The dilemma facing MNCs is determining the extent to which their HR policies should be 'convergent' worldwide to be the same in each location or 'divergence' to differentiate in response to local needs. Brewster et al. (2002) argue that the success of IHRM depends on MNC practices.
According to Brewster et al (2002) the effectiveness of global IHRM depends on ‘the ability to judge the extent to which an organization should implement similar practices across the world (convergence) or adapt them to suit local conditions (divergence)’. The dilemma facing all multinational corporations is that of achieving a balance between international consistency and local autonomy. They have to decide on the extent to which their HR policies should either ‘converge’ worldwide to be basically the same in each location, or ‘diverge’ to be differentiated in response to local requirements.
International Human Resource Management (IHRM) is the term used for organisations that manage their human resources activities at an international level. IHRM includes ‘typical’ HR functions such as recruitment, selection, performance management, training and development, and remuneration, however these are analysed and/or managed at an international level (e.g. companies may advertise positions globally or update their policies following a review of international best practice).
Furthermore, IHRM may also encompass additional activities such as expatriate management, multiple industrial relation activities (e.g. varying international collective agreements/employment contracts to meet differing country legal and tax requirements), global succession planning and so on.(AHRI ASSIST)
staffing, recruitment and selection of International Human resources ManagementAparrajithaAriyadasa1
Staffing is the process of hiring eligible candidates in the organization or company for specific positions. In management, the meaning of staffing is an operation of recruiting the employees by evaluating their skills, knowledge and then offering them specific job roles accordingly. ( topper.com). Recruitment refers to searching for and obtaining potential job candidates. Selection is the process of evaluating the candidates and deciding who should be employed for a particular job The first decision for IHRM is where employees for the various positions should come from. More specifically, the focus of selection for international operations normally includes cultural adaptability, strong communication skills, technical competence, professional or technical expertise, global experience, country-specific experience, interpersonal skills, language skills, and family flexibility.
The global context of human resource management- Shambhu PokharelShambhu Pokharel
This document discusses global human resource management (GHRM). It defines GHRM as managing an international organization's human resources globally to recruit, place, train, and develop employees at headquarters and subsidiaries to achieve organizational goals. There are three approaches to GHRM - ethnocentric, polycentric, and geocentric. The geocentric approach treats the world as a talent pool and recruits the most qualified candidates regardless of nationality. GHRM must manage challenges like cultural and legal differences between countries.
A study of international human resource management- theories and techniques Antara Rabha
Understanding the concept of International Human resource management in terms of recruitment and training. Basic concepts and clear understanding. all the Various methods of recruitment-offline as well as online methods and various types of training such as an internship , apprenticeship etc.
Global Business and International Human Resource ManagementLITTLE FISH
1) The document discusses definitions of globalization, HRM, and IHRM. Globalization refers to the cross-border integration of business and economy on a global scale. HRM involves policies for recruiting, training, and developing employees, while IHRM manages these processes internationally across different cultures, economies, and legal systems.
2) The 9-step IHRM process involves planning, staffing, selecting, training, compensating, handling repatriation and impatriation, managing labor relations, and fostering a multicultural environment. Key considerations for each step include determining staffing approaches based on cultural orientation, selecting candidates based on technical and soft skills, and designing compensation packages that attract talent while
The document discusses the challenges that multinational corporations face when outsourcing activities to emerging economies, including differing philosophies between the MNCs and host countries, cultural differences, and managing global operations and human resources across borders. It also examines some of the ethical issues MNCs may encounter abroad, such as dealing with sweatshops, ensuring plant safety standards, and preventing bribery and corruption. Questions are provided to prompt discussion on strategies for international expansion and managing a multinational workforce.
International human resource management (IHRM) refers to managing human resources across international boundaries. Major activities of IHRM include human resource planning, recruitment, selection, orientation, placement, training and development, remuneration, and performance evaluation across subsidiaries in different countries. Countries are categorized as home countries where headquarters are located, host countries where subsidiaries are located, and third countries which are sources of finance and human resources. The three types of employees in IHRM are home country nationals from the headquarters country, host country nationals from the subsidiary country, and third country nationals from neither the headquarters nor subsidiary countries.
According to Brewster et al (2002) the effectiveness of global IHRM depends on ‘the ability to judge the extent to which an organization should implement similar practices across the world (convergence) or adapt them to suit local conditions (divergence)’. The dilemma facing all multinational corporations is that of achieving a balance between international consistency and local autonomy. They have to decide on the extent to which their HR policies should either ‘converge’ worldwide to be basically the same in each location, or ‘diverge’ to be differentiated in response to local requirements.
International Human Resource Management (IHRM) is the term used for organisations that manage their human resources activities at an international level. IHRM includes ‘typical’ HR functions such as recruitment, selection, performance management, training and development, and remuneration, however these are analysed and/or managed at an international level (e.g. companies may advertise positions globally or update their policies following a review of international best practice).
Furthermore, IHRM may also encompass additional activities such as expatriate management, multiple industrial relation activities (e.g. varying international collective agreements/employment contracts to meet differing country legal and tax requirements), global succession planning and so on.(AHRI ASSIST)
staffing, recruitment and selection of International Human resources ManagementAparrajithaAriyadasa1
Staffing is the process of hiring eligible candidates in the organization or company for specific positions. In management, the meaning of staffing is an operation of recruiting the employees by evaluating their skills, knowledge and then offering them specific job roles accordingly. ( topper.com). Recruitment refers to searching for and obtaining potential job candidates. Selection is the process of evaluating the candidates and deciding who should be employed for a particular job The first decision for IHRM is where employees for the various positions should come from. More specifically, the focus of selection for international operations normally includes cultural adaptability, strong communication skills, technical competence, professional or technical expertise, global experience, country-specific experience, interpersonal skills, language skills, and family flexibility.
