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International Joint Venture into India
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Ecloud Inc. Pedro Hernandez
Our Company
• “For everywhere cloud-like you can get the internet everywhere with our phones”
• US HQ San Antonio, TX
• 4 Main Geographical Regions
• Leader in Cell Phone Service, Plans, and Sales
A Venture to India
• Cost Savings
• Time Zone Difference
• Diverse Culture
Entry Strategy
•Joint Venture▫Fully owned
subsidiaries are not allowed
▫Position very well in case of changes
Indian Cultural Profile
• Language
• Hierarchy
• Role of the Family
• Just can’t say “NO”
Business Etiquette
• Building Relationship
• Meeting
• Negotiation
• Workers
• Environment
Ecloud Organizational Structure
Ecloud Corporate Layout • Overall Hybrid
Structure• US HQ San Antonio,
TX• US Global
Geographical Structure
• 4 Main Geographical Regions
• India Global Functional Structure
• Indian HQ Hyderabad
Ecloud Corporate Layout• US Aligned Along 4
Geographical Regions• Focus on Sales and
Marketing• Consolidates Regional
Expertise• India Global Functional
Structure• International Joint
Venture• Functional
Specialization in Customer Support
Ecloud Staffing Policy• US Regional Managers
PCN Candidates• Open To Exceptional
TCN Candidates• Requires Extensive
Local Market Expertise• India HCN Candidates
for Functional Areas• Superior Local
Knowledge Facilitates Business
• Would Like To Use Global Staffing Eventually
Leadership and Motivational Systems
• The leadership style in India is based on a hierarchical society
• The boss assumes accountability and expects their staff to carry out given tasks
Leadership and Motivational Systems • Four Areas of
Success:▫ Holistic engagement
with employees▫ Enhanced
improvisation and adaptability
▫ Creative value propositions
▫ A broad mission and purpose
Communication Problems • Infrastructure issues:
▫ Telephone lines not working
▫ Broadband services are insufficient An example of this
would be the fact that some the broadband wires are not laid underground
Not an issue in Hyperabad location
Communication Problems • Issues in
Communication:▫ Differences in
accents and pace of speech
▫ Communication via e-mail is different
▫ Vendors typically promise more than they can actually deliver
Communication Problems • Non-Verbal issues:
▫ Women doing business in India need to dress conservatively and be mindful to show as little skin as possible as to not offend the males in the workplace
▫ Make sure to not offend the local culture by casually touching, especially the females
How to Fix Communication Problems• Make sure your Indian
business partner understands what you need to communicate
• Send a follow up e-mail to reconfirm important key points
• When dealing with a vendor make sure to clearly state what you are expecting to receive from him and a give a solid deadline.
• Our company will be attending a cultural awareness class
Issues that may arise
• Communication issues▫ Hofstede’s-Power
Distance• Proprietary
Knowledge▫ Legal
Legal Team
▫ Job Functionality▫ Customer
Information Security Building a Relationship
Questions?
Silver Lining by Ecloud Inc.