This assignment requires students to create a two-part portfolio as organizational behavior consultants analyzing a case study about developing successful cross-cultural teams. Part 1 is a written document organized under headings outlining the student's consulting practice, relevant experience, an analysis of problems and recommendations for the case study, and references. Part 2 is a Prezi presentation synthesizing the information. The portfolio aims to convince a client to hire the student as an OB consultant to address issues in the case study around cross-cultural team performance.

1. Assignment 2: Group-Level of Analysis – Portfolio Project
Due Date: [month, day, year], by midnight
Purpose:
To explore and understand the effect of group behavior,
specifically cross-cultural team development and success, on
organizational performance and effectiveness.
Related to the following course objective:
Successfully participate as a team member, lead teams, and
manage independent teams to accomplish specific goals and
objectives
Deliverable:
Portfolio comprised of two parts:
Part 1), OB research findings and professional data and
information serving as the resource from which the presentation
is created submitted as a comprehensive outline, and
Part 2), Prezi presentation. Go to
https://prezi.com/signup/public
to access and learn how to create your Prezi presentation. See
Instruction 11 for graphic and media options to enhance
Portfolio’s presentation portion of. Detailed Instructions below
provide steps and directions for creating, packaging, and
submitting your Portfolio.
Introduction to Assignment
For this group-level analysis assignment, you will wear the hat
of a rising-star organizational behavior (OB) consultant. You
will create a portfolio comprised of a Prezi presentation—Part
2, the major component—supported by Part 1, research findings
from diverse OB publications and internet materials; a selected
annotated list of professional knowledge, skills, and abilities
and learning experiences relevant to group-level, particularly
cross-cultural, team experience and success, including relevant
networking, communities of practice, special interest groups,

2. and professional associations; and recommendations for OB
self- and team-assessment tools.
Case Study 2: Going Global: What Does it Take to Make Cross-
cultural Teams Successful? will serve as the central organizing
influence of your Portfolio. The case describes issues,
problems, and challenges related to developing high-performing
cross-cultural teams in an organization integrating new
employees after an acquisition. The Portfolio’s overarching goal
is to convince the client to hire you as an organizational change
consultant. Portions of the Portfolio will reflect your actual
work, management, and learning experience, when it exists.
Other portions will represent reasoned, logical postulations
where research and investigation of OB practitioner knowledge,
skills, abilities, publications and other resources, and OB
training, education, development, networks, and professional
associations are used to flesh out what you determine will be a
convincing proposal (presented as a Portfolio).
This project is designed around the following hypothetical
situation:
You recently launched an organizational behavior consulting
practice, specializing in cross-cultural group and team dynamics
and problems. Having done an environmental scan, you know
the competition for clients in your niche is stiff. Since the 2008
Recession a number of top-notch OB professionals have
established consulting services targeting organizations
challenged by cultural diversity, virtual work environments,
communication technology, and issues related to restructuring
traditional organizations into flatter systems with team-centered
processes. One such company is Bon Vivant Specialties (BVS),
run by Daniel Chinn, a CEO you met at an international
education and development program for high-potential mid-
level professionals called Managing Today, Leading Tomorrow.
Case Study 2, Going Global: What Does it Take to Make Cross-
cultural Teams Successful?, represents what you know from
Chinn, professional networking, and business and management
news and other media. Chinn has widely expressed his interest

3. in hiring an OB practitioner to identify, document, analyze and
assess behavioral issues and problems, and recommend
intervention strategies, methods, and tools to successfully
restructure the company, enhance team performance and
effectiveness, and hence organizational performance. Your
strategy to convince Chinn that you are the OB consultant for
the job must be innovative, original, and fresh to distinguish
your contributions from your competitors. To that end you will
create a Portfolio of varied, meaningful, germane components
customized to enable BVS to reach its cross-cultural team
restructuring and organization performance goals.
Read and follow all the Instructions below carefully.
Instructions
1) Review the Assignment 2 Portfolio Grading Rubric, and the
assignment purpose, course objective, and introduction
above.
2) Read the case, Going Global: What Does it Take to Make
Cross-cultural Teams Successful?
Your analysis and assessment must evidence understanding of
the case's specific characters, context, incidents and
circumstances. Avoid generalizations that might apply to
similar cases available on the Internet or in previous courses.
3) Choose a name for your consulting practice, and briefly
describe the service you provide.
4) List and describe at least three OB-relevant knowledge,
skills, abilities and learning experiences.
This Portfolio component is a mixture of a functionally (as
opposed to chronologically) organized resume that highlights
work or job actions by category, such as Team Leadership or
Team Project Management, and more progressive approaches to
professional promotion such as online networking provided by
LinkIn.com. When identifying elements to be described, begin
by asking what did I do (i.e., what actions did I take?—describe
with verbs such as worked, created, prepared, implemented,
conducted, produced) and what happened as a result of my

