Hi Fred,
My international experience came as a surprise. In 1996 I was asked by Baan
company, at that time one of the leading ERP suppliers to search for an HR
component for their ERP environment. More and more clients started to ask
for HR, that was complete absent in the suite.
Because of the possible win-win situation I would first visit their
customers to see what they have made themselves, for instance Boeing and
Northern Telecom, also their partners like Q Data Dynamique. This led to
visiting them at their headoffices in Ontario, in Redding, in Kaapstad, in
Madrid, in London, you name it.
It also led to some related business I was able to provide for these
customers. It was a very interesting time and I was sources in at Baan and
again a lot of international consulting, was there also when the company
broke down and as HR director I fired about 150 employees and a business
unit to IBM. That was also the end of the international career. The former
contacts were afraid to get touched by the downfall of Baan and refused
contact with me.
About issues. To tell you the truth I never encountered any issues different
than the local ones.What kind of issues are you thinking of?
regards
Gijs Houtzagers
Director competence center ERP
Holland Casino
Hoofdweg 640
P.O. box 355
2130 AJ Hoofddorp
Netherlands
Tel +31 23-5659319
Cell phone +31 622934676
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From: International Management Division Discussion
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IMD-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Kwong, Fred
Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 4:41 AM
To:
IMD-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
Subject: Re: Input from International Consultants Needed...
Romie,
I'm actually not as interested in what the consultant actually consults in,
or how much they charge, but more interested in how they got started in
doing international consulting, whether it be via academic means, or working
for a larger consulting firm. Currently I am sampling US based consultants
as that is where I think I will get the most leads, of course I am
interested in consultants from other countries as well, but to narrow the
focus for my dissertation, I will only look at US based consultants. I am
also interested in the stories the consultants have to tell about working
internationally. What where some issues, they have had to deal with that
maybe they wouldn't see working domestically. I hope this helps to clarify
what I am looking for.
Regards,
Fred
________________________________
From: International Management Division Discussion on behalf of Romie
Littrell
Sent: Tue 3/6/2007 9:27 PM
To:
IMD-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
Subject: Re: Input from International Consultants Needed...
Hi Fred, you might get a biased sample. Non-academic consultants endeavor to
bill as much time as possible to clients, and hence only a small proportion
might respond; academics have a bit more freedom as to what we do with our
time.
I note that your survey is only in English; are you only sampling
English-speaking consultants? Again, might get biased results.
Of course, you're at US university, and they might have no interest in
anything outside that country.
Regards,
Romie Littrell
"Kwong, Fred" <
FKwong@BEN.EDU> wrote:
Greetings. My name is Fred Kwong and I am a PhD student in
Organizational Development at Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois.
As part of my dissertation work, I am seeking answers from
international consultants to better understand how international consultants
first got their start in the industry. Secondly, I am trying to understand
the barriers associated with working internationally.
The purpose of this study is to create a realistic "job preview" for
individuals considering to enter into the field. Secondly, I hope to provide
a knowledge base for academics that will help to enhance the curricula from
which they teach.
The current knowledge base is limited to individuals' own opinions.
My goal is to take the results of this survey and find some generalizations
that will help the field as a whole.
This survey is setup in an open question format. You can take as
much time as you would like answering the survey, and there are no wrong
answers. If need be, you can close out the survey and re-enter it at any
time so long as you save your work beforehand. All questions other than your
name are required.
Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. Should you
have any questions about this survey, feel free to e-mail me at
fkwong@ben.edu
The survey can be found at the link below:
http://www.zipsurvey.com/LaunchSurvey.aspx?suid=15395&key=FC8EE453
If you should know of anyone who could help in this research
project, feel free to forward this link to them.
Kind Regards,
Fred Kwong
Ph.D. Candidate
Benedictine University
"International business is the general case; local business is the special
case." - Peter J. Buckley Romie F. Littrell, BA, MBA,PhD, FIAIR, An fánaí
fiáin AUT Business School N.Z.,
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