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Keys to Success in Multinational Companies
It is widely known that Knowledge Management Systems are the key to success
in multinational companies. Imagine that you are a Vice President of a company
that is ramping up to go global.
Please choose one (1) of the following industries for the purposes of this
assignment:
Jewelry
Fashion / Apparel –
Chemicals
Consumer electronics, electronic components
Medical supplies or equipment
Bins, totes, crates, material handling
Food products
Drug products
Children’s products, clothing, toys, etc.
Note: You may create and / or assume all necessary assumptions needed for
the completion of this assignment.
You have been tasked with designing a comprehensive best practices policy
list geared towards managing existing knowledge and any new knowledge as it
becomes viable. The best practices policy should include a compiled task list
that will help your company to handle not only the regular issues of conducting
business within a foreign country, but also the unexpected events (e.g.,
earthquakes, demonstrations, bomb threats, etc.), no matter the country or
countries into which you will be expanding. The policy list should also take
any unique challenges that your company may face into consideration.
Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:
Design a comprehensive best practices policy list that includes policies on
the following:
Sanitation (e.g., hand
washing, toilet facilities, etc.)
Eating and / or drinking
(e.g., at desks, on the company grounds, inside in the manufacturing area at
designated tables / areas, etc.)
Conflict resolution (e.g.,
settling disputes, mediation and / or arbitration with designated mediator on
staff, etc.)
In-house teams (e.g., minimum
meeting times, scribes, appointed leaders, etc.)
Online team (e.g., 24-hour
coverage on phone due to time differences, etc.)
Security (e.g., leaving doors
open, locks, key return policy for departing workers, etc.Emergency evacuation
procedures
Determine the key benefits of creating such policies. Provide a rationale
for your response.
Speculate on the major ramifications if such policies are not created.
Provide a rationale for your response.
Predict the significant ways in which the best practices policy that you
created will contribute towards the long-term sustainability of the company.
Provide a rationale for your response.
Determine whether or not your best practices policy would provide a
competitive advantage over other international companies. Provide one (1)
example of a company using a best practices policy to support your response.
Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note:
Wikipedia and other similar websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with
one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or
school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional
instructions.
