International Business – 3 More Mistakes in Hiring
Here are 3 more mistakes made in hiring foreign nationals (4) Task them as you would Americans. Today's management styles are about tasking with autonomy, getting "out of the box" and saying things like: "Here's the job, you are the team, make it happen." But do all...
International Business – 3 Mistakes In Hiring
When doing international business, don't make these errors when you choose who's going to work for you in another country. (1) Assume that a foreign national can do anything and everything regarding their country. Too many times, we've seen Chinese engineers acting as...
International Business Consulting- international ethics
How many times do we hear that in gloabl marketing our international business partners are unethical? "Unethical" is a term that should never be used in international business. Ethics are a suit of clothes, and your ethics don't equal my ethics, which don't equal...
International Business – Advantages and Disadvantages to Using An Importer
There are several advantages to using an intermediary to import products from overseas: They tend to know what they're doing. In international business this is a huge help They understand the exporting country's language, culture and business practices. Intermediaries...
Marketing to the US Market- International Business Advice
Here is s new twist. How should foreign firms market to the USA? What major differences might they see here? These are 4 thoughts for foreign firms to think about in the American Market: Time is money The idea of spending time, wasting time, borrowing time, buying...
International Business Problems – 3 Business Practices You Should Change in India
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...
International Business Consulting – 3 More Mistakes With India
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...
International Business Podcast – Common Failures in International Marketing
http://internationaltoolkit.com is my international business podcast. We now have over 1 million listeners! Enjoy the free podcast which should be informative, funny and entertaining. When looking at international market entry issues, it's a good free, first step.
International Market Entry – 3 False Assumptions
(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...
International Business Advice-Dealing with India
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...
