To make an exact copy of the Manhattan headquarters, the executives will create the exact positions in China. They will discuss the requirements of the positions with the American employees and will search for those Chinese that best meet them. Also, the American homologue should participate to the hiring process. For instance, if the Chine company is looking to hire a Marketing Director, the Marketing Director within the Manhattan offices should participate to the selection, hiring and most importantly, the training process. In terms of training, the programs will have to be offered to all employees, not just the top-management ones. The primary goal of the training sessions will be to introduce the new associates to the operations, partners and goals followed by the mother company as to aid them best perform their tasks. Aside from this however, a vital issue is that integrating the Chinese employees into the corporate culture. And they will seldom manage to do this through technical trainings. To realize it however, the...
But since unsupported speeches and kind words can only achieve short-term success, the organization will have to stimulate the staff members to increase their performances and remain loyal to the organization. They could do this by offering financial and non-financial incentives.
Despite the fact that the general idea of the project is to create a mirror organization, I would advise for some freedom and creativity to be allowed. For instance, the Chinese Marketing Director could act based on the strategies implemented by his American homologue, but he should be allowed to bring his own ideas to the table. This would not only be beneficial due to a sense of freshness, but also due to a better knowledge of the particularities presented by the Chinese market.
Bibliography
China Daily. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/,last accessed on June 10, 2008
