Kozai Group assists companies with global operations to develop human resource strategies to support their business objectives. The company helps clients to create policies and practices for the selection, development, training and reintegration of globally mobile personnel. The Kozai Group is the product of over 20 years of collaboration in the area of international human resource management by its partners Allan Bird, Mark Mendenhall, Gary Oddou, Joyce Osland, and Michael Stevens.

A select list of clients include Aisin AW, BlueCross BlueShield, CCA Global, C. Itoh, DukeCE, Eisai, Fujitsu, Hitachi, IMD, Intrax Cultural Exchange, IOR Global Services, Keidanren, Lord & Taylor, Medtronic and Mitsubishi Chemical among others.

The company is headquartered in Chesterfield, MO, US.

Kozai Group assist companies in assessing and developing the global skills and competencies of their managerial cadres through the Global Competencies Inventory (GCI), the Intercultural Effectiveness Scale (IES), and custom-designed training programs that the company develops based on assessment results.

Global Leadership Identification and Development

The Kozai Group helps clients define the key global leadership skills and abilities needed to remain competitive in the global marketplace, and assists in the development of high-potential individuals who are earmarked for global executive positions.

Strategic International HR Development and Planning

The consultants of Kozai assess a company’s current international human resource management strategies in light of the firms’ business objectives and then assist them in developing more effective strategies. The company also assists firms in assessing their current IHR policies so that they can realign those policies that do not conform to their overall business objectives.

Enhancing Expatriate Productivity

The Kozai Group help clients assess their current expatriate and repatriate strategies and practices including selection, training, in-country support, and reentry. The Kozai Group works with clients to improve their policies and practices in these areas to be consistent with their overall international human resource management needs.

Intercultural Competency Assessment

The Kozai Group helps corporations and not-for-profit organizations (universities, governmental agencies, and school systems) assess the ability of their people to engage in effective intercultural interactions. The assessment tools measure current intercultural competence, and provide direction for strategic training and curriculum modification.

Intercultural Management Assessment, Training, and Development

The Kozai Group assists organizations to leverage their diverse workforce via:

• Assessment of competencies associated with effective diversity management
• Identification/Selection of diversity competence in new hires
• Customized diversity training and development program design
• Coaching for enhanced diversity management skills