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Case

Reference no. 9-399-108

Subject category: Strategy and General Management

Authors: Lynn Paine (Harvard Business School); Jose Royo (Harvard Business School)

Published by: Harvard Business Publishing

Originally published in: 1999

Version: 27 June 2000

Length: 26 pages

Data source: Field research

Topics: Cross cultural relations; Emerging markets; Entrepreneurial management; Human resource management; Business models; Corporate social entrepreneurship; Labor relations; Product development; Information technology

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Abstract

Jim Lee, president of Cimetrics (a young, fast growing, software start-up) is reevaluating his small company's geographically dispersed product development model. To take advantage of talented low-cost labor in Russia, the company has relied on two software engineering teams in Russia to develop its products. Bridging cultural differences between the Russian teams, their Toronto-based manager, and the company's Boston-based leadership has not been easy, however. After a Russian engineer (brought to Boston at Cimetrics' expense) asks to relocate back to Russia, Lee decides to reevaluate the situation.

Locations:

Canada; United States; Russia

Industry:

Software publishing

Size:

Start-up, 15 employees, USD2.5 million revenues

Other setting(s):

1992-1998