Part 4: Global Employee Career Options And Opportunities
- Description
- Curriculum
- Reviews
This Module and Modules 17 and 18 explore the world of multinational companies that
have employees in many countries or sell products or service in many countries.
What Are Multinationals?
Multinationals are businesses that operate globally. Exactly how they do this varies
from company to company. Between 1975 and 2001 the number of companies operating
internationally increased by some 500 percent, to about 65,000. Those 65,000 had 850,000
foreign affiliates employing 54 million people and had revenues of US$19 trillion.
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Module 16: Working For A Global CompanIntroduction: This Module and Modules 17 and 18 explore the world of multinational companies that have employees in many countries or sell products or service in many countries.
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Module 17: Company Culture
Supposed you decide you want to work for a multinational. The benefits are clear: opportunity for continued learning and personal growth; interesting opportunities; access to resources that will let you do your
job, etc. And yet, it is not all smooth sailing.
The experienced employees quoted in this course all cite the importance of understanding your employer’s culture. And that is not so easy to do.
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Module 18: Voices of Experience
There is no substitute for experience. So we asked successful men and women to speak about their experiences and about their careers working in global businesses. These are candid “Question and Answer” conversations with senior executives and middle managers. They discuss the pros and cons of working for a multinational. Because their answers are frank and honest, we are not naming either them or their companies. The purpose of this module is to give you a realistic — not an idealized — idea of what is involved in being a global employee.