The global context of human resource management- Shambhu PokharelShambhu Pokharel
This document discusses global human resource management (GHRM). It defines GHRM as managing an international organization's human resources globally to recruit, place, train, and develop employees at headquarters and subsidiaries to achieve organizational goals. There are three approaches to GHRM - ethnocentric, polycentric, and geocentric. The geocentric approach treats the world as a talent pool and recruits the most qualified candidates regardless of nationality. GHRM must manage challenges like cultural and legal differences between countries.
A study of international human resource management- theories and techniques Antara Rabha
Understanding the concept of International Human resource management in terms of recruitment and training. Basic concepts and clear understanding. all the Various methods of recruitment-offline as well as online methods and various types of training such as an internship , apprenticeship etc.
Global Business and International Human Resource ManagementLITTLE FISH
1) The document discusses definitions of globalization, HRM, and IHRM. Globalization refers to the cross-border integration of business and economy on a global scale. HRM involves policies for recruiting, training, and developing employees, while IHRM manages these processes internationally across different cultures, economies, and legal systems.
2) The 9-step IHRM process involves planning, staffing, selecting, training, compensating, handling repatriation and impatriation, managing labor relations, and fostering a multicultural environment. Key considerations for each step include determining staffing approaches based on cultural orientation, selecting candidates based on technical and soft skills, and designing compensation packages that attract talent while
The document discusses the challenges that multinational corporations face when outsourcing activities to emerging economies, including differing philosophies between the MNCs and host countries, cultural differences, and managing global operations and human resources across borders. It also examines some of the ethical issues MNCs may encounter abroad, such as dealing with sweatshops, ensuring plant safety standards, and preventing bribery and corruption. Questions are provided to prompt discussion on strategies for international expansion and managing a multinational workforce.
International human resource management (IHRM) refers to managing human resources across international boundaries. Major activities of IHRM include human resource planning, recruitment, selection, orientation, placement, training and development, remuneration, and performance evaluation across subsidiaries in different countries. Countries are categorized as home countries where headquarters are located, host countries where subsidiaries are located, and third countries which are sources of finance and human resources. The three types of employees in IHRM are home country nationals from the headquarters country, host country nationals from the subsidiary country, and third country nationals from neither the headquarters nor subsidiary countries.
This document discusses human resource management for international businesses. It covers selecting, preparing, compensating, and retaining expatriates. Key topics include selecting expatriates based on technical competence and adaptiveness, preparing expatriates by focusing on general country understanding and cultural sensitivity, compensating expatriates through various pay plans, and difficulties with repatriating expatriates as they readjust to their home country. The document also examines international labor relations and how worker populations will change in the future.
This document discusses international human resource management (IHRM). It defines IHRM and explains how cultural, economic, legal and other factors across countries affect HRM practices. The key differences between domestic HRM and IHRM include more HR activities due to operating globally, the need for a broader perspective, greater involvement in employees' personal lives, and higher risks. The document outlines various IHRM functions such as recruitment, training, performance management, compensation and repatriation. It discusses approaches to staffing internationally and the expatriate assignment life cycle.
International human resource management (IHRM) involves procuring, allocating, and utilizing human resources across borders. IHRM is more complex than domestic HRM due to differing cultures, economic conditions, and legal systems among countries. Firms must decide whether to use parent-country nationals, host-country nationals, or third-country nationals as managers abroad. Training and compensation systems also need to be adapted to each country's requirements. The major differences between domestic and international HRM include dealing with business activities across borders, increased complexities from factors like currency fluctuations and foreign laws, and increased involvement in employees' personal lives abroad.
The document defines different types of international workers and discusses four approaches to human resource management. It also covers selecting and training international staff, maximizing human resources through training and development, and retaining human resources by addressing cultural motivations, compensation, performance evaluations, and repatriation challenges.
Chapter 15 International Human Resources ManagementRayman Soe
This chapter discusses managing human resources internationally. It begins by outlining the objectives of the chapter, which are to identify different organizational forms for competing internationally, explain differences between domestic and international HRM, discuss staffing processes for international assignees, identify training needs, discuss performance appraisals, outline compensation plans, and compare U.S. and European labor relations. The document then covers types of international organizations, top global companies, how international companies affect the world economy, and how the global environment influences management. It focuses on domestic versus international HRM, international staffing, recruitment issues, selecting expatriates, causes of expatriate failure, skills needed, and training development for global managers.
International Dimension of Human Resource ManagementHannah Rain
The document discusses strategies for managing expatriates in global corporations. It defines key terms like expatriates, home country, and host country. It then covers recruitment strategies, selection criteria, orientation processes, training approaches, compensation plans, and challenges with repatriating employees. The goal is to attract, develop, and retain qualified employees for overseas assignments.
This document outlines the content and structure of an International Human Resource Management module. The module aims to teach students about managing human resources across different countries and cultures. It includes 12 lectures on topics like cultural differences, compensation systems, expatriates, and more. Students will complete assignments involving case studies, research papers, and presentations. They will also engage in role-playing activities and case discussion sessions. The module uses a variety of pedagogical approaches and assessments to provide students with an in-depth understanding of international HRM challenges and best practices.
