Description:

Explore Managing in a Global Context

Instructions

The terms multinational and global business is often used interchangeability- The
reality is that there is a difference- Multinational Corporations (MNC) have facilities and
assets in at least one country other than its home country- They adjust their products
and service to each of the local markets- Global companies are located in a number of
countries where they market the exact image/brand in all markets- Still, managing in
either international business requires an understanding of the political, cultu’al,
economic and regulatory environment of the countries where they operate-

Using the social media venues (I’witter, Linkedin or Facebook), you must pick one of
the following international businesses to explore- Microsoft, Nestle, Google, S-C-
Johnson, Nike and Hyatt Hotel Corporations- Begin by selecting one of the
international businesses to research to use as you specific organization throughout
this couse- Know that when a manager has been assigned to work globally, they
must be effective and efficient in gaining knowledge about the organization and the
place where they will be located-

prepare a report including the
following sections:

0 A brief introduction to the organization and location(s) including

0 Key featu’es of the organization’s global competitive strategy-

0 What topics, if any, are trending about the organization?

0 From you point of view, describe management challenges s related to multicultu’al
geographically distributed teams, communication strategies, handling cross-cultu’al
issues and technology enhancements-