by billdecker | May 3, 2012 | International Business
a) When outsourcing, firms put technical experts in charge of India projects. Are your technical experts negotiators? Are they cross cultural specialists? Do they understand International Market Entry? If they possess both of those characteristics in addition to their...
by billdecker | Apr 24, 2012 | International Business
Here are three other errors commonly seen when Americans do business in India a) They will use of Western project management skills to manage Indian workers. Again, Gant charts, MBO timetables, and artificial deadlines alone aren’t sufficient. And usually, the Asians...
by billdecker | Apr 22, 2012 | International Business
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by billdecker | Apr 17, 2012 | International Business
(3) Imported goods are often better. Evidence of this is that Americans often prefer to drink French water, drive European cars, wear Italian suits and buy Swiss watches. However, Japanese consumers may be concerned with how Japanese a product is. European firms may...
by billdecker | Apr 5, 2012 | International Business
The biggest pitfall in market enty: The expectation that a contract ends the negotiation. Many times, a contract is singed, and then negotiations continue. Business people in India do not place the contract at the end of an agreement. Wow! More assumptions? 1) The...