This case study examines strategies for increasing sales revenue at an accounting firm operating in Austria. Due to Austria's social democratic culture, employees are less motivated by financial incentives compared to other countries. The study recommends four strategies: 1) Offering non-financial incentives like flexible work hours and event tickets to motivate employees. 2) Providing public recognition for high performers to gain social status. 3) Building team cohesion through cross-functional activities to increase collaboration and comfort with management. 4) Focusing on relationship-building rather than "cold calling" by participating in community events, leveraging business partners, and educating consumers through seminars. The goal is to change behaviors and ultimately the culture by setting specific and achievable goals that
Compensation management in international contextkoshyligo
This document discusses key components of international compensation packages. It outlines base salary, allowances like cost of living allowance and housing allowance, benefits, and approaches to compensation. The three main approaches are the budget system, local going rate system, and balance sheet/home net system. The balance sheet approach aims to maintain the same net income and living standard in the host and home countries through adjustments to the compensation package. International taxation is also addressed, outlining tax protection and tax equalization approaches.
International human resource management.2 (1)Pooja Bharti
This document discusses international human resource management (IHRM). It defines IHRM as procuring, allocating, and utilizing human resources in a multinational corporation while balancing integration and differentiation of HR activities across foreign locations. The document outlines the objectives, importance, strategic functions, and factors influencing IHRM. It also discusses different IHRM strategies and staffing policies for multinational companies.
IHRM deals with managing human resources on a global scale, considering laws across countries and the diverse needs of an internationally diverse workforce. IHRM involves more complexity in managing employees from different cultures and countries, and must adapt to external global risks and influences. In contrast, HRM focuses only on domestic operations and employees, following standard domestic policies and facing less complexity and risk given the homogeneous domestic workforce.
Unit- 3: lecture-6 (International Staffing Approaches)Dr.B.B. Tiwari
This document discusses different approaches to international staffing for multinational companies. It outlines four main approaches: ethnocentric, which imposes the home country culture; polycentric, which adapts to local cultures; geocentric, which takes a global approach based on ability; and regiocentric, which has regional autonomy. It also discusses factors to consider like political/legal issues, development levels, and cultural differences when choosing a staffing approach. Expatriate recruitment and selection involves deciding source countries and dealing with costs, training needs, and cultural adjustment challenges.
The document discusses international human resource management (IHRM), defining it as managing organizational human resources at an international level to achieve objectives and competitive advantage globally. It outlines the IHRM model and characteristics distinguishing it from domestic HRM, including more activities, broader perspectives, and external influences. Reasons for growing IHRM interest include globalization, effective management, minimizing overseas risks, and implementing international strategies. Key IHRM steps and cultural differences are also presented.
This document provides an introduction to international human resource management (IHRM). It discusses the need for IHRM due to globalization and the internationalization of firms. IHRM can be defined using three approaches: cross-cultural management, comparative industrial relations, and HRM in multinational firms. IHRM involves three dimensions: HR activities, types of employees, and countries of operations. There are differences between domestic HRM and IHRM due to factors like more HR activities, a broader perspective needed, more involvement in employees' personal lives, changes in workforce emphasis, higher risk exposure, and more external influences. The complexity of operating across countries moderates these differences.
This document provides an overview of international human resource management. It discusses different strategic perspectives companies can take when operating internationally, including international, multinational, global, and transnational. It also covers topics such as motivations for international expansion, recruiting and selecting expatriates, cross-cultural training, compensating international employees, and repatriating employees back to their home country. The document aims to introduce some of the key considerations and challenges for managing human resources across national borders.
The document discusses different approaches that multinational companies (MNCs) use for international recruitment. It describes four main approaches: ethnocentric, polycentric, region-centric, and geocentric. The ethnocentric approach involves recruiting from the parent country. The polycentric approach focuses on recruiting locally from host countries. The region-centric approach recruits from the region where subsidiaries are located. Finally, the geocentric approach recruits the most suitable candidates globally regardless of nationality. The document provides details on when each approach may be preferred.
Differences between international and domestic HRMKavitha Ravi
International HRM manages human resources across national borders to achieve organizational goals globally, while domestic HRM focuses on human resources within a single nation. There are key differences between the two:
International HRM is more complex due to managing employees from many countries and dealing with external factors like cultural and institutional differences. Domestic HRM operates within a single national environment. International HRM also involves additional activities like expatriate management and setting up country-specific HR systems, while domestic HRM focuses on limited national activities. Managing risks and addressing issues for multiple nationalities further adds to the complexity of international HRM compared to domestic HRM.
International Human Resource ManagementRanjani Balu
This document discusses international human resource management (IHRM). It defines IHRN as managing people in international business settings, including procuring, allocating, and utilizing human resources across countries. The document outlines the types of employees in IHRM - parent country nationals, host country nationals, and third country nationals. It also discusses HR activities in IHRM, the need for IHRM, differences between domestic and international HRM, challenges like expatriate selection and compensation, and the importance of training and multiculturalism in IHRM.
The document discusses the strategic role of human resources in global environments. It examines how global corporations manage human resources and social responsibility across different countries and cultures. Some key challenges for international human resource management include variations in laws, economies, and cultures between locations. The document recommends that companies develop centralized reporting relationships, standardized practices, and consistent corporate cultures while also giving regional autonomy. It emphasizes the importance of cultural awareness and developing global leaders.
