Global Strategy and Management

Sending employees overseas is a good and promising idea to gain benefits from the global market. Hiring employees from all over the world provides an opportunity for the company to access the best talents and minds across the globe. There are several challenges associated with working in another country, and a number of issues need to be considered before employees are sent to do business abroad for them to adjust and accomplish business goals. Going to a different country means getting new people with different cultures, languages, skills, and policies. Several issues should be addressed before sending people abroad on a business mission.

It is essential for people going abroad to have an insight into the culture and beliefs of the new country to address culture shock. It is not possible to expect an easy and quick adjustment to the new culture but at least has some understanding of how the people in the new country contact themselves and react to several issues is very important (Lawson, 2019). A special training about the culture should be designed to give more information considering people have different interpretations of different situations and what the expatriates may feel right could be interpreted to mean wrong in the new culture.

Depending on the country people are sent, language constraints may be a big concern in achieving the business goals in the new country. There is a need for training on the language used in the new place of work. Communication is important in business operation, and without understanding, of other party's language doing business with is as good as a failed mission. Before people are sent to a new country, they should have at least some knowledge of the commonly used language. It is also important that the company in the new country is notified to have an understanding that the person joining does not speak their language and design program to continue training the person.

Sending people to work abroad is a costly exercise, and failing in assignments could lead to big losses to the company. Before employees are assigned to work overseas, there is a need to ensure they have relevant skills, competency, and knowledge to carry out the assignment. Proper training on what the person is supposed to do in the other country should be done to equip them well and prepare the employees for success.

Expatriates should be made aware of the existing government policies in the new country regarding the business and the general laws regulating normal contact of the people within the territory of that new country (Pinnington,Debrah, Rees, & Oseghale,2018). People should be trained on the applicable laws concerning the taxes and needed documents to facilitate smooth operations.

Due to the impact of globalization, which is making the world a small village where people can easily interact. Following the introduction and advancement of communication technology. Social media has created an avenue for people to learn about different cultures across the world, expanding our understanding of why particular people behave the way they do. The increased knowledge has expanded acceptance of different cultures across the world, making it easy to live in a foreign country as you already know what they consider unacceptable.

Better knowledge of other people's culture has reduced chances of conflicts as many people across the world have some insight into what behaviors are acceptable and what is regarded as wrong. Understanding different cultures through expatriates training has minimized the possibility of conflict around the globe. Cultural issues, language barriers and general awareness should be addressed before sending people abroad.

Conclusively, sending employees to work in foreign countries increases the hiring radius increasing chances to get the best mind and most talented employees across the word. Going to a new country translates to meeting people with different cultures and beliefs. It is very important that people are trained before going to work outside country to understand the culture, language, and the governing polices in the new country. The impact of globalization and improved technology communication has increased the understanding of other people’s way of life reducing possible conflicts between nationals.

Reference

Lawson, S., & Shepherd, J. (2019). Utilizing the U-Curve Model to Assess Cross-Cultural Training Programs for Low Context Expatriates Working in a High Context Culture. Journal of Business Diversity, 19(1).

Pinnington, A. H., Debrah, Y. A., Rees, C. J., & Oseghale, R. O. (2018). Developing Global Leaders and Expatriates. International Human Resource Management, 2(27), 362.

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Sending employees overseas is a good and promising idea to gain benefits from the global market. Hiring employees from all over the

world provides an opportunity for the company to access the best talents and minds across the globe. There are several challenges

associated with working in another country, and a number of issues need to be considered before employees are sent to do business

abroad for them to adjust and accomplish business goals. Going to a different country means getting new people with different cultures,

languages, skills, and policies. Several issues should be addressed before sending people abroad on a business mission. It is essential for

people going abroad to have an insight into the culture and beliefs of the new country to address culture shock. It is not possible to expect

an easy and quick adjustment to the new culture but at least has some understanding of how the people in the new country contact

themselves and react to several issues is very important (Lawson, 2019). A special training about the culture should be designed to give

more information considering people have different interpretations of different situations and what the expatriates may feel right could be

interpreted to mean wrong in the new culture. Depending on the country people are sent, language constraints may be a big concern in

achieving the business goals in the new country. There is a need for training on the language used in the new place of work.

Communication is important in business operation, and without understanding, of other party's language doing business with is as good as

a failed mission. Before people are sent to a new country, they should have at least some knowledge of the commonly used language. It is

also important that the company in the new country is notified to have an understanding that the person joining does not speak their

language and design program to continue training the person. Sending people to work abroad is a costly exercise, and failing in

assignments could lead to big losses to the company. Before employees are assigned to work overseas, there is a need to ensure they

have relevant skills, competency, and knowledge to carry out the assignment. Proper training on what the person is supposed to do in the

other country should be done to equip them well and prepare the employees for success. Expatriates should be made aware of the existing

government policies in the new country regarding the business and the general laws regulating normal contact of the people within the

territory of that new country (Pinnington,Debrah, Rees, & Oseghale,2018). People should be trained on the applicable laws concerning the

taxes and needed documents to facilitate smooth operations. Due to the impact of globalization, which is making the world a small village

where people can easily interact. Following the introduction and advancement of communication technology. Social media has created an

avenue for people to learn about different cultures across the world, expanding our understanding of why particular people behave the way

they do. The increased knowledge has expanded acceptance of different cultures across the world, making it easy to live in a foreign

country as you already know what they consider unacceptable. Better knowledge of other people's culture has reduced chances of conflicts

as many people across the world have some insight into what behaviors are acceptable and what is regarded as wrong. Understanding

different cultures through expatriates training has minimized the possibility of conflict around the globe. Cultural issues, language barriers

and general awareness should be addressed before sending people abroad. Conclusively, sending employees to work in foreign countries

increases the hiring radius increasing chances to get the best mind and most talented employees across the word. Going to a new country

translates to meeting people with different cultures and beliefs. It is very important that people are trained before going to work outside

country to understand the culture, language, and the governing polices in the new country. The impact of globalization and improved

technology communication has increased the understanding of other people’s way of life reducing possible conflicts between nationals.

Reference Lawson, S., & Shepherd, J. (2019). Utilizing the U-Curve Model to Assess Cross-Cultural Training Programs for Low Context

Expatriates Working in a High Context Culture. Journal of Business Diversity, 19(1). Pinnington, A. H., Debrah, Y. A., Rees, C. J., &

Oseghale, R. O. (2018). Developing Global Leaders and Expatriates. International Human Resource Management, 2(27), 362.

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