The company provides consulting services for various industries such as the maritime, energy,aerospace, automotive and finance industries. The company has more than 5,000employees worldwide, with employees from 85 different nations. Around 32 percent of theirstaff are from Norway, 22 percent from Asia and the Oceania region, and the rest are fromAmerica, Middle East, Africa and the Nordic and Baltic region. As the organization is aknowledge-based company, they recognize that their key assets are the knowledge andexpertise of their employees. Teamwork and innovation is also very important for employeesto work effectively with one another. However, with the company operating in more than 400offices worldwide and employees of 85 different nationalities working together, it is crucialthat the transfer and sharing of knowledge between the HQ and subsidiaries in differentcountries is effective and smooth