Elie Youssef

Managing Talent : Intel’s Location Decisions

1. By choosing to locate the majority of its fabrication plants in the United States near to its research and development experts, Intel gain competitive advantage. Since plants are sophisticated, a highly talented and skilled workforce is needed. This will create more jobs in the US and will improve the quality of education in the region since a big number of engineers will be demanded and more orientations toward this field will be asked for in universities. In addition to that a diverse talented workers will be exported from outside to the US which will improve the quality of the US workforce and make the US more attractive and developed work environment. In other word by going through this decision Intel is being socially responsible toward its stakeholders in its home country and that would help sustain its competitive advantage over the long-run keeping most of its core competencies at home. HR managers should focus on trainings and education continuously to maintain its talents and manage them efficiently and effectively.

2. Locating marketing and research employees around the world will help Intel achieve more powerful and diverse workforce. Creating a strong performance culture will support this strategic decision. This can reduce costs since large supply of skilled workers are available at a cheaper cost outside the US and create new competencies dedicated toward more innovation. Intel can then adapt faster to the changes in the global environment by hiring the most talented employees around the world.

3. If the company expanded outside the US where it has other facilities, political and economical pressures in the US will occur due to many factors like the loss of potential jobs at home , the transfer of talents to outsiders and the fall of R&D industry . On the other side, HRM would