10 Sep International Business Advice- Culture
The biggest stumbling block I seen in international business is the complete misunderstanding of culture. Culture is often invisible....
10 Sep International Business Tip- When in Rome
Posted at 14:53h
in one liners
When in Rome, do as the Romans. Don't try to BE a Roman!...
10 Sep Chinese Business One-Liner
There is a joke that a Chinese CEO keeps 3 sets of books: One for his wife, one for his girlfriend, one for the tax man ...
07 Sep Questions Firms Don’t Ask in International Marketing
Posted at 09:56h
in Global Business
Denver Business Journal by Bill Decker Date: Monday, August 27, 2012, 6:00am MDT Businesses study countries and their markets as they ponder which international markets to enter. They often ask such questions as: • How big is the market? • What is our market niche? • How do we reach our...
12 Aug Strategy – A More Effective To Do List
Posted at 22:19h
in Strategic Planning
This is an unusual thing for me to do, submit someone else's article. But a colleague of mine, Herb Rubenstein, President of the Sustainable Business Group wrote this and I felt it should be shared. So here it is: The “to do” list is a staple...
11 May International Business – What is Importing Really About
Posted at 10:27h
in Global Business
Imagine a company in Denver learns it can sell a special toothbrush to the American market, and it will be manufactured in Singapore and imported to the United States. Let’s assume it understands how to deal with Asian factories, and knows how to sell toothbrushes to...
14 Mar Is There a Better Way to Manage Remotely- International Business
Posted at 10:09h
in Global Business
While no one seems to know the exact number of remote or distance workers that U.S. companies employ, we do know the trend will keep rising. Some research groups put the number of remote workers in the millions; others say tens of millions. Can firms manage employees overseas the same...
19 Oct Don’t Get Ripped OffShoring – Overseas Production Can Cost You
Posted at 14:52h
in Global Business
Countless executives complain that Chinese factories deliver the wrong products, defective materials, items not made to specifications and shipments delivered late. There are horror stories of knockoffs and counterfeit pieces. “We hired a firm to make our nail clippers, and now the factory is selling...