Engineering Inc. - July/August 2008 - (Page 13) U.S. shores on multinational teams; and a thorough understanding of laws, regulations, labor practices and cultural issues. “It’s not uncommon for companies to significantly underestimate the amount of resources and coordination required to make a global initiative work,” explains Oltmann. “Business processes are radically different when you have staff located 12 time zones and 10,000 miles away.” l A New Deal The rise of global capitalism, along with more stable political regimes, has changed the global business scene. Although India, China and the United Arab Emirates are the most obvious examples of this new world order, plenty of other countries have developed an appetite for new infrastructure as their economies have flourished and a middle class has emerged. In many instances, however, engineering companies in these countries lack the expertise and experience to handle large-scale projects, opening the door for American and European firms to take advantage. As the doors to these and other untapped nations swing open, firms are expanding their reach, adding offices, cultivating local expertise and installing sophisticated IT systems meant to tap into new opportunities—and, in many cases, higher profits. “There’s a huge and growing demand for services around the world,” says Jonathan Goldstick, vice president and development director of maritime services, North America, at U.K.-based Halcrow, which has 70 offices and 8,000 employees scattered across 50 countries. Halcrow’s revenues now top $750 million a year, with approximately 25 percent GhiSlAiN & MArie DAviD De loSSy/Getty iMAGeS
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