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Application: Evaluating Global Management
Jean Alvira
Managers & Leaders: a Contemporary Approach (MMBA - 6501 – 15)
Dr. Garth Daniels
Walden University
August 12, 2012
Evaluating Global Management
Due the economy these days, global management is a normal rule. These days, many companies have business all over the world, therefore companies need to adapt to the overseas methods. One of the biggest challenges is to promote the company values and mission to a foreign audience. The main purpose of this paper is to study and analyze three factors that affect global management: language, time zone, and human resources management.
The first thing the company needs to analyze is the culture of the country they are planning to do business with and find methods to merge the company’s current culture with the foreign country. The first element to analyze is language does the country speak English? In case the country does not speak English, the company hires someone who is bilingual and can help with the transition of hiring new talent. Employees who are relocated are recommended these employees learn or speak the language before moving (Pinfan, Z. 2012).
Second element is time zone and how to manage things in time manner. This task is not simple as it sounds. Depending where the organization is located, the company must plan ahead with deadlines for the local business and foreign business. For example having businesses in India, in order to improve service and meet deadlines, companies have implemented programs in order to meet their timeframes. For instance it has been measured timeframes, flexibility, workflow, systems available and personal (Sharma, D., & Ali, M. 2010). Based on these findings the organization determinates deadlines aligned with the local deadlines.
Third and last factor affected with global business is human resources management, which involves: finding candidates, recruitment, retention, and employee satisfaction....