by billdecker | Jul 28, 2012 | International Business
In Global Business, more and more firms rely on overseas talent. Can firms manage employees overseas the same way they manage remote employees in the United States? What is the difference between managing an IT worker in Utah and one in Ukraine? The differences of...
by billdecker | Jul 20, 2012 | International Business
• Train your production management. If your production management knows how to make lounge chairs in the United States, train them properly about how to manage Malaysian (or wherever you’re doing business) factories, workers and processes. Be prepared to send a good...
by billdecker | May 9, 2012 | International Business
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....
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 | Mar 17, 2012 | International Business
When engaging in International Business, my advice is to Lose control. If you think for a second you are going to control an Eastern European employee just because you’re paying them, you’re mistaken. Try to control a U.S. employee for a while. It...