This document discusses international human resource management (IHRM). IHRM involves managing a company's human resources at an international level to achieve global objectives and gain competitive advantages. Key functions of IHRM include recruitment, selection, training, and managing expatriates across borders. IHRM is more complex than domestic HRM due to factors like cultural and regulatory differences between countries, currency exchange issues, and managing employees from various nationalities. Common challenges in IHRM include selecting the right employees for international assignments, ensuring cultural adaptation, and addressing language barriers.
This chapter provides an overview of global human resource management. It discusses recruiting, selecting, training, compensating, and repatriating global employees. The chapter addresses strategy and global HRM fit, global assignments, cross-cultural training, adjustment challenges, and improving repatriation. It introduces key terms and concepts in global HRM and suggests review questions to enhance understanding.
This document discusses human resource management for international businesses. It covers selecting, preparing, compensating, and retaining expatriates. Key topics include selecting expatriates based on technical competence and adaptiveness, preparing expatriates by focusing on general country understanding and cultural sensitivity, compensating expatriates through various pay plans, and difficulties with repatriating expatriates as they readjust to their home country. The document also examines international labor relations and how worker populations will change in the future.
This document discusses international human resource management (IHRM). It defines IHRM and explains how cultural, economic, legal and other factors across countries affect HRM practices. The key differences between domestic HRM and IHRM include more HR activities due to operating globally, the need for a broader perspective, greater involvement in employees' personal lives, and higher risks. The document outlines various IHRM functions such as recruitment, training, performance management, compensation and repatriation. It discusses approaches to staffing internationally and the expatriate assignment life cycle.
International human resource management (IHRM) involves procuring, allocating, and utilizing human resources across borders. IHRM is more complex than domestic HRM due to differing cultures, economic conditions, and legal systems among countries. Firms must decide whether to use parent-country nationals, host-country nationals, or third-country nationals as managers abroad. Training and compensation systems also need to be adapted to each country's requirements. The major differences between domestic and international HRM include dealing with business activities across borders, increased complexities from factors like currency fluctuations and foreign laws, and increased involvement in employees' personal lives abroad.
The document defines different types of international workers and discusses four approaches to human resource management. It also covers selecting and training international staff, maximizing human resources through training and development, and retaining human resources by addressing cultural motivations, compensation, performance evaluations, and repatriation challenges.
Chapter 15 International Human Resources ManagementRayman Soe
This chapter discusses managing human resources internationally. It begins by outlining the objectives of the chapter, which are to identify different organizational forms for competing internationally, explain differences between domestic and international HRM, discuss staffing processes for international assignees, identify training needs, discuss performance appraisals, outline compensation plans, and compare U.S. and European labor relations. The document then covers types of international organizations, top global companies, how international companies affect the world economy, and how the global environment influences management. It focuses on domestic versus international HRM, international staffing, recruitment issues, selecting expatriates, causes of expatriate failure, skills needed, and training development for global managers.
International Dimension of Human Resource ManagementHannah Rain
The document discusses strategies for managing expatriates in global corporations. It defines key terms like expatriates, home country, and host country. It then covers recruitment strategies, selection criteria, orientation processes, training approaches, compensation plans, and challenges with repatriating employees. The goal is to attract, develop, and retain qualified employees for overseas assignments.
This document outlines the content and structure of an International Human Resource Management module. The module aims to teach students about managing human resources across different countries and cultures. It includes 12 lectures on topics like cultural differences, compensation systems, expatriates, and more. Students will complete assignments involving case studies, research papers, and presentations. They will also engage in role-playing activities and case discussion sessions. The module uses a variety of pedagogical approaches and assessments to provide students with an in-depth understanding of international HRM challenges and best practices.
This case study examines strategies for increasing sales revenue at an accounting firm operating in Austria. Due to Austria's social democratic culture, employees are less motivated by financial incentives compared to other countries. The study recommends four strategies: 1) Offering non-financial incentives like flexible work hours and event tickets to motivate employees. 2) Providing public recognition for high performers to gain social status. 3) Building team cohesion through cross-functional activities to increase collaboration and comfort with management. 4) Focusing on relationship-building rather than "cold calling" by participating in community events, leveraging business partners, and educating consumers through seminars. The goal is to change behaviors and ultimately the culture by setting specific and achievable goals that
Compensation management in international contextkoshyligo
This document discusses key components of international compensation packages. It outlines base salary, allowances like cost of living allowance and housing allowance, benefits, and approaches to compensation. The three main approaches are the budget system, local going rate system, and balance sheet/home net system. The balance sheet approach aims to maintain the same net income and living standard in the host and home countries through adjustments to the compensation package. International taxation is also addressed, outlining tax protection and tax equalization approaches.
International human resource management.2 (1)Pooja Bharti
This document discusses international human resource management (IHRM). It defines IHRM as procuring, allocating, and utilizing human resources in a multinational corporation while balancing integration and differentiation of HR activities across foreign locations. The document outlines the objectives, importance, strategic functions, and factors influencing IHRM. It also discusses different IHRM strategies and staffing policies for multinational companies.
IHRM deals with managing human resources on a global scale, considering laws across countries and the diverse needs of an internationally diverse workforce. IHRM involves more complexity in managing employees from different cultures and countries, and must adapt to external global risks and influences. In contrast, HRM focuses only on domestic operations and employees, following standard domestic policies and facing less complexity and risk given the homogeneous domestic workforce.
