The Global Strategists (OMBA/606/9023)

Team Members: A. Adams-Glover, J. Glenn, B. Kemp, and N. Keith-Henson

Team Goal and Origin

Mission and Values

Business Strategy

Team Goal

The goal of the Global Strategists is to obtain a grade 90% or better for all assignments while gaining a new level of understanding on cultural, business, and economic differences throughout the world. We will strive to create a synergy only possible through acting as a cohesive team, actively contributing, participating and combining ideas that will result in new knowledge unattainable by an individual.

Origin of Chosen Team Name

The world's economies and societies are becoming more and more integrated but the rules and institutions for managing them are being left behind.The Global Strategists’ Team was formed as a group of diverse professionals representing the South Pacific and North Eastern part of the world, to enhance our knowledge of different countries, their laws, regulatory structures and public policies, and address global challenges.Our intent is to focus on a global approach to the practice of business management in our development of cohesive individual and collective reports in response to the global challenges raised by organizations and today’s ever-changing economic environment.

Team Mission and Values

Our primary objective is to utilize the combined knowledge and skills of The Global Strategists’ to develop innovative reports based on previous learning objectives related to systems and critical thinking, ethics and social responsibility, management and technological advances for the purpose of addressing complex global issues related to our multinational business and countries. As a team, we will build trust and respect with open, supportive and candid communications, sharing technologies and best practices throughout the course. To maintain synergy among our members, collaborate and produce weekly projects within specified timeframes while maintaining effective communication, is our second objective. We are a team, we are responsive, and go about our goal and mission with integrity.

Values are vital to our team; shared values bind us together along a common path. Values jointly shared also provide a framework for making decisions, encouraging constructive patterns of behavior; elicit learning and defining avenues for achieving personal and team success in this course.

Our Business Strategy:

? Organizations and our daily environment have become increasingly global and multicultural.We must position ourselves and gain knowledge related to our chosen multinational company to effectively succeed in overseas markets of varying laws and cultures.

?Our focus is on a premier world leader in the coffee industry, Starbucks, applying innovative business decisions to expand and assess trading opportunities and international business risks. We must have a diverse approach to international business, people, and a goal to meet this global challenge. We have a passion for excellence in simplifying the processes necessary for project collaboration; this is the driver for our competitive advantage.

? Global demographics are changing domestically and internationally. Regional economic cooperation is essential and global competition is increasing.We must be able to understand, connect, respond and assimilate the business activities to each targeted market.

This site is the Global Strategists' team web page for the Spring 2003 session of OMBA 606 Section 9023 at the University of Maryland University College