1. Macy’s – plans to hire 65,000

2. Toys R Us – plans to hire 45,000

3. JCPenney – plans to hire 30,000

4. Pier 1 – plans to hire more than last year

5. Walmart – plans to hire same as last year

6. Target – plans to hire same as last year

7. Best Buy – plans to hire same as last year

Customer Service Companies Hiring for the Holidays

1. VIPdesk – plans to hire 600 representatives

2. Arise – plans to hire 6,000 agents

3. LiveOps – plans to hire 2,000 independent contractors

4. Convergys – plans to hire 600 gift advisors

5. Alpine Access – plans to hire an unspecified number

Shipping/Delivery Companies Hiring for the Holidays

1. UPS – plans to hire 50,000

2. FedEx – plans to hire an unspecified number

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Check out the Rachel Maddow clip from MSNBC.

A LITTLE MORE INFO:

Ky. gov criticizes Paul’s ‘radical philosophy’

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/ar…

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky’s Democratic governor criticized Republican U.S. Senate nominee Rand Paul on Monday for comments he made last week deriding the 1964 Civil Rights Act and described the political newcomer’s libertarian leanings as “fairly radical.”

Paul told MSNBC host Rachel Maddow that he abhors racial discrimination, but suggested the federal government shouldn’t have the power to force restaurants to serve minorities if business owners don’t want to.

“It causes me great concern that a person standing for public office in the commonwealth of Kentucky does not believe that government has a role in making sure that every person in this country, regardless of race, color, creed, religion or whatever, has the same equal opportunity to eat at the lunch counter in a department store,” Gov. Steve Beshear said.

“This was settled 50 years ago. It’s very disturbing that … a person running for public office and has the nomination of a major political party in our state has that kind of philosophy.”

Susan G. Komen – Fight Against Breast Cancer

On June 5, tens of thousands of people will gather on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. to make a big impact on the global movement to end breast cancer forever.

We work together, meet together and have lunch together. How about we do something important together, like help end breast cancer? We’ve put together TEAM LP Cares to participate in the Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure® and I’m hoping you’ll join us.

Up to 75 percent of the Komen Global Race’s net income stays in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area to fund local screening, treatment and education programs for the medically underserved. The remaining dollars support the Susan G. Komen Global Promise Fund, a program which is dedicated to reaching underserved people in areas where breast cancer mortality rates are the highest.

Without a cure, an estimated 25 million people around the world will be diagnosed with breast cancer  and 10 million could die  over the next 25 years. This is our opportunity to do something about it. Together, we can.

Every dollar makes an impact. Here’s how:
–$100 could be used to provide one mammogram
–$250 could be used to cover five clinical breast exams
–$500 could be used to provide five diagnostic ultrasounds
–$1000 could be used to provide 10 mammograms

Let’s get started today.

To register and Join TEAM LP Cares, go to GlobalRacefortheCure.org and click JOIN A TEAM. Or visit my personal page “Race for the Cure” page – http://bit.ly/LPKomen and click to join Michelle’s Team.

If you are unable to walk or run with us at the Mall on Race Day, please consider registering to Sleep In for the Cure or sponsoring TEAM LP Cares or individual team members. No matter how you get involved, the important thing is that you are joining us in the global movement to end breast cancer. Thanks for making that impact.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

TEAM LP CARES – http://bit.ly/TEAMLPCares

Michelle T. Heatley (Race for the Cure Page) – http://bit.ly/LPKomen

Contact for Questions: executiveadmin@lpmediaglobal.com

Best wishes,

Michelle T. Heatley

LP Media Global, INC – “Building Brands in the Global Marketplace”

LP Media Global, INC was deeply involved in the content creation, scheduling and follow up on all interactive marketing touch points.

Dr. Bryan W. Scott, PharmD began the campaign with a personalized letter (http://bit.ly/cUZn0f) describing with anticipation the types of content that would be delivered to subscribers.  This included several articles, twitter feeds, facebook announcements and a seminar at Scotts Pharmacy in Macon, GA.

Dr. Scott provides valuable information and tools to Look Better, Feel Better and Be Better.  Maybe you will be inspired to purchase a few bottles of the OWP Probiotics.