Unit- 3: lecture-6 (International Staffing Approaches)Dr.B.B. Tiwari
This document discusses different approaches to international staffing for multinational companies. It outlines four main approaches: ethnocentric, which imposes the home country culture; polycentric, which adapts to local cultures; geocentric, which takes a global approach based on ability; and regiocentric, which has regional autonomy. It also discusses factors to consider like political/legal issues, development levels, and cultural differences when choosing a staffing approach. Expatriate recruitment and selection involves deciding source countries and dealing with costs, training needs, and cultural adjustment challenges.
The document discusses international human resource management (IHRM), defining it as managing organizational human resources at an international level to achieve objectives and competitive advantage globally. It outlines the IHRM model and characteristics distinguishing it from domestic HRM, including more activities, broader perspectives, and external influences. Reasons for growing IHRM interest include globalization, effective management, minimizing overseas risks, and implementing international strategies. Key IHRM steps and cultural differences are also presented.
This document provides an introduction to international human resource management (IHRM). It discusses the need for IHRM due to globalization and the internationalization of firms. IHRM can be defined using three approaches: cross-cultural management, comparative industrial relations, and HRM in multinational firms. IHRM involves three dimensions: HR activities, types of employees, and countries of operations. There are differences between domestic HRM and IHRM due to factors like more HR activities, a broader perspective needed, more involvement in employees' personal lives, changes in workforce emphasis, higher risk exposure, and more external influences. The complexity of operating across countries moderates these differences.
This document provides an overview of international human resource management. It discusses different strategic perspectives companies can take when operating internationally, including international, multinational, global, and transnational. It also covers topics such as motivations for international expansion, recruiting and selecting expatriates, cross-cultural training, compensating international employees, and repatriating employees back to their home country. The document aims to introduce some of the key considerations and challenges for managing human resources across national borders.
The document discusses different approaches that multinational companies (MNCs) use for international recruitment. It describes four main approaches: ethnocentric, polycentric, region-centric, and geocentric. The ethnocentric approach involves recruiting from the parent country. The polycentric approach focuses on recruiting locally from host countries. The region-centric approach recruits from the region where subsidiaries are located. Finally, the geocentric approach recruits the most suitable candidates globally regardless of nationality. The document provides details on when each approach may be preferred.
Differences between international and domestic HRMKavitha Ravi
International HRM manages human resources across national borders to achieve organizational goals globally, while domestic HRM focuses on human resources within a single nation. There are key differences between the two:
International HRM is more complex due to managing employees from many countries and dealing with external factors like cultural and institutional differences. Domestic HRM operates within a single national environment. International HRM also involves additional activities like expatriate management and setting up country-specific HR systems, while domestic HRM focuses on limited national activities. Managing risks and addressing issues for multiple nationalities further adds to the complexity of international HRM compared to domestic HRM.
International Human Resource ManagementRanjani Balu
This document discusses international human resource management (IHRM). It defines IHRN as managing people in international business settings, including procuring, allocating, and utilizing human resources across countries. The document outlines the types of employees in IHRM - parent country nationals, host country nationals, and third country nationals. It also discusses HR activities in IHRM, the need for IHRM, differences between domestic and international HRM, challenges like expatriate selection and compensation, and the importance of training and multiculturalism in IHRM.
The document discusses the strategic role of human resources in global environments. It examines how global corporations manage human resources and social responsibility across different countries and cultures. Some key challenges for international human resource management include variations in laws, economies, and cultures between locations. The document recommends that companies develop centralized reporting relationships, standardized practices, and consistent corporate cultures while also giving regional autonomy. It emphasizes the importance of cultural awareness and developing global leaders.
This document discusses international human resource management (IHRM). IHRM involves managing a company's human resources at an international level to achieve global objectives and gain competitive advantages. Key functions of IHRM include recruitment, selection, training, and managing expatriates across borders. IHRM is more complex than domestic HRM due to factors like cultural and regulatory differences between countries, currency exchange issues, and managing employees from various nationalities. Common challenges in IHRM include selecting the right employees for international assignments, ensuring cultural adaptation, and addressing language barriers.
This chapter provides an overview of global human resource management. It discusses recruiting, selecting, training, compensating, and repatriating global employees. The chapter addresses strategy and global HRM fit, global assignments, cross-cultural training, adjustment challenges, and improving repatriation. It introduces key terms and concepts in global HRM and suggests review questions to enhance understanding.
This chapter provides an overview of global human resource management. It discusses recruiting, selecting, training, compensating, and repatriating global employees. The chapter addresses strategy and global HRM fit, global assignments, cross-cultural training, adjustment challenges, and improving repatriation. It introduces key terms and concepts in global HRM and suggests review questions to enhance understanding.
The document discusses international human resource management (IHRM). It defines IHRM as managing organizational human resources at an international level to achieve objectives and competitive advantage globally. IHRM includes typical HR functions like recruitment, selection, training etc. at an international scale along with activities like global skills management and expatriate management. The objectives, needs and functions of IHRM are explained. Key activities involved in IHRM are discussed along with issues like managing international assignments and culture. Effective IHRM implementation requires determining international operations strategy and ensuring standardized or localized HR policies. Staffing policies in IHRM like ethnocentric, polycentric and geocentric approaches are also summarized.
International human resource management deals with procuring, allocating, and motivating human resources across international businesses. HR managers in global organizations face the challenge of balancing the integration of HR policies across subsidiaries with allowing flexibility for different business and cultural settings. IHRM considers three dimensions: human resource activities in different countries, types of employees from host, home, or third countries, and reconciling HR practices between these countries. Theoretical models of IHRM include the matching, Harvard, contextual, 5P, and European models which approach IHRM from different perspectives like resources, stakeholders, external context, and constraints.
