organizations and hiring freezes have put increased pressure on workers in many industries. Information and communication technologies have greatly increased the pace of work and blurred the boundaries between work time and non-work time (family time, leisure time, or community time) . Mental health absences from work can also be as a result of being involved in or seeing a traumatic incident in the workplace.
-What can Raul insist on receiving under the duty to accommodate his return to work from a depression- related absence?

Identify how cultures perceive time (sequential/synchronic views) and its impact on management.

Appreciate the importance of understanding cultural differences for global management and international business operations.

Understand the implications of Trompenaars' cultural framework for interpersonal relationships, environmental attitudes, and management practices.

Understand the factors contributing to the successful adjustment to new cultures.

Definitions:

Inputs

The resources, materials, and effort required to produce goods or services in any organizational or production process.

Outputs

The results or products that come from the process of inputting resources like labor and capital into a production or activity system.

Productivity

The measure of the efficiency of a person, machine, factory, system, etc., in converting inputs into useful outputs.

Old Age Security

A government-funded pension scheme designed to provide a basic income for seniors after retirement.