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A disgruntled employee can have catastrophic effects upon the work environment of a company. Although it may begin with one person being unmotivated to complete their daily work tasks, his or her negative energy can impact other coworkers. One employee's unproductive mannerisms can also cause management resources to be diverted away from employees who consistently work hard and accomplish all tasks. In the long-run, this behavior is helpful to neither the employee nor company, as the company accomplishes less and the employee feels unsatisfied with his or her work. However, new human resources programs are being created to combat this issue in an innovative way.

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Employee resource groups (ERGs) are very popular with companies in the United States, but it is becoming increasingly important for companies all over the world to adopt this workplace habit. Employee resource groups are groups of employees who join together in their workplace based on shared characteristics or life experiences. Global companies need to hone in on this, and take full advantage of what ERGs can do for a business.

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The perfect leader is outspoken, bold, voices opinions, and is a people person right? Not necessarily.  Whether we realize it or not, we often associate many extroverted traits with strong business leaders and assume that those who are introverted will not be as successful. This is not always true. There are several characteristics that introverts possess that businesses could benefit from that are probably being overlooked.

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When was the last time your employer told you to play a video game on the job? For many, the answer may be never, up until now. Recently, some top French companies, including Paribas, Orange, and Alcatel-Lucent, have been using role playing games to teach crucial management teamwork, and sales skills to their sales staff and managers; a very important skill to have in the competitive world marketplace.

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In a survey on globalization conducted by Ernst & Young, the majority of companies responded that diversity of gender, ethnicity, and experience are important components of a successful management team.  These respondents stated that financial performance and overall reputation would be improved by incorporating diversity throughout an organization.  Despite their own advice, many upper management teams are composed exclusively of people from one country.  In order to capitalize on opportunities in emerging markets, it seems beneficial to have managers with first-hand knowledge of business around the world. 

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Although hiring of MBA graduates has suffered during the recent recession, it appears that the tides of good fortune are returning.  As consulting firms, investment banks and other top employers commit to aggressive hiring targets, many graduates are gaining  confidence in their ability to land an ideal position.  While some of this wave may be attributable to an improving economy, innovative new outreach programs are also finding desirable jobs where they have never been found before. 

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A recent article from The Economist describes the renewed emphasis that global businesses have put on hiring the best and brightest recruits.  Business leaders support the “Pareto” philosophy that a very slim portion of the world’s workforce is responsible for the vast majority of actual progress.  One influential corporate leader can have more impact on a company’s direction than an entire department of lower-level employees.  For this reason, companies such as General Electric (GE) and Procter and Gamble (P&G) have invested disproportionate resources toward finding and keeping “the vital few.”  In today’s global economy, an important aspect of developing such prominent leaders includes exposure to international knowledge and opportunities. 

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Facebook? Myspace? Twitter? Which one of these websites have you heard of?  Thanks to a study provided through marketingtechie.com, findings show that most of the developing world has not only heard of these social networking sites, but they are spending an extraordinary amount of time on them.  Without a doubt, social media has evolved from a way to simply connect with friends and share ideas, to a commercial opportunity for corporations to connect with people in new and different ways.  However, there is another important aspect to consider in this exploding industry: How have social media websites impacted the work culture around the world?

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One of the critical factors of having a large, successful international operation is having “feet on the street” in the country where multinational companies do business.  Recently, an article from ChinaDaily.com featured some staggering statistics about expatriates and the duration of their stay in the country.  Although business demands often dictate relocation by executives and their families, is this the most efficient use of resources?