Executive Summary This paper analyzes the case – spanning the globe, which helps understand the various HR issues faced by Mr. Eric Christopher who is the Associate Director for Global HR Development at Tex-Mark. Tex-Mark is a computer input and output manufacturing firm with its head office in San Antonio. After its establishment in the 1970s, they have over 5 production facilities, 3 research and new product development facilities over the world. Additionally, they have 7 international sales
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Feb 10 Feb 10 Case 1 Spanning The Globe Case 1 Spanning The Globe 08 Fall 08 Fall The introduction of case Tex-Mark, a company was started in the late 1970’s, is a manufacturer of printer and optical scanner in the United States and across the globe. Tex Mark inherited a production facility in San Antonio. And also had international facility in three countries: Mexico, Scotland and India. Then moved product development, sales and distribution to other
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ase Study: Spanning the Globe Problem Identification: Tex-Mark, a company that was started in the late 1970’s, is a manufacturer of printer and optical scanner in the United States and across the globe. Tex Mark has expanded their operations to be split between their HQ office in San Antonio, TX and moved product development, sales and distribution to other parts of the globe. It has operations in countries such as Australia, Brazil France, India Israel and Hong Kong. The company takes employees:
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Spanning the Globe Case background Eric Christopher ia an Associate Director for Global HR Development at Tex- Mark.he had ended up at Tex- Mark, a computer input- output manufacturer and supplier, through an indirect career route. Eric had graduated from Churchill High School and Baylor University in Waco, Texas, with a major in History and a minor in Spanish. His maternal grandmother lived in Tennesse, but was born and grew up in Edinburgh, Scotland, and Eric had spent several summers while in
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Managing people in a multinational context International Human Resource Management Managing people in a multinational context Exhibit A Tex-Mark Corporation Pre-departure activities 1. ‘Country briefings’, outsourced to a consulting firm in San Antonio that had experience dealing with the countries in which Tex-Mark operated. Tex-Mark was prepared to pay for four sessions each lasting one hour. 2. ‘Reading Assignments’. Three to four books (depending on region of assignment) on national
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Spanning the Globe 1) Summarize your thoughts on the problems at hand, alternative solutions and your strategy on how to proceed at the forthcoming meeting. My thoughts about Eric’s situation are a little different than how he handled the situation. He knew that there was traffic on the road and he left his house early, which I would do as well. Since he knew he was going to be late at work and that the traffic situation was only becoming worse I think that the best thing to do was to postpone
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Case study – Spanning the globe, Allen D. Engle, Sr. Introduction Eric Christopher was the Associate Director for Global HR Development at Tex-Mark. He got a very good education in Europe, he travelled a lot around the world and he could speak many languages as well. Tex-Mark was a firm in the printer and optical scanner industry. It had international production facilities. Eric had two meetings: one with the Plant Engineer (Fred) and one with the Director. Eric knew also the plans that the company
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Case 1: Spanning the Globe By: Allen D. Engle, Sr. Eric Christopher, Associate Director for Global HR Development at Tex-Mark, was sitting in his car in an early-morning traffic jam. He had thought that by leaving his home at 7:00 a.m. he would have been ahead of the heavy commuter traffic into San Antonio’s city center. The explanation for the long queue was announced by the radio traffic service. A large, portable crane, used to set up concrete barriers around road works, had overturned, and
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