Assignment Task: You will conduct an organizational global readiness for your organization or one you are interested in working for. You will include and/or assess the following:
Organizational background, structure, and control systems
Environmental scan of both the internal and external environment for only items that would have a major impact on the organization's ability to operate globally. This does not need to be an exhaustive list but demonstrate your knowledge and ability to apply the concepts.
Corporate social responsibility, both globally and domestically because often the domestic approaches are reflected in the global approaches.
Organization's cross-cultural competence
Expatriate Readiness
Source and availability of global staff (e.g. expatriates, home country nationals, and third country nationals)
Support provided to expatriate and/or their family, for example:
Career management for expatriate
Familial needs and readiness, i.e., spouse and family
Repatriation of expatriate and family if accompanying
Management concerns with managing and leading global teams etc.
Summary and Recommendations