University of Maine
A Global Workforce
Sara Minsky
Global Strategic Management
Dr. Lores
October 22, 2018
Introduction
Today, global expansion is a goal for numerous organizations and a reality for others.
When a company has locations in multiple countries it can help increase the influence, reach and
revenues of an organization while also integrating different perspectives and ways of operating
into the mix. However, it is important to note that there are a great deal of challenges; from
training a global workforce, to finding the common ground in differing cultures, there are many
things that must be taken into consideration in order to keep the systems, productivity and quality
of organization services consistent across borders. Research has showed there is a lot more to
global expansion and development than just delivering training to employees that reside in
regions outside the organization’s headquarters. Many questions must be asked of upper
management when an organization considers making the move to go global: how will a
