Prompt: For this milestone, complete Parts 1 and 2 below: Part 1: PESTEL Activity Using the PESTEL Analysis Worksheet, populate the first two rows: United States and Brazil. Filling out these rows will help you visualize global values (such as each countrys cultural and political trends) and will assist you as you work toward completion of your final project. Part 2: Composition Write a 3- to 4-page paper that assesses Nimble Storage, using the PESTEL analysis and Hofstedes four cultural dimensions as a guide. Business Practice Analysis: In this part of the assessment, you will analyze the current business practices of the organization for how they operate globally. Then you will illustrate the potential benefits and challenges to the organization regarding its adoption of a more geocentric focus. Recommendations: In this part of the assessment, you will compile a series of recommendations for the leadership of the organization regarding how the organization can adopt a more geocentric focus with its business practices. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed: I. PESTEL Analysis Worksheet a. Populate the first two rows (United States and Brazil) of the worksheet as specified in the prompt. Use your readings and resources to help you assemble each row of the analysis. II. Business Practice Analysis a. Determine gaps within the organizations current practices that are relevant to the human resources team of the organization from a geocentric perspective. What issues or problems are present regarding the organizations accommodations for global employees? b. Determine gaps in the technological tools and structure of the organization that should be considered when working within a global structure. c. Analyze the mission statement of the organization against the needs of a global organization. Are the annual goals and objectives appropriate for a global company? Does the organization appropriately present itself as a global company? III. Recommendations a. Recommend strategies for accommodating current and future technological developments. How should the organization establish and maintain technology? b. Recommend technological tools and improvements that could reduce global barriers between employees and other stakeholders. Be sure to justify your response. c. Make revisions to the mission statement of the organization that will standardize organizational values across cultural lines.
