Following is the original, unedited typescript of this article. Using metric specifications proves far more difficult than anticipated. Dismissing an unproductive local worker runs seriously afoul of local law.
Government functionaries perform at a snail's pace. .
The local JV partner has a distressingly flexible view of the contract. These are not easily recognizable because they are outside of people's conscious awareness. Comprehending and overcoming hurdles such as these is rarely mentioned in an IPM's job description. The types of obstacles listed above are inevitable in projects carried out across national and cultural boundaries. Significantly, most of these difficulties are predictable, and ways of reducing or even avoiding their negative effects have been devised by business anthropologists and cross-cultural researchers.