Chris36
4th June 2009, 02:11
Hello All,
My name is Chris Kampmann and I am a student in the United States at Regis University in Denver, Colorado. I am currently in a degree program for Business Administration and while taking a Global Business Issues I have run into a problem on an assignment. I have an interview due in my class that I cannot seem to find the appropriate person I would need for this assignment. I know very few people who have even traveled abroad much less run a business abroad. I do not know if anyone here fits this description, but if anyone does and is, truly interested in helping a college student out it would be appreciated. I would be looking for someone who is from or has good knowledge of the United States and is running a business overseas. I think the only think I would need is a little bio about yourself and the questions below answered. Thank you for taking the time to look at this, I cannot post my email so any contact could be made through the forum, Thanks
International Executive Interview Guidelines
You should write a two page summary after arranging an interview with a businessperson who is, or has recently been posted in a foreign country for a period in excess of one year. You will need to interview this person; face-to-face, over the telephone or via email. The interviewee can be a person in the student’s current organization, or anyone outside the student’s organization, provided he/she fits the stated qualifications. You should avoid interviewing military personal, missionaries posted overseas, or those who merely traveled abroad for business purposes while still living in their home country, as their experiences are vastly different then that of a business ex-patriot.
The interview should focus on the pros and cons, obstacles and opportunities of doing international business. You should ask the interviewee for suggestions that could increase the probability of successfully doing business in the global marketplace. Some suggested questions to help you plan your interview follow below. You should address all of these areas, as well as probing the interviewee for more in depth insights he/she gained on these topics.
What was your assignment overseas?
Was it for a fixed period or did you have an input on how long you abroad?
Did you remain for the full period or return home earlier than originally planned?
Did you receive any special training relating to the foreign operation?
Such as cultural awareness about the country
Differing business practices such as work hours, accounting principles, other commercial or HR type issues?
Did you receive any language instruction?
Did your spouse and family accompany you on the assignment?
Did your spouse and family go through any interview process?
Were any cultural or language courses provided for your spouse and family
Did you live in an ex-patriot compound or area normally populated by ex-pats or did you live just wherever housing was found. Did your children attend the local schools (rarely)?
What was the “official” business language of the office? Were other languages common in the office and did this cause misunderstandings or inconveniences in meetings etc.?
Were office policies working practices different? Did you adapt to those or hold to your previous home country schedule.
Were office politics significantly different? How did this affect decision-making?
Did your family encounter problems settling in? How did you cope with theses issues?
What was the most embarrassing cross-cultural event?
How difficult was it to return home and re-enter your home culture and office?
Did you change companies shorting after returning home?
What changed about how you do business after your period abroad? Have you incorporated any lessons from overseas into your domestic activities?
Would you accept another overseas assignment?
Thanks Again,
Chris Kampmann
My name is Chris Kampmann and I am a student in the United States at Regis University in Denver, Colorado. I am currently in a degree program for Business Administration and while taking a Global Business Issues I have run into a problem on an assignment. I have an interview due in my class that I cannot seem to find the appropriate person I would need for this assignment. I know very few people who have even traveled abroad much less run a business abroad. I do not know if anyone here fits this description, but if anyone does and is, truly interested in helping a college student out it would be appreciated. I would be looking for someone who is from or has good knowledge of the United States and is running a business overseas. I think the only think I would need is a little bio about yourself and the questions below answered. Thank you for taking the time to look at this, I cannot post my email so any contact could be made through the forum, Thanks
International Executive Interview Guidelines
You should write a two page summary after arranging an interview with a businessperson who is, or has recently been posted in a foreign country for a period in excess of one year. You will need to interview this person; face-to-face, over the telephone or via email. The interviewee can be a person in the student’s current organization, or anyone outside the student’s organization, provided he/she fits the stated qualifications. You should avoid interviewing military personal, missionaries posted overseas, or those who merely traveled abroad for business purposes while still living in their home country, as their experiences are vastly different then that of a business ex-patriot.
The interview should focus on the pros and cons, obstacles and opportunities of doing international business. You should ask the interviewee for suggestions that could increase the probability of successfully doing business in the global marketplace. Some suggested questions to help you plan your interview follow below. You should address all of these areas, as well as probing the interviewee for more in depth insights he/she gained on these topics.
What was your assignment overseas?
Was it for a fixed period or did you have an input on how long you abroad?
Did you remain for the full period or return home earlier than originally planned?
Did you receive any special training relating to the foreign operation?
Such as cultural awareness about the country
Differing business practices such as work hours, accounting principles, other commercial or HR type issues?
Did you receive any language instruction?
Did your spouse and family accompany you on the assignment?
Did your spouse and family go through any interview process?
Were any cultural or language courses provided for your spouse and family
Did you live in an ex-patriot compound or area normally populated by ex-pats or did you live just wherever housing was found. Did your children attend the local schools (rarely)?
What was the “official” business language of the office? Were other languages common in the office and did this cause misunderstandings or inconveniences in meetings etc.?
Were office policies working practices different? Did you adapt to those or hold to your previous home country schedule.
Were office politics significantly different? How did this affect decision-making?
Did your family encounter problems settling in? How did you cope with theses issues?
What was the most embarrassing cross-cultural event?
How difficult was it to return home and re-enter your home culture and office?
Did you change companies shorting after returning home?
What changed about how you do business after your period abroad? Have you incorporated any lessons from overseas into your domestic activities?
Would you accept another overseas assignment?
Thanks Again,
Chris Kampmann