Discuss Today's Trend Toward Short-Term Expatriate Assignments

question 59

Essay

Discuss today's trend toward short-term expatriate assignments.

Understand Lewin's model for planned change and its phases.

Identify and explain different change strategies used by change agents, including rational persuasion.

Recognize the organizational targets for change including tasks, people, structure, technology, and culture.

Acknowledge the complex reasons underlying resistance to change.

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Definitions:

Cycads

Ancient seed plants with large, compound leaves and a stout trunk, known for their long evolutionary history.

Carpels

The repeatable units of the female reproductive organ of a flower, constituting the ovary, style, and stigma; involved in the development of fruit and seeds after fertilization.

Stamens

The male reproductive organ of a flower, typically consisting of a filament and an anther where pollen is produced.

Sepals

Leaf-like parts that make up the outermost portion of a flower, typically green and functioning to protect the developing flower bud.