1. about global project
   1. global project is team formed from multiple countries
   2. manager need to resettle foreign environment
   3. four major issue
      1. environmental factors
      2. how organisation decide where to expand
      3. challenge of working
      4. how to train and select international project
2. environmental factor
   1. legal/political
      1. manager need to be familiar local law
      2. impact of government
      3. restrict for environmental impact
   2. political stability
      1. tax provision
      2. government regulation
   3. security
      1. concern of terrorism
      2. crime
      3. capacity of military and force of police
      4. need to think about risk
   4. geography
      1. unique characteristic of geography
      2. climate difference
   5. economic
      1. how business is conducted in the host country
         1. GDP indicate level of development
      2. population growth rate
      3. education level
   6. infrastructure
      1. refer to ability to provide services
         1. communication
         2. transportation
         3. power
         4. technology
         5. education system
      2. reliable network
         1. software project
      3. need to consider family condition also
   7. culture
      1. respect customer
      2. philosophies
      3. social standard
      4. language problem
         1. can use english
         2. need to speak local language
      5. religious factor
3. project site selection
   1. leading to selection
      1. use risk matrix
      2. truncated matrix
         1. assessment
         2. transportation
         3. political stability
         4. worker skill
         5. and so on
4. cross cultural consideration
   1. culture
      1. system of shared norma
      2. belief
      3. values
      4. custom
      5. create focussing point
   2. understanding other country live in other way
   3. american people
      1. make much of technology than people
      2. american people tend to view from american eye
      3. dont commit strong with local
      4. adjustment
         1. sense of time and money
5. culture shock
   1. honeymoon
      1. sense of excitement
      2. new things welcomed
   2. irritability and hostility
      1. exhausted
      2. notice differences
   3. gradual adjustment
      1. overcome sense of isolation
      2. acquire new perspective
   4. adaptation
      1. recover from sense of psychological disorientation
   5. culture shock is natural thing
6. coping with culture shock
   1. create stability zone
      1. have relaxing environment
   2. manager recognize and modify behaviour and expectation
   3. most people can adjust the environment
   4. manager need to understand international workers in difficult situation
7. selecting and training international project
   1. organisation should know individual is suitable for abroad or not
      1. oversea travel
      2. knowledge
      3. physical
   2. training
      1. study about
         1. religion
         2. dress codes
         3. education system
         4. holidays
         5. daily eating
         6. family life
         7. business protocols
         8. social etiquette
         9. equal opportunity