Severance pay for workers in Mexico
In Canada and the United States, it is fairly straightforward to downsize our employee base during a downturn in the economy. Employees have unemployment insurance to cushion the change. But in Mexico, the law protects the worker.
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Reducing labour cost in a Mexican LLC
Why focus on a labour savings in a country where the labour cost is so low?
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Growing pains: New factory construction in Mexico
We had a lot of new business coming in and no room left. It was time to build our second facility in Mexico.
After a lengthy negotiation, we purchased a good piece of property on fairly level ground. ...
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Bad news : Seeking concrete solutions to a cultural attitude
I found that the reluctance to communicate bad news was not a trait of our Mexican employees alone, but I did find that it was more prevalent there.
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A personal experience with union negotiations in Mexico
Our manufacturing operation in Mexico was in trouble and we had to make a lot of changes quickly to rescue the business...
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Marketing To The Hispanic Market - Part 2
Marketing to the Hispanic Market
(Part 1 of 2)
By Ignacio "Nacho" Hernandez, Jr.
© April 2006 -
Ignacio Hernande, Jr. - "Nacho" Hernandez - is founder and CEO of the iHi...
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Marketing To The Hispanic Market
Marketing to the Hispanic Market
(Part 1 of 2)
By Ignacio "Nacho" Hernandez, Jr.
© April 2006 -
Ignacio Hernande, Jr. - "Nacho" Hernandez - is founder and CEO of the iHi...
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Fraud a la Mexicana
In the wake of the tragedy of 11 September, 2001, I was reading as much news as I could get my hands on. I was shocked to read one article that talked about a scam that briefly made the rounds in the U...
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Personality and Adjustment - The Foreign Executive in Mexico
During the 16 years that I have been living in Mexico, I have worked with many International families. They were in our great city mostly as a result of the husband's work transfer. My contact with the...
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Mexico - The Social Perspective
Introduction
One of the ways to soften personality shock is knowing what to expect from the Mexican. In this chapter special attention will he placed on helping the foreign executive understand the ge...
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The New Mexican Executive
As a result of the personality inventories I use for my seminars, I have been able to get a glimpse of the modern Mexican professional, both at the executive and managerial levels. This data shows an e...
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Dealing with the Rising Sun: Mexico eyes a Japanese trade deal
A scheduled upcoming visit by Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi could mark the start of an official round of free-trade talks between Japan and Mexico, a leading Japanese business leader told B...
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Can you say "RFC"?
Late last year (2001) the Mexican Congress decided to get off their behinds and bring about a badly needed tax reform. Not liking what President Fox proposed, they waited until the very last days of of...
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Adjusting to Mexico: Transitional anxiety - Part 3, an overview
During the time that I have been living in Mexico, I have worked with many international families. They were in Mexico City mostly as a result of the husband's work transfer. The contact with these families, however, usually came as a result of their need for help.
read moreAdjusting to Mexico: Transitional anxiety and interpersonal effects - Part 2
Moving to a foreign country makes enormous demands upon our psyche. Not only do we have to deal with the stress of leaving home, we also have to struggle to find the way to live within a country whose culture, society, and language are so different from our own. For some, this double challenge can become overwhelming and lead to a variety of psychological and emotional reactions.
read moreAdjusting to Mexico: Transitional anxiety and interpersonal effects - Part 1
As many international families can attest, adjusting to life in Mexico City or other major city in Mexico is a unique challenge. Some families, unfortunately, do not fare too well. In this article, som...
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