miércoles, 29 de enero de 2014

What to do before go to an interview?

Social media have become the second skin of the recruitment process . Most companies track their digital footprint aspiring employees on social media before to quote for a job interview . Companies in this sense do their "homework 2.0". But what are the "musts 2.0" of a candidate ? If you have been fortunate to be cited for a job interview by a company should undertake as soon as the list of tasks in the social media 12most.com proposed below :

1. Track profiles on social networks of the company
This work is essential for tracking attend knowledgeable about the company to the interview.
2 . Performing searches on Twitter
A simple search on Twitter will serve to know what people are saying about the company on this platform and how to use it the famous microblogging network : if you bet on the sense of humor in his tweets , if I publish content regularly and if your account is abandoned for months.
3. Search in social networks to people who will make the interview
This will serve to sketch a profile of the people who will interview and know more precisely what they are looking for.
4 . Do not forget to take a look at Pinterest
Pinterest is a unique window to learn more about a company . If the company in question is on Pinterest, it is likely that the photos give a clue to its corporate culture.
5 . Connect with the company through social media
Take the trouble to dive into the posts of the company in the social media and assess whether it is worth retweeting or clicking on the button "like " in any of them . Sobe careful with your choice !
6. Remember also rivals in the enterprise market
Dive into the ocean 2.0 to be aware not only of what happens in the company but also the sector in which it operates .
7. Do not neglect your own social media profiles
Update your profiles on social media and demonstrate to the company that is the latest in what the Web 2.0 refers . And if possible , post news about the sector of the company in their profiles in social networks .
8. Look for company employees in the social media
Doing better understand the corporate culture of the company and achieve an idea of ​​the general profile of their employees.
9. Check out the company's profile on LinkedIn
Well know the size of the company and its career opportunities and find out if any of your contacts in this network has some connection with the company.
10. " Start Cleaning" in their profiles on social media
Carefully review what has been published on their profiles on social media and if you see something potentially inappropriate feel free to delete it. What the eyes of their friends looks fun may find completely inappropriate to your future employer .
11. Find yourself on Google
It is very likely that your potential future employer also has done and is the best way to control your online reputation.
12. Read the company blog
Thus be aware of the latest developments of the company and have the opportunity to bring out their skills during the interview.
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miércoles, 22 de enero de 2014

How to start a international business?

If you are thinking on open your business in other country or start a business ... whatever you should know about the five dimensions and study the different culture .
Some important information you could find on this website : http://geert-hofstede.com/dimensions.html

The five Dimensions (Hofstede)

How to know if you should hired one person of other . This can be allied to the culture, life...etc
so think now about your culture, they normally share or normally is more individual? So how that can affect to your business? This dimension is important because imagine that your are trying to motivate a group  a people from France? Maybe if they are individual you need to be focus in a plan for motivate the individuality plan

Individual -------------- Social Orientation ---------------Collective
Respect ---------------- Power Orientation   --------------- Tolerance ( innequality)
Accepting ------------- Uncertainty Orientation-----------Avoiding *
Agressive-------------- Goal orientation ----------------------Passive*2
Long term-------------- Time orientation----------------------Short Term

*Some influence can be controllable  or some not, like the weather, how can affect to your business and depends some culture can avoid or not . Accepting, normally are more creative but less strict. 
*2 -What is more important work or the group and the family?

Now your know more about how to work in other country and start you international business, We are not all the same , and for that reason People make business better! 

What happend if you understand the culture or misunderstand? What do you think?



How do firms use organization design?

The global organization Design
Structure would make it easier to transfer knowledge and tecnology between international markets.

International division
Area knowledge : Managers must understand the cultural , commercial , social... in each host country market in which the firm  does the business

Product Knowledge : Comprehend  such factors  as tecnologcal trend, customer needs, competitive force...
Exam: Know about how work the production, etc..

Functional Knowledge: Have access to co-workers with expertise in basic business functions such as production, marketing, finance...

1. Allocate  Resources
   Make departments and prepare the business.
   Every departments need to have one goal and focus.
 
2. Assign Tasks
    In international business one person or department can' t do it everything.

3. Provide information
   All the organization need to know all the information about the business

4. Obtain Information
   Know about if the business is doing well ( financial information)
   Know about the competition.

Common Form of Global Organization Design
The international organization can have some problems for design the organization:

  • Product design
The global production design assigns worldwide responsibility for specific products or product group to separate operating divisions within firm.

Work best when the firm  has diverse product line. If this products are related is called an M- Form (multidivisional" the various divisions of the firm are usually self contained operations with interrelated activities") or unrelated  is called H-Form.(holding company " the various unrelated business function with autonomy") This have some several potential competitive advantages.
1. Focuses on a single product
2. Gain expertise in all aspects of the product
3. Product design facilities efficiencies in production because managers are free to manufacture the product
4. Quickly and flexibly to technology: New technologies are easy to incorporate. 

All this areas in international business (global Product Design) have some advantages and disadvantages:
Advantages                                    Disadvantages
Management                                  Coordination and competition              
Efficient Production                       Duplication of efforts
Global marketing                           Corporate learning 
  • Area Design
Your company can have a policentric or multidomestic corporate philosophy.
  • Functional Design
To create departments or divisions that have worldwide  responsibility for the common organization functions- finance , operations, marketing, R&D, and human resources management. (U-Form, where the U stands for "unity")
  • Customer Design
Server different customer or customers groups, each with specific  needs calling for special expertise or attention.

  • Global Matrix Design
Is the result of superimposing one form of organization design on top of an existing, different form. The resulting design is usually quite fluid. This Can form specific product group comprising members from existing functional departments.
Advantage                                    Disadvantage
Bring together the functional        Political Organization
Develop new products                  Difficult to communicate with other department


  • Hydrid Global Design
Is described in this section represents an ideal or pure type.
Create a hybrid design that best suits their purposes as dictated in part by the firm : size, technology, environment and culture.

  1. Little formal Power group with limited rules.
            Review the rules every year (min)

         2. Substantial authority

In addition to the fundamental issues of organition design we have addressed , MNCs also face a number of other related organizational issues that must be carefully managed.
Your business must make a particularly critical decision that determinates the level of autonomy, power, and control it wants to grand its subsidiaries.

The decentralize, decision making by allowing individual subsidiaries great discretion over strategy , finance...thereby letting those decisions be made by managers closest to the market.  In the other hand Subsidiary business organization needs rather than on the firm's overall needs.

How to work with subsidiary boards of directors?
Descentralization ------> Local Business and Politics --->
                                     Ethical and social Respons.---> Level of accountability
How to hired and find the right people for work with you in international business?
1. Critical thinking 
Look for someone who can help you to find better solutions.
2. Young people or people with experience.
Have some young people is helpful for bring new ideas and motivation to the business. Also that person can start with full energy . In the other hand maybe you will need a good motivation plan for them.
3. People with contactas and who know the area
4. Capacity to understand other cultures