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A 10 page paper discussing issues of culture and management as Riordan expands production to Mexico. Simply outsourcing its production needs to a contract manufacturer in Mexico likely would be less costly in the short term. Over time, however, it is to Riordan's benefit to retain ownership of the Mexican facility and train all facility employees in efficient operation and the "flattening" of position power that will facilitate efficiency. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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into Mexico with another production site, it faces questions of how best to accomplish the expansion, both in establishing the site and ensuring its efficient future operation. The same
principles we strive to learn and assimilate in the United States can be detrimental in other settings, at least initially. Specifically, the notion that all people are basically the
same in that we share the same basic needs and goals is legitimate when used in a social perspective. It is useful in the business setting as well, as
long as that setting is within the United States. This is not to say that the approach is not useful in other national settings, and it is not meant
to mean that expatriate US managers should not strive to achieve the same ends in offshore sites of multinational enterprises. What it does
mean is that there are decided differences in cross-cultural expectations of business structure relative to the US and Mexico. A manager coming into either country experienced with his own
culture will find conditions quite different, though worker motivations may be highly similar. Riordan will need to define its approach to expanding to Mexico and ensure that it stays
on its prescribed path. Organizational Structure Changes Recommended Structure Riordans current organizational structure will need to be changed to accommodate the Mexico site.
The new site could be added to an existing division existed, but this expansion will be Riordans Mexican debut. Riordan does have an International division that oversees and
services locations in countries outside of the United States; management of the Mexico location should lie within that division. Thus the organizational changes
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