Transcript Managing a Global Environment Jeff Bryant Erin Curtis Nicklas Nimberger Largest Global Corporations 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Exxon Mobil Wal-Mart Stores General Motors Ford Motor DaimlerChrysler 6.

Managing a Global
Environment
Jeff Bryant
Erin Curtis
Nicklas Nimberger
Largest Global Corporations
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Exxon Mobil
Wal-Mart Stores
General Motors
Ford Motor
DaimlerChrysler
6. Royal Dutch
7. BP
8. General Electric
9. Misubishi
10.Toyota Motor
Global Environment
• Time Zones
• Information Technology
• Cultural Diversity
Time Zones
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Jet Lag
Time differences
World Time Zones
Normal clock
Global 24 by seven
IT Support
Customer Support
Information Technology
• The HP dilemma
– Delays in Europe and
Asia
– Slow, inconvenient,
and difficult to use
– Straining relationships
Enter Netli’s Netlightning
• ADN- Application Delivery Network
• Ideal for :
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Sub-second response times
Increased availability
Secure access to web applications
No capital expenditures
Information Storage
• Storability Software and Sun
Microsystems offer Global
Storage Manager (GSM)
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Increase ROI
Reduce capital expenditures
Designed for capability
Centralized point of access
Rapid implementation
Real time access
Goals of IT Implementation
• Efficiency
• Centralization
• Compatibility
• Cost-effectiveness
-----------------------------• Successful transition
requires trained
personnel
Cultural Differences
• Audio- &
Videoconferencing
• Actual travel to the
other country
Audio- & Videoconferencing
• Time differences
• Technology standards
• Language barrier
Traveling to Another Country
• Understand the
culture & norms
• Currency
• Jetlag
Discussion Questions
• Why is the understanding of time zones
important?
• What are the key needs in implementing new
information technology systems?
• If a US-based company opens offices abroad,
should customs or work laws translate to domestic
employees in the other country?
• What are other important things to consider when
dealing with cultural diversity?