Cross-border M&A activity shows no sign of slowing down as organisations continue to expand into overseas markets. For the organisation, a foreign acquisition can seem the fastest and easiest route to international expansion.
Cross-border M&A activity shows no sign of slowing down as organisations continue to expand into overseas markets. For the organisation, a foreign acquisition can seem the fastest and easiest route to international expansion.
However, employees working for a foreign parent company for the first time can find it daunting and may experience feelings of insecurity and isolation. Communicaid supports employees working for a foreign company to help them navigate the culturally driven motivations and behaviours of their new management and to develop practical adaptation strategies.
Challenges of Working with a Foreign Parent Company
Adapting to new ways of doing things, a lack of transparent information, unmanaged cultural differences and changes in management structure all create uncertainty in the minds of employees working for a foreign parent company. Integrating two corporate and national cultures to create a positive and healthy working environment can be challenging and requires a mutual understanding combined with enhanced cultural sensitivity and communications skills.
Helping Organisations Working with a Foreign Parent Company to Succeed
Communicaid offers a wide range of training and consultancy solutions to help you to understand and assimilate the culture and mindset of your foreign parent company. Interventions have included induction workshops on parent company culture, language programmes to enhance internal communication and senior level workshops focusing on cultural integration.
How Can We Help You?
Contact us to find out more about how we can help you develop the international competence of your workforce.
However, employees working for a foreign parent company for the first time can find it daunting and may experience feelings of insecurity and isolation. Communicaid supports employees working for a foreign company to help them navigate the culturally driven motivations and behaviours of their new management and to develop practical adaptation strategies.
Challenges of Working with a Foreign Parent Company
Adapting to new ways of doing things, a lack of transparent information, unmanaged cultural differences and changes in management structure all create uncertainty in the minds of employees working for a foreign parent company. Integrating two corporate and national cultures to create a positive and healthy working environment can be challenging and requires a mutual understanding combined with enhanced cultural sensitivity and communications skills.
Helping Organisations Working with a Foreign Parent Company to Succeed
Communicaid offers a wide range of training and consultancy solutions to help you to understand and assimilate the culture and mindset of your foreign parent company. Interventions have included induction workshops on parent company culture, language programmes to enhance internal communication and senior level workshops focusing on cultural integration.
How Can We Help You?
Contact us to find out more about how we can help you develop the international competence of your workforce.