4. experience and learning (i.e., how could I apply my learning
and experience as a consultant for BVS?—explain with verbs
such as will use, apply, implement, change, enable, empower).
5) Identify, analyze and prepare to discuss at least three
problems and/or issues
related to the successful formation, development and operation
of cross-cultural teams in the case context described.
6) Propose and evaluate at least three recommendations,
including OB strategies or interventions,
that the organization could use to solve problems, address
issues, and hence enhance cross-cultural team performance and
effectiveness and based on key findings and ideas to maximize
ongoing improvements to organizational performance and
success. Include self-assessment team tools, training exercises,
team development methods, or other similar resources.
7) Draw data, information, and ideas from at least four
required resources (at least two from each of Weeks 4 and 5)
listed in the Course Schedule, plus at least four credible,
authoritative, relevant outside sources for a total of at least
eight references.
Your outside references should show a mix of credible OB
consultant websites, professional networks and associations (for
example, Organizational Behavior Management Network,
Society for Human Resource Management, Society for
Organizational Behavior), scholarly and applied/practical
sources, largely drawn from UMUC’s Information Library
System (ILS), and including classic writings. Review APA
citation materials and Tips on Research Sources in Course
Content.
Cite research sources within Part 2’s content using APA in-text
formatting. Include a Reference list with complete source
information at the end of the paper.
See specific formatting and heading template instructions below
in Instruction 9. Alphabetize references under each subheading.
Please note my preference for including publication date and
page numbers, when available, within in-text citations. You are

5. expected to paraphrase, using quotes only when the source’s
verbatim statements uniquely enhance meaning and
understanding. Deductions will be taken when quotes are
overused and found to be unnecessary.
See examples below and in Formatting and Citation Samples
under Course Content:
In-text citation:
(Casey, 2002, p. 50). [Include publication date]
Reference citation:
Casey, C. (2002).
Critical Analysis of Organizations: Theory, practice,
revitalization
. London: Sage.
8) Identify and present in
bold
font at least six different OB concepts, theories, methods,
strategies, interventions, or practices in your group level
analysis.
Demonstrate through context and/or endnotes your
understanding of the terms’ definition and meaningfulness to
the meet the assignment's purpose and course objectives.
9) Use the headings and subheadings provided below to
organize Part 1 of your Portfolio.
This written Portfolio portion will adhere to headings and
subheadings labeling analysis and recommendations presented
in standard expository form. Bulleted text can be used, as
appropriate, however OB group-level analysis, synthesis, and
assessment must be presented in composition format under each
heading. The objective is to create a comprehensive framework
on which your Prezi presentation will be based and to which the
client can refer for data and additional information. Feel free to
create additional subheadings or modify headings as needed to
present your OB qualifications and experience, and group-level
analysis, synthesis, and assessment more effectively. Use
examples and cite support sources as presented in Step 7.
Cover page [Name, course name, assignment, date, and

6. instructor’s name]
Consulting practice name and services provided
III. OB-relevant knowledge, skills, abilities and work
experiences [use annotated bullet format].
III. Problems and/or issues
Primary problems and/or issues
[first primary problem or issue] followed by OB
[second primary problem or issue followed by OB strategy/ies
or intervention/s]
Secondary problems and/or issues
[first secondary problem or issue followed by OB strategy/ies or
intervention/s]
[second secondary problem or issue followed by OB strategy/ies
or intervention/s]
Recommendations—OB strategies or interventions, tools, and
resources
[Recommendation 1]
[Recommendation 2]
[Recommendation 3 and so forth…]
VII. References
10) For Part 2, create a Prezi presentation synthesizing key
information and resources from Part 2.
Consider creating and integrating graphic, audio, or video
elements into the presentation, such as a concept map, SWOT
analysis, narration, or short YouTube video clip to increase
impact and meaningfulness, persuasiveness.
11) Use Microsoft Word for your text document, Part 2 of the
Portfolio
. Try to be concise and keep this written Portfolio portion to

7. three to four pages in length (plus cover page), but substance is
more important than length. Again, APA reference format is
required.
12) Submit your Portfolio (two files, Part 1 and Part 2) to
your Assignment Folder
by the due date.