Training Programme for Production Manager Assignment

Training Programme for Production Manager - Assignment ExampleTop-Toy AS is a multinational company headquartered in Denmark with offices and outlets in Finland. This company produces and markets toys in many countries. In order to reduce manufacturing/production cost Top-Toy AS has go its production of some toys to mainland China. Top-Toy AS has also begun a new policy of shipping its products directly to its distributors in diverse countries rather than to Denmark to eliminate some of the costs of getting the product to market. Top-Toy has positi onenessd a manager in China to facilitate communication between its headquarters and the manufacturing plant in China. One of the tasks of the China ground manager is to help establish Top-Toys global organizational culture that has made Top-Toy so successful in other markets. The managerial position in China is a three-year posting of an employee from either the Denmark headquarters or their Finland branch. This is a highly sought aft er post because it increases the value of the employee to Top-Toy AS and almost assures that employee a procession upon their return to Europe. Top-Toy ASs challenge has been to set up an appropriate training programme for prospective managers.The prospective manager chosen for the next three year rotary motion is Finland primeval Frans Gustafsson (hypothetical character). Frans is a thirty-five year old married man with two young sons. Frans attended university in the United Kingdom and holds an MA degree. His native language is Finnish and he also has a good command of the English language. Frans wife Hanna and his two sons Bo and Luukas entrust accompany him on his rotation. He has one year before his rotation begins and must use that time wisely to prepare.Frans is in luck Top-Toy AS has developed a training programme for its managers. Frans will complete the training programme with an alternate candidate (chosen in case Frans cant go) who is first in line for the following rotation. The mens wives collect been invited to attend various portions of the training programme as well.The first issue to be addressed are the language skills the Frans will need to communicate with his Chinese counter parts. both couples were provided with a programme called RosettaStone level one Chinese that claims that you can Learn a language naturally with Dynamic Immersion (Rosetta Stone website). Both couples were also enrolled in an intensive Chinese language and culture course at the University of Helsinki. A very important part of the course at the university is a write up in the cultural differences that exist when conducting business. Frans, and the others, were encouraged to focus on the cultural differences that exist between Chinese workers and Scandinavian workers. In China, managerial relationships with workers have traditionally focused on relationships and family backgrounds. The factory took care of your family while you worked hard for the factory (Su Yi, pg 1.). In contrast, western European managerial/worker relationships are based upon qualifications, competency, and performance. Frans, and the others, have to learn how to effectively manage in the Chinese workplace.Frans, and his alternate, will communicate frequently with the current manager in China to get a relish for the managerial style that is currently being used at the factory. Both