International human resource management deals with procuring, allocating, and motivating human resources across international businesses. HR managers in global organizations face the challenge of balancing the integration of HR policies across subsidiaries with allowing flexibility for different business and cultural settings. There are three dimensions to consider: 1) HR activities in international contexts, 2) reconciling the interests of home, host, and third-party nations, and 3) treating employees from home, host, and third countries. Effective international HRM requires cultural awareness and adapting to different stages of internationalization. Theoretical models provide frameworks for matching HR to strategy, considering multiple stakeholder interests, contextual factors, and integrating HR activities with strategic needs.
This document provides an overview of key topics in international human resource management (IHRM). It defines IHRM and discusses the differences between domestic and global HRM. Some of the main challenges of IHRM include complying with different countries' labor laws, acquiring and retaining talent internationally, developing leaders who can adapt to different cultural contexts, and balancing local and corporate priorities. The document also outlines different strategic approaches companies can take to IHRM, such as ethnocentric, polycentric, and geocentric policies, and discusses some common barriers to effective global human resources management.
Chapter 15 MANAGING HUMAN RESOURCES GLOBALLYFeliciaaaaa18
The document discusses managing human resources globally. It identifies recent changes as companies expand internationally and factors that influence human resource management in international markets. It describes different categories of international employees and levels of global participation that companies engage in. It also discusses how companies select, train, and reintegrate expatriate managers for foreign assignments.
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Week 8 Assignment 2: International Assignments
Week 8 Assignment 2: International Assignments
Schwanna Weston
Professor Tara McNealy
Global Human Resources Management
May 27, 2015
International Assignments
Introduction
The multinational firm in which I am HR director is called Real International Boutique, Inc. or for short RIB. The organization is a US based boutique with thirty retail store in the northeast is of the US, and are looking to expand retail locations globally to Italy. My goal as HR director will see to it that RIB hires three business developers as expatriates to implement, launch and open ten new retail stores and establish global markets in Italy, with an five year project deadline. My paper will include four to six components that the pre-departure training will need to cover and a rationale for the use of using the training components in question, the proposal of three criteria that management will use to assess the performance of expatriates working abroad. In addition, an implemented proposal, along with examples of the fundamental ways in which these performance requirements have improved performance is included.
The recommendation of a recruiting and selection strategies that I believe the firm should use when offering international assignments with rationale are addressed. The international assignment paper will also cover the comparison and contrast of two staffing alternatives for foreign operations at RIB. The selection of the staffing alternative that I believe to be the best fit and analyzing the importance of providing a high-quality mentoring system for international assignees are outlined. Lastly, generation of an example, of a high-quality mentoring system for international assignees to support my analysis and suggestion of the manner in which I plan to measure return on investment (ROI) for international assignments.
Components of Pre-Departure Training
Given the primary selection criterion for most MNEs is technical ability of existing employee, it is not surprising to find that most of the literature on expatriate training is devoted to expatriate departure training activates that are mainly concerned with developing cultural awareness. There for once an employee has been selected for expatriate position, pre-departure training is consider to be the next critical step in attempting to ensure the expatriate’s effectiveness and success abroad, particularly where the destination country is considered culturally tough. Effective cultural training, its advocate, assists individuals to adjust more rapidly to the new culture. The limited, predominately US-based, research into this area reveals that a large number of US multinational s have been reluctant to provide even a basic level of pre-departure training, though this is now changing. Particular inters in the area began with Tung’s study on expatriation practices, including.
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1. INTERNATIONAL HUMAN
RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT(IHRM)
Aparrajitha Ariyadasa
( B.Sc (J’pura), B.Sc. (OUSL), Post. Grad. Dip. In IP Law(wales), LLM (Colombo)
Lecturer in University of Plymouth (UK), Lymkokwin (Malaysia), SLIIT, ICBT
Attorney-at-Law, Senior Partner ATD Legal Associates (www.atdlegalassociates.com),
atdlegalassociates@gmail.com
2. FACTORS EFFECTING CONVERGENCE AND
DIVERGENCE
Factors affecting the choice between convergence and divergence, Harris and
Brewster (1999)
The extent to which there are well-defined local norms. •
The degree to which an operating unit is embedded in the local •
environment.
The strength of the flow of resources – finance, information and people • –
between the parent and the subsidiary.
The orientation of the parent to control. •
The nature of the industry – the extent to which it is primarily a domestic
industry at local level.
The specific organizational competencies, including HRM, that are critical for
achieving competitive advantage in a global environment.
3. COVERGENCE AND DIVERGENCE
According to Brewster et al (2002) the
effectiveness of global HRM depends on ‘the
ability to judge the extent to which an
organization should implement similar practices
across the world (convergence) or adapt them to
suit local conditions (divergence)’. The dilemma
facing all multinational corporations is that of
achieving a balance between international
consistency and local autonomy. They have to
decide on the extent to which their HR policies
should either ‘converge’ worldwide to be basically
the same in each location, or ‘diverge’ to be
differentiated in response to local requirements.
4. TRADITIONS MANAGEMENT
There is a natural tendency for managerial
traditions in the parent company to shape the
nature of key decisions, but there are strong
arguments for giving as much local autonomy as
possible in order to ensure that local
requirements are sufficiently taken into account.
