Managing employees in different countries, per my experience, has been a difficult rewarding task. I currently manage local controllers in Canada, Brazil, Spain, Germany, France, Italy, UK, India, Singapore, and mainland China. As the international controller for my company I have both cultural differences to overcome as well as language barriers.
Technology has made it such that communication with affiliates outside of 9 hours is possible via email. This also helps with the languag barrier. However, when I visit these locations the personal face-to-face meeting provides quicker and more reliable results. Is technology the cure to communication issues? Will personal contact ever be replaced in certain circumstances?
I was considering broaching this topic or related topic for my research paper for the semester. What are your thoughts? I believe the research is out there to cover this topic easily.
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