Globalization Article
gloISSN 1392-1258. EKOnOMIKA 2008 82
GLOBALIZATION AND hUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Rima Česynienė
Assoc. Professor vilnius University Department of