Hence the mantra ‘Think globally but act
nationally.’ This leads to the fundamental
assumption made
5. balancing the needs
by Bartlett and Ghoshal (1991) that: ‘Balancing the needs of coordination, control and autonomy and
maintaining the appropriate balance are critical to the success of the multinational company.’ As
Brewster et al (2005) point out:
Where global integration and coordination are important, subsidiaries need to be globally integrated
with other parts of the organization and/or strategically coordinated by the parent. In contrast, where
local responsiveness is important, subsidiaries will have far greater autonomy and there is less need for
integration.
Brewster (2004) believes that convergence may be increasing as a result of the power of the markets,
the importance of cost, quality and productivity pressures, the emergence of transaction cost
economies, the development of like-minded international cadres and benchmarking ‘best practice’.
Stiles (2007) notes that common practices across borders may be appropriate: ‘Organizations seek what
works and for HR in multinational companies, the range of options is limited to a few common
practices that are believed to secure high performance.’ Brewster et al (2005) think that it is quite
possible for some parts of an HR system to converge while other parts may diverge. But there is choice
and they have listed the following factors affecting it
6. convergence
Dickmann, as reported by Welfare (2006), instanced
organizations such as IBM and Oxfam that operate a
model based on universal principles or values across
the organization that are then implemented
differently at regional or national level. He
suggested that the extent of integration or
convergence depends on the business model of the
organization
7. Mac donalds
If the company is basically a McDonald’s, where
there are only limited local variations but the
product is essentially the same all over the world,
then the approach is likely to be different to a
company like Unilever, whose products and
processes tend to be much more responsive to the
local market
8. Global HR policies and practices
The research conducted by Brewster et al (2005) identified three processes that constitute
global HRM: talent management/employee branding, international assignments
management, and managing an international workforce.
They found that organizations such as Rolls Royce had set up centers of excellence
operating on a global basis. They observed that global HR professionals are acting as the
guardians of culture, operating global values and systems.
It was established by the Global HR Research Alliance study (Stiles, 2007) that global HR
policies and practices were widespread in the areas of maintaining global performance
standards, the use of common evaluation processes, common approaches to rewards, the
development of senior managers, the application of competency frameworks and the use of
common performance management criteria.
Generally the research has indicated that while global HR policies in such areas as talent
management, performance management and reward may be developed, communicated and
supported by centers of excellence, often through global networking, a fair degree of
freedom has frequently been allowed to local management to adopt their own practices in
accordance with the local context as long as in principle these are consistent with global
policies.
9. Managing expatriates
Expatriates are people working overseas on long- or short-term contracts
who can be nationals of the parent company or ‘third country nationals’
(TCNs) – nationals of countries other than the parent company who work
abroad in subsidiaries of that company.
The management of expatriates is a major factor determining success or
failure in an international business. Expatriates are expensive; they can
cost three or four times as much as the employment of the same individual
at home. They can be diffi cult to manage because of the problems
associated with adapting to and working in unfamiliar environments,
concerns about their development and careers, diffi culties encountered
when they re-enter their parent company after an overseas assignment, and
how they should be remunerated. Policies to address all these issues are
required, as described below.
10. Resourcing policies
The challenge is that of resourcing international operations with people of the right calibre. As Perkins
(1997) observes, it is necessary for businesses to ‘remain competitive with their employment offering in
the market place, to attract and retain high quality staff with worldwide capabilities’.
Policies are required on the employment of local nationals and the use of expatriates for long periods or
shorter assignments. The advantages of employing local nationals are that they:
are familiar with local markets, the local communities, the cultural setting and the local • economy;
speak the local language and are culturally assimilated; •
can take a long-term view and contribute for a long period (as distinct from expatriates • who are likely
to take a short-term perspective);
do not take the patronizing (neo-colonial) attitude that expatriates sometimes adopt. •
Expatriates may be required to provide the experience and expertise that local nationals lack, at least
for the time being. But there is much to be said for a long-term resourcing policy that states that the aim
is to fi ll all or the great majority of posts with local people. Parent companies that staff their overseas
subsidiaries with local nationals always have the scope to ‘parachute in’ specialist staff to deal with
particular issues such as the start-up of a new product or service.
11. Recruitment and selection policies
Policies for recruitment and selection
should deal with specifying
requirements, providing realistic
previews and preparation for overseas
assignments
12. Role specifications
Role specifications should take note of the behaviors required for those
who work internationally. Leblanc (2001) suggested that they should be
able to:
recognize the diversity of overseas countries; •
accept differences between countries as a fact and adjust to these
differences effectively; •
tolerate and adjust to local conditions; •
cope in the long term with a large variety of foreign contexts; •
manage local operations and personnel abroad effectively
13. gain acceptance as a representative of one’s company abroad; •
obtain and interpret information about foreign national contexts (institutions,
legislations, practices, market specifics, etc);
inform and communicate effectively with a foreign environment about the home com-
• pany’s policies;
take into account the foreign environment when negotiating contracts and
partnerships; •
identify and accept adjustments to basic product specifications in order to meet the •
needs of the foreign market;
develop elements of a common framework for company strategies, policies and •
operations;
accept that the practices that will operate best in an overseas environment will not
necessarily be the same as the company’s ‘home’ practices
14. Realistic previews
At interviews for candidates from outside the organization, and
when talking to internal staff about the possibility of an
overseas assignment, it is advisable to have a policy of
providing a realistic preview of the job. The preview should
provide information on the overseas operation, any special
features of the work, what will need to be done to adjust to
local conditions, career progression overseas, re-entry policy
on completion of the assignment, pay, and special benefits
such as home leave and children’s education.