Please take some time to review the all the OneWellnessPlace.com Probiotic content.

OneWellnessPlace.com Blog

The campaign included the following article topics (click titles to view post):

Letter from Dr. Scott

Yeast infections? One Wellness Place Probiotics Can Help!!!

Probiotics 101 by Dr. Bryan W. Scott

OWP Virtual Video Premiere

Stop Missing Work Days because of Your Sick Children

Healthy Summer Travel

Probiotics & Eczema

Constipation Shouldn’t be Constant

Is Your Gut Leaky

OWP Event

OWP Twitter

OWP FaceBook

OWP YouTube

Visit OneWellnessPlace.com and learn more and purchase OWP Probiotics…

Best wishes,

Michelle T. Heatley

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Mashable and CNN are proud to present our first joint one-day conference in New York City: Mashable Media Summit 2010. The Mashable Media Summit is focused upon the impact of social media on the news industry, big brands and advertisers. It’ll be unlike any other conference you’ve attended. We’ve eliminated panels, packing the day full with exciting announcements, incredible presentations, powerful interviews and a great deal of surprises.

A limited number of “Early Bird” tickets are now on sale for $399. These will sell out quickly.

The event features presentations from thought leaders in the fields of Location (Dennis Crowley, Co-Founder of Foursquare), Branding (Chris Bruzzo, Starbucks Coffee Company), Online Video (Ricky Van Veen, CEO and Co-Founder, Notional and College Humor), Music (Josh Charles, Singer/Songwriter/Pianist), Hospitality (Brian Simpson, Roger Smith Hotel) and Sports (Len Berman, That’s Sports).

Join us on Tuesday, June 8th during Internet Week New York at the elegant TheTimesCenter at the New York Times Building for a first of its kind conference. For the full agenda and more details, please see http://mashable.com/media-summit/

Details:

Date: Tuesday, June 8th 2010

Time: 8:30 am Registration – 6:30 pm End of Wine & Cheese Networking Event (see full agenda)

Location: TheTimesCenter, 242 West 41st Street, NYC (see full venue details)

Press Passes: A limited number of press passes will be granted. Please apply here for press credentials

Includes: Full day conference, light breakfast, gourmet lunch (100% Kosher), snacks/beverages all day, Wine & Cheese networking hour

Top 4 Reasons To attend

1. All Exciting and Passionate Speakers

2. Breaking News

3. Major Announcements

4. Surprises & Surprise Guests

Purchase your Early Bird Tickets Here at Mashable.com

Earth Hour 2010 takes place on Saturday 27 March at 8.30pm (local time) and is a global call to action to every individual, every business and every community throughout the world. It is a call to stand up, to take responsibility, to get involved and lead the way towards a sustainable future.

The concept of globalization creates new opportunities for organizations to profit and grow financially and structurally. New social structures, cultural behaviors, traditions, languages and business practices inspire innovation into new markets often creating new products and services.

In the global marketplace, corporate structure and culture must also adapt to the dynamic environments that now dominate. Organizations, beginning with management, must provide open, creative and flexible culture in the workplace to remain successful. Openness and acceptance of team expression contributes to a strong company culture, which yields higher performance and increased loyalty by team members.

Contemporary management in the global marketplace must be flexible in planning, innovative with product creation and understanding with service adaptation to new markets. Many contemporary managers use technology to streamline business process with e-business. This virtual workplace allows organizations to maintain the community vibe across international boundaries with uses of video conferencing, instant messaging, blogs and wikis.

Overall, organizations must adapt management to be truly successful in the global marketplace. From acceptance of team cultural differences to the implementation of new technology, contemporary management in the global marketplace leads to increased brand awareness, product sales and team loyalty.

MANAGEMENT HISTORY AND ADAPTATION
IN THE GLOBAL MARKETPLACE

Management in the global marketplace holds several advantages and disadvantages over domestic managers. This includes managing multiple projects, often with teammates from various countries and cultural backgrounds. This opportunity contributes greatly to each team member’s personal and career growth by exposing them to new people, places and things which increase the possibility of innovative strategic planning. Some challenges to management in the global marketplace include a heavier workload, longer research process and cultural boundaries that sometimes cannot be resolved with current practices.

