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Global Business Under Siege
… contributing editor and co-author of the new book “Capitalizing on the Global Workforce: A Strategic Guide for Expatriate Management .” E-mail charsol@aol.com to comment. Global Workforce , January 1997, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 18 …
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Learning to Manage Host-country Nationals
… almost 1,300 in EAMS. In addition, the company has joint stock companies in Indonesia and Taiwan with limited expatriate management . These organizations will become independent operating units as quickly as possible. "About 20 years ago …
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Use Technology To Manage Your Expats
… purchase a system designed by one of the major accounting firms. Ernst & Young, for example, offers its Global Expatriate Management System-EY/GEMS™. "More information is required in the expatriate arena than for domestic operations …
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Report From Hong KongFuturist Inspires HR Leaders Convenes
… focused on the very specific details of HR management within certain countries, how HR is viewed in the region and expatriate management . One of the most thought-provoking and inclusive presentations was given by keynote speaker Karl Albrecht …
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Tales of Backshoring
A torrent of jobs are offshored every year. And every year, a trickle of jobs return home—or are "backshored"—after companies experience disappointment and frustration with remote, foreign workforces. Accurate counts of both flows are elusive. Perhaps one dollar’s worth of work gets backshored
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Coordination Costs Of Offshoring
Here is a list of the offshoring 'coordination' costs that frequently surprise the companies that don't look beyond the lower wages of foreign workers when estimating the savings that offshoring could bring. These extra costs range from 12 percent to 57 percent of a project's total cost, an expert
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Leaders Face Ethical Land Mines in China
Navigating the terrain of business ethics is tricky for leaders in China. Executives in the country easily can slip and find themselves either unsuccessful or stuck in a globally publicized scandal.
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HR on the Hot Seat in China
Not only do HR departments at multinationals face intense challenges when it comes to leadership talent matters, but HR executives themselves are among the most sought-after professionals.
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Caring for Cokes Talent
Jonathan Taylor is Coca-Cola's vice president of human resources for China, Mongolia, Taiwan and Hong Kong. But the 38-year-old U.K. native came to this role after spending years in health care and gradually traversing the globe.
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Overseeing Overseas
In today's global economy, managers often supervise staffers who work thousands of miles away. But how?
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Firms Still Fond of Foreigners in China
"Localizing" the leadership of China operations with Chinese nationals long has been a goal for multinationals, both to save on compensation costs and develop a better understanding of the country. But given the tight market for managers, fast-growing multinationals continue to rely on expatriates.
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Offshoring Etiquette According to Ritu and Rajan
There are several cultural rules to note that will keep relations with your India-based workforce humming right along.
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Bringing Offshore Talent into the Corporate Fold
The strategy depends on how skilled a company is at locating the right talent and whether or not it possesses the management skills to build cohesive teams made up of individuals from different cultures. Not every company succeeds in such efforts, but those that do reap manifold benefits.
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Teaming Offshore Contractors and In-House Employees
Beyond the obvious steps of identifying vendors with the right skill sets and project histories, companies should also evaluate 'soft' issues like culture and communication that so often impede understanding and success.
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Defense Contractor Blackwater Draws Fire for Alleged Labor Abuses, Tax Evasion
Blackwater wrongly classified security guards as independent contractors, Rep. Waxman asserts. The company allegedly avoided paying as much as $50 million in federal taxes while receiving more than $144 million in unjustified small-business contracts.
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Why China Matters
China emerged from 50 years of communist rule to become the manufacturer to the world, as well as the planet's fastest-growing economy. What happens with the development of China's workforce is likely to influence the West-including the United States. In this multimedia special report, staff writer
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Employers Sending More Women on International Assignments
Employers are sending more female workers on international assignments than ever before, according to a report from Mercer Human Resource Consulting. The study looked at 100 multinational companies with about 17,000 male and female employees working overseas.
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Recruiting in Baja California is a Qualified Success
Tijuana, Mexico, is home to more than 600 'maquiladoras,' and those plants are on something of a recruiting spree. Cross-border recruiting firm Qualifind is helping international employers working in this border region recruit qualified professionals.