15. Preparation policy
The preparation policy for overseas
assignments should include the provision of
cultural familiarization for the country/ies
in which the expatriate will work
(sometimes called ‘acculturization’), the
preferred approach to leading and working
in international teams, and the business
and HR policies that will apply.
16. Training policy
Tarique and Caligiri (1995) propose that the following steps should be
taken to design a training programme for expatriates:
1. Identify the type of global assignment, eg technical, functional,
tactical, developmental or strategic/executive.
2. Conduct a cross-cultural training needs analysis covering organizational
analysis and requirements, assignment analysis of key tasks and individual
analysis of skills
Establish training goals and measures – cognitive (eg understanding the
role of cultural values and norms) and affective (modifying perception
about culture and increasing confidence in dealing with individual
behaviors to form adaptive behaviors such as interpersonal skills).
4. Develop the programme – the content should cover both general and
specific cultural orientation; a variety of methods should be used.
5. Evaluate training given.
17. Career management policy
Special attention has to be paid to managing the careers
of expatriates as part of their experience overseas, or on
return permanently or for a period to their home country.
18. Assimilation and review policies
Assimilation policies will provide for the adaptation of
expatriates to overseas posts and their progress in them to be
monitored and reviewed. This may take the form of
conventional performance management processes but additional
information may be provided on potential and the ability of
individuals to cope with overseas conditions. Where a number of
expatriates are employed it is customary for someone at
headquarters to have the responsibility of looking after them.
19. Re-entry policies
Re-entry policies should be designed to minimize the
problems that can arise when expatriates return to
their parent company after an overseas posting. They
want to be assured that they will be given positions
appropriate to their qualifications, and they will be
concerned about their careers, suspecting that their
overseas experience will not be taken into account.
Policies should allow time for expatriates to adjust.
The provision of mentors or counsellors is desirable.
20. Pay and allowances policies
The factors that are likely to impact on the design of reward systems, as suggested by Bradley et
al (1999) are the corporate culture of the multinational enterprise, expatriate and local labour
markets, local cultural sensitivities and legal and institutional factors. They refer to the choice
that has to be made between seeking internal consistency by developing common reward policies
to facilitate the movement of employees across borders and preserve internal equity, and
responding to pressures to conform to local practices. But they point out that: ‘Studies of cultural
differences suggest that reward system design and management need to be tailored to local
values to enhance the performance of overseas operations.’ Although, as Sparrow (1999) asserts:
‘Differences in international reward are not just a consequence of cultural differences, but also
of differences in international infl uences, national business systems and the role and competence
of managers in the sphere of HRM.’
The policy of most organizations is to ensure that expatriates are no worse off because they have
been posted abroad. In practice, various additional allowances or payments, such as hardship
allowances, mean that they are usually better off fi nancially than if they had stayed at home.
The basic choice for expatriates is whether to adopt a home-based or host-based policy.
21. Home-based pay
The home-based pay approach aims to ensure that the value of the remuneration (pay, benefi ts and
allowances) of expatriates is the same as in their home country. The home-base salary may be a
notional one for long-term assignments (ie the salary that it is assumed would be paid to expatriates
were they employed in a job of equivalent level at the parent company). For shorterterm
assignments it may be the actual salary of the individual. The notional or actual homebase salary is
used as the foundation upon which the total remuneration package is built. This is sometimes called
the ‘build-up’ or ‘balance sheet’ approach.
The salary ‘build-up’ starts with the actual or notional home-base salary. To it is added a cost of
living adjustment that is applied to ‘spendable income’ – the portion of salary that would be used at
home for everyday living. It usually excludes income tax, social security, pensions and insurance and
can exclude discretionary expenditure on major purchases or holidays on the grounds that these do
not constitute day-to-day living expenses.
The expatriate’s salary would then consist of the actual or notional home-base salary plus the cost of
living adjustment. In addition, it may be necessary to adjust salaries to take account of the host
country’s tax regime to achieve tax equalization. Moves of less than a year that might give rise to
double taxation require particular attention.
22. Some or all of the following allowances may
be added to this salary:
‘incentive to work abroad’ premium; •
hardship and location; •
housing and utilities; •
school fees; •
‘rest and recuperation’ leave
23. Host-based pay
The host-based pay approach provides expatriates with salaries and benefits
such as company cars and holidays that are in line with those given to
nationals of the host country in similar jobs. This method ensures equity
between expatriates and host country nationals. It is adopted by companies
using the so-called ‘market rate’ system, which ensures that the salaries of
expatriates match the market levels of pay in the host country.
Companies using the host-based approach commonly pay additional
allowances such as school fees, accommodation and medical insurance.
They may also fund long-term benefits like social security, life assurance and
pensions from home.
The host-based method is certainly equitable from the viewpoint of local
nationals, and it can be less expensive than home-based pay. But it may be
much less attractive as an inducement for employees to work abroad,
especially in unpleasant locations, and it can be difficult to collect market
rate data locally to provide a basis for setting pay levels.
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THANK YOU!
APARRAJITHA ARIYADASA
( B.Sc (J’pura), B.Sc. (OUSL), Post. Grad. Dip. In IP Law(wales), LLM (Colombo)
Lecturer in University of Plymouth (UK), LImkokwin (Malaysia), SLIIT, ICBT
Attorney-at-Law, Senior Partner ATD Legal Associates
(www.atdlegalassociates.com), atdlegalassociates@gmail.com
12/7/2021
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