Today managers must adapt organization strategies to constant changes in the global marketplace. Technology, security threats, emphasis on social responsibility and increased competiveness are major factors that contribute to how the role of management has changed. Technology introduces increased mobility, work-life balance, flexibility and organization boundaries. Increased economic issues and global warming are two examples of recent changes in an organizations security threats. More competition has increased the number of companies that focus on social responsibility and ethics. Globalization is a common factor in all four areas of change as a cause and as an impact.

A combination of technology and globalization has expanded the possible uses of the historical management model, the quantitative approach, in current business strategies. Many companies use an interactive presence as a primary marketing tool and/or digital storefront. The use of tools like Google Analytics makes is very simple to track web site metrics and drill down to quantitative data, allowing improved decision making. By seeing which countries, cities or neighborhoods visit your interactive touch points most often and where they visit, international organizations are able to strategize.

GLOBAL MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE

The behavioral approach, where the human factor is considered the most valuable asset in an organization, plays a large part in the success of companies in the global marketplace (Eriksson et al. 1997). Management must learn from and utilize the different talents and backgrounds of each team member. Cultural differences, various ethnic backgrounds, widespread locations are all opportunities to engage new business by approaching each locale with relevant opportunities. This diversity also contributes to the successful management of projects by incorporating cultural expectations and practices into communication and overall project management. (Bartlett 1987) Some consequences of diversity in the workplace include possible language barriers and extended research and communication hours to gain understanding (Orr 2005; Orr and Scott 2008).

Engaging the global team and using their valued input towards company strategy and process, is a major factor that improves the corporate culture of multinational organizations. By incorporating the values of team cultures and behaviors, the team feels connected to the overall mission and vision of the organization. This strong culture leads to a team that is more loyal and with higher performance than organizations with a weak culture.

This openness and acceptance of team expression joins the organization in workplace spirituality. With widespread locales and virtual communication, teams in the global marketplace are often left feeling a lack of community and connection. By providing teams with platforms to contribute, opportunities to grow personally and professionally, and an environment that promotes trust and openness, the organization pulls each team member deeper into the corporate culture.

Domestic companies, primarily the United States, are often accused of having an ethnocentric attitude, believing the “AMERICAN WAY” is the “ONLY WAY”. An example is the current status of the US automobile industry. For years, the global automobile industry had moved past America in creating lighter, more eco-friendly autos. Companies like Ford Motor Company and Chrysler continued developing and dumping marketing dollars into high end sports utility vehicles. Successful multinational organizations considered the world view on the industry, not only the benefits to local consumers. Toyota is the leader in the hybrid car marker and was an innovator in the industry.

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND MANAGERIAL ETHICS
IN THE GLOBAL MARKETPLACE

Another element that effects management in the global marketplace is social responsibility and managerial ethics which can also be influenced by cultural and ethnic differences. United States based company, Nature’s Sunshine was accused and found guilty of bribing customs brokers and officials financially to begin reselling their health products in Brazil (Harvy, 2009). Although this practice is completely forbidden and illegal in the United States, it is common practice in the South American country. (DiPaolo, 2006) It is necessary for companies to comply with FCPA (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act) and other international laws that are in place to set global standard for ethical business practices.

We previously discussed the automobile industry, which also serves as a great example of companies and which approach they decided to take in reference to the global “Go Green” movement. While Ford Motor Company took the legal approach of only bring automobiles to the standards required by law, Toyota developed their product based on the demands of the market. On the other hand, there are companies that are true to the activist approach, like Whole Foods Market (Gidman, 2007) and Starbucks (Spiece, 2010), which are highly sensitive to the protection of the earth’s natural environment.

