Running head: GAP ANALYSIS: GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS
Gap Analysis: Global Communications
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Gap Analysis: Global Communications
Global Communications is looking to maximize profits and reduce cost by marketing itself on an international level and becoming a global resource. The company and other telecommunications companies are under tremendous economic pressure. The company must determine future end-state goals while making critical changes to the company and possibly the loss of dedicated and skilled employees.
The situation with Global Communications is that the company is looking to realize growth. "An effective outsourcing plan helps teams build better products more rapidly and at a lower cost than those manufactured in-house (Kren, 2006)". The senior team members have decided that in order to keep up with the industry, the company must go globally. The company plans to locate to Ireland and India. In order for the company to go globally, the company has to downsize. Global Communications' union is very unhappy with this decision.
Situation Analysis
Issues and Opportunity Identification
There are several challenges that exist for Global Communications. In the last three years, Global Communications' stock value has depreciated from $28 per share to $11 per share, which is more than 50% a share. Global Communications is also faced with too much competition by cable companies. The company has suffered a huge blow at the hands of cable companies. There will be a loss of dedicated to employees to competitors due to the layoffs and outsourcing. The trust that Global Communications has built with its employee ...