Monday, March 28, 2011

International SOS

International corporations have to deal with cultural issues, geographic issues, distance barriers, political challenges and also health and safety issues with compounding logistics and coordination worries. The article presents an interesting business and a specific company, SOS International, which offers services designed to meet these corporate needs. In today's world, this seems to be a company with a definite in demand product. I also found the comments on the importance of getting the right partner in Asia particularly eye opening. The emphasis on "valuing the network above their direct team" and "understand that really our value is this global network" drives home just how "worldly" this company's scope of operation is and how the scope itself is part of the culture. The final comment regarding expatriate benefits and expertise costs in developed countries is revealing.
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  1. greghardtMarch 28, 2011 at 9:57 PM

    It looks like the link did not go through, the article is found in the Wall Street Journal under the link:

    http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704425804576219850759659100.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_management

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  2. UnknownMarch 29, 2011 at 7:11 AM

    This is very interesting. I think it seems like a vital need for a global company. The logistics of the company must be extemely hard to set up. I have never thought of the need for such services. Kudos to the minds that created it!

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