MOTOROLA
HISTORY MOTOROLA
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American based in Illinois
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Founded 1928
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Telecommunications company
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Divided into Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions
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2012 Motorola Mobility and Google Merger
MOTOROLA
Mission Statement: "We are a global communications leader powered by a passion to
invent and an unceasing commitment to advance the way the world connects.
Our communication solutions allow people, businesses and governments to be
more connected and more mobile."
MOTOROLA IN THE NEWS
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Divided into Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions
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2012 Motorola Mobility and Google Merger
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Google paid 12.5 mil
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Google plans to make the android more integrated with Google aps and layout
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS
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Products- RFID, bar code scanning, two-way radios, etc…
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Services- Government and Enterprise services, etc…
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Solutions- Logistics, Cross-company Solutions, Wholesale distribution, etc…
EXPATRIATE INTERVIEW
Melissa Gasmann – Director, North America NPI Operations
First Going: Excited, worried not being fluent in Spanish and leaving kids at home
Surprised: “Do you have anything to share,” no social services
“Aha” Moment: Maid situation
First Six Months: Exhausting, life made easy, sees little outside culture
EXPATRIATE INTERVIEW
Advising: Training prior to leaving, HR representative, Spanish teacher, Admin in
Mexico
Perceived: Some angry, some grateful, woman
Co-Workers: “Jefe,” staff subordinate, HR rep was friend
Socialization: Mostly direct team, lived outside expat gated communities
EXPATRIATE INTERVIEW
Supervise: Directs spoke English, rest mainly Spanish
Changed: Family value has increased, flexible
Characteristics: Open minded, flexible, need to be seen as fair and part of local team
HR advice: Great job getting there
REPATRIATE INTERVIEW
Susan Burns – General Manager of Motorola Chihuahua, Oct 2002-Dec 2003
$1.5 Billion in revenue, 1000 people
Why Chosen: Boss believed could turn site from a “profit loss” into a “profit positive”,
already knew team in Mexico
Why Expat: Never successful with local, grow US leaders
Knowledge Acquired: People are biggest asset, learned could motivate people well
and handle large job
REPATRIATE INTERVIEW
Repatriation: Been back nine years, missed simple life first year back, hugging
Work Life: Had to find new job upon return, uses experience gained in managing at
current job
Obstacles: People seemed to discount overseas experience, “not invented here”
syndrome, try to leverage relationships
Status: “Credit” given for experience, not really considered when raises or
promotions involved
REPATRIATE INTERVIEW
Company Suggestions: Experience drives the person to change, maybe only relevant
for expatriates and those working with them
Unit Manager Suggestions: Daily contact, keep updated on home country tasks,
knowledge will transfer through work flow
Suggestions: Offer to share, be open, wait for opportunities, don’t push