| The article discusses how organizations can go global | | | | cause, 2007).For example, American’s can be |
| while still maintaining their local heritage and culture. | | | | seen an innovative people of which local companies |
| Going global without compromising your businesses | | | | can draw market advantages from (Bandyk, 2007). It |
| most important characteristics can be difficult and | | | | is these hometown advantages, positive work |
| tricky but it doesn’t mean that it is impossible. | | | | cultures, and domestic skills that many organizations |
| There are many advantages to going global such as | | | | want to retain. In a global environment it can be |
| increased opportunities for wealth, access to | | | | difficult to perpetuate a local culture that is |
| additional markets and drawing on skilled labor in | | | | bombarded with competing ideologies.Let me give an |
| other parts of the world. However, this | | | | example of a small software company that is based |
| doesn’t mean that everyone desires to lose | | | | in Detroit Michigan. The owner and his 10 workers |
| their sense of identity and methods of doing | | | | enjoy developing software for local businesses and |
| business.There is a possibility that many organizations | | | | solving their needs. However, with the decline in the |
| can go global with some aspects of their business | | | | Michigan economy many of these businesses related |
| while retaining a local identity and culture on other | | | | to manufacturing and the automotive field have |
| aspects of their operations. For example, a local | | | | begun to cut back on investments in their operations |
| company could open up an e-commerce site for their | | | | and some have even moved out of the area.This |
| local business and still retain the high wages, benefits | | | | organization decided to open up a much stronger |
| and terms of employment that are important for | | | | website that allows for more interaction with |
| local workers (Egels-Zanden, 2007).The Internet has | | | | potential customers, the ability to complete much of |
| become one of the easiest ways for companies to | | | | the work online and develop a stronger marketing |
| gain global exposure while still maintaining local | | | | position. Within two years they were able to regain |
| operations embedded in domestic culture. Each | | | | what they have lost in the local market and added an |
| country has its own skill set in terms of those | | | | additional 10% to their overall revenue. This was |
| general abilities brought forth by culture and some | | | | possible because the company turned global while still |
| organizations may be able to consider the | | | | retaining a local workforce and culture. |
| advantages of these local abilities (Championing the | | | | |