Business

Chilean miners
Resource: “Over 30 Workers Trapped After Chilean Copper Mine Collapse” article found in the Electronic Reserve Readings

Research additional articles and information about the Chilean mine collapse.

Write a paper using this and other articles as a resource. Because communications must be designed with the audience in mind, answer the following questions:

What are some considerations to remember given the different roles and people in the audience?

o What would be the potential needs of the families of the miners in receiving a message about this incident?
o What would be the potential needs of the company’s employees when receiving a message about this incident?

What actions must you take before and after the message is delivered to ensure that it was received as intended?

Addressing a Resource Issue

Imagine that you are the organizational consultant in the Aligning Resources multimedia scenario and you have been asked to advise the operations director on next steps.

Instructions

Address the following in your assignment:

1. Explain the role of an operations director and how this role impacts a company.
2. Identify the key facts in this scenario.
3. Based on the facts, describe your assumptions about the situation.
4. Explain how each fact or assumption impacts the director’s possible solutions.
5. Finally, explain the steps the operations should take next and describe the conversation you would have with him regarding these steps.

Submission Requirements

• Written communication: Communication should be clear, well-organized, and support a central idea, with no technical writing errors, as expected of a business professional.
• Length of paper: Approximately one typed, double-spaced page.
• Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.