GLOBAL MANAGEMENT
DECISIONS, STRATEGIC PLANNING AND ORGANIZATION

A positive contribution of management in the global marketplace is the avoidance of the common criticism that, formal planning reinforces success, which may lead to failure. Many domestic companies have failed to successfully embrace globalization because they are insistent on maintaining the plans and processes that created their initial success in country. Management of these companies failed to leave current comfort and the illusion of security. Chinese companies attempting to export to the United States has failed due to the refusal to change standards of quality. In 2007, 19.1 % of products made in China to be shipped to the US were deemed substandard. (Chang, 2007)

Managers in global marketplace must be specific but flexible in planning to be successful. Quality Float Works, a US based 4 generation family business, expanded to global market by making necessary shifts in their business model. When the family grew concerned that the business would die if changes were not adopted, Jason Sheer, Vice President and General Manager took flight over 80 countries seeking new business opportunities for their brand. With this persistent and flexible attitude, Jason was able develop and gain market share in the water industry in developing countries all over the world. (Katz, 2008)

Another strategy that has pushed many domestic companies into the global marketplace is the “first mover” strategy. Innovative organization management often pushes a new product or process into a new market where it currently does not exist. Amazon has been successful with the first mover strategy, initially with the launch of their online bookstore model, and presently with the development of the Amazon Kindle e-book reader. The day Amazon announced their plan to initiate sales internationally, including over 100 countries, their shares increased 4 percent. (Sage, 2009) Risks associated with the first mover approach include financial loss, high development cost and fluctuating market factors.

Successful global organizations often use the e-business strategy to lower costs, streamline processes, hire and evaluate potential hires, training consumers and team on products and services and two way communications. Deborah Collier, Managing Director of Echo E-Business, gave her top e-business predictions for 2010 (Collier, 2010). She confirms that especially with the growth of the social media and how integrated the internet is into daily lives worldwide, that companies large and small will land at the top of markets if they use successful e-business strategies.

Technology and globalization changed the way many companies communicate. Telephone conferences and in person meetings have exchanged value with video conferencing, wikis and blogs. Virtual multinational teams have invaded the global marketplace. It is no longer foreign to communicate with colleagues from several countries, perhaps speaking different languages.

With the creation of Linkedin, Craigslist, Monster.com, Idealist.org and many other recruiting and job posting web sites, technology directly impacts human resources efforts. Organizations can quickly and inexpensively recruit, interview and select teams worldwide. Linkedin.com, with over 43 million members in 200 countries (Pofeldt, 2009), it is one of the world’s most effective professional tools.

Two organizational structures benefit organization with international commerce plans. The first is the incorporation of the virtual organization, a small permanent core team with specialist hired on an as needed basis. This allows companies to benefit from a large talent pool with the complex organization structure and overhead. Geographical departmentalization groups teams together based on physical location. With global teams, this allows for targeted approaches in the local market.

CONCLUSION

In conclusion, the implementation of success management in the global marketplace includes strategies of innovation, flexibility, cultural sensitivity and advanced technology. With the proactive immersion of these aspects, organizations encompass the definition of contemporary management in the global marketplace.

Management must encourage team contributions, accept and remain open to cultural differences and provide a sense of community. By applying the behavioral approach, considering human talent the most valuable asset, organizations develop strong cultures which yield teams with more loyalty and increased performance.

By being socially responsible and ethical, organizations demonstrate their acceptance of the worldwide culture as opposed to domestic. Starbucks and Whole Foods Markets are leading examples of organizations with proven success by adopting the activist approach and demonstrating high sensitivity to the protection of the earth’s natural environment.

Contemporary managers create business strategies that are flexible to avoid being left behind. Quality Float Works demonstrated what success can come from being open to new opportunities in the global marketplace. In some cases, the most successful strategy to immerse a market in another country is to move first like Amazon with the Kindle eBook reader. The e-business strategy has connected the globe and created a much smaller worldwide marketplace. The hiring process, project management, organization communication, image branding, product sales and service marketing have all improved with the boom of new technology. In a world where social network profiles are now more valuable than resumes, video conferencing replaces weekly business trips and YouTube is positioned to take over the media industry as we know it, organizations that choose not to incorporate technology in their culture and process will be left behind the international commerce boom.

Globalization was a concept 20 years ago, today it is a reality. Once a company places a website on the internet, they now have access to consumers worldwide. The implementation of contemporary management into the organization increased chances of success. Amazon.com and Starbucks are companies that demonstrate successful strategies, strong corporate cultures and use of modern technology to remain viable in the global marketplace.

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Please create a profile to stay abreast, upload a photo and leave comments.

If you are interested in become a contributor and submitting articles or an industry blog, please contact me.

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Michelle