Solutions. Advantages and disadvantages.

S1. Hiring a business consultancy firm, specialised in international relations, that should: Mediate communication and negotiations between the two parties until they reach common grounds (afterwards supervise their relations) Deliver trainings on cultural differences and German business practices to the panish !laborate and deliver in depth mar"et research, including fine details about the economical and legal environment in Germany before and after the fall of the #all Deliver reports and trainings on the German economical and legal environment to the panish

Disadvantages: $ot having total control on the relations with the Germans lower time of reaction and action %dditional costs $eed time for implementation and to reach top efficiency

%dvantages: %ppropriate and efficient business practices in the German environment of the panish party !fficient communication between the two parties &etter e'ecution and results of negotiations ignificantly improved panish-German business relation Decisions made on accurate updated specific information regarding the German legal ( economical environment )ower losses Guarantee for long-term development of the company Higher profit

S2. *reating an in-house human resources department that should create a prosper organisational culture by doing the following: +ffer constant life and business coaching to the employees Deliver trainings, wor"shops and teambuilding in order to generate and support creativity, initiative, responsibility and a team spirit, as well as to reward them accordingly %naly,e employees- s"ills and education and ma"e a suitable match between those and their .obs +rgani,e internal events that should increase the employees- trust in the management team (brea"fast with the *!+, /-0-/-s with people in the management, feedbac" sessions and focus groups related to their activity and forwarding them to those in charge to ma"e the calls in those areas)

Disadvantages: %dditional costs *annot be done fast, in a very short period of time

%dvantages Homogenous improved performance of the wor"ers !fficient organi,ational culture !fficient employee-function match trong bonds between the employees especially, but also with the management team 1nnovation due to increased pro-activity of the employees Higher satisfaction of the employee rates &etter collaboration amongst employees Higher profit

S3. S1+S2 = hiring a consultancy firm and creating an in-house H department Diadvantages

*ostly in terms of financial, time and human resources lower time of action and reaction of the management team

- )ower level of control of the management team over relations with the Germans %dvantages %ppropriate and efficient business practices in the German environment of the panish party ignificantly improved panish-German business relation due to an efficient communication between the two parties and a better ree'ecution and results of negotiations Decisions made on accurate updated specific information regarding the German legal ( economical environment Higher profit &etter long-term development due to a clear strategy and approach of the panish about the German mar"et 1mproved human resources management Homogenous improved performance of the wor"ers !fficient organi,ational culture Higher satisfaction of the employee rates &etter collaboration amongst employees