Global Ecology
Rebecca
December 2, 2010 FCS 3150
Thursday 4:00-6:20 pm
Interview Paper: Cultural Competency
Living in a country that has more than on nationality definitely has both its challenges and rewards. For this assignment I interviewed an employee for a German company, in the automobile industry. During this interview I asked many questions about his job and responsibilities and the different types of cultures he works with, what are the rewards and challenges working with such a culturally diverse company, how he overcomes those challenges and what he does to prepare himself for his career, what he suggests to people who plan or already do work with people from different countries, and key components of cultural competency. The person I interviewed for this assignment is named Marcus (General Motors Buyer, November 23, 2010) clarified that he works in the purchasing department for a German company in the automobile industry. He buys parts for programs that his company gets awarded from bit car manufacturers. He actually graduated from Western Michigan University with an integrated supply chain degree, which is a mixture of engineering and business courses. He worked for General Motors for three different positions before accepting a full time one directly out of college. He has many reasons why he chose to start working for a German automobile company, but one of his reasons was passion for cars and the influence from his father to follow in his footsteps at General Motors. Working with a German automobile company you will definitely find many people from different cultures working with you. In his company there are six different cultures in his department; France, German, China, Japan, Russia, and England. When working for a company that works with many different types of countries you will be sure to find many differences but as you really get to know the people you work with you realize that there are more similarities than there are differences. “The
December 2, 2010 FCS 3150
Thursday 4:00-6:20 pm
Interview Paper: Cultural Competency
Living in a country that has more than on nationality definitely has both its challenges and rewards. For this assignment I interviewed an employee for a German company, in the automobile industry. During this interview I asked many questions about his job and responsibilities and the different types of cultures he works with, what are the rewards and challenges working with such a culturally diverse company, how he overcomes those challenges and what he does to prepare himself for his career, what he suggests to people who plan or already do work with people from different countries, and key components of cultural competency. The person I interviewed for this assignment is named Marcus (General Motors Buyer, November 23, 2010) clarified that he works in the purchasing department for a German company in the automobile industry. He buys parts for programs that his company gets awarded from bit car manufacturers. He actually graduated from Western Michigan University with an integrated supply chain degree, which is a mixture of engineering and business courses. He worked for General Motors for three different positions before accepting a full time one directly out of college. He has many reasons why he chose to start working for a German automobile company, but one of his reasons was passion for cars and the influence from his father to follow in his footsteps at General Motors. Working with a German automobile company you will definitely find many people from different cultures working with you. In his company there are six different cultures in his department; France, German, China, Japan, Russia, and England. When working for a company that works with many different types of countries you will be sure to find many differences but as you really get to know the people you work with you realize that there are more similarities than there are differences. “The