Yankee Candle Company Global Consideration Paper

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Yankee Candle Company Global Considerations Paper Global considerations on how to successfully mange and address Yankee Candle Company product’s into Greece. We will review the following areas with global considerations of human resources management. Also how to successfully manage supply chain logistics, information technology, research and development, legal and ethics challenges. For Yankee Candle Company newest venture to sell scented candles in Greece. Yankee Candle is aware of the culture difference between the US and Greece, therefore staffing would be important to the organization. The organization would hire employees from Greece and US, and one of the benefits would be to provide him or her with language and cultural training. Yankee understand that Berlitz one of their vendor has experience and knowledge for cross cultural and language training to help assist the expatriates. Berlitz offers a variety of programs and has been in the business for 128 years, more than 450 centers in over 60 countries. Berlitz offers online, adult, children and teen programs for cultural and language training including one-on-one sessions. The cultural and language training would be for the family as well. The cultural training would be for two days and 100 hours for language training, however if more hours are needed for language the company would approve this cost. The expatriates would have other benefits as well. The US dollar is not equal to the same amount in most other countries. Hence, the company would pay an additional allowance to cover the difference. The cost of living may be higher in the other countries, as a result a housing allowance is provided to the employee. The company does consider the cost living in the US and then compare that cost to living in Greece. The education in Greece is not the same for US citizens. As a result, to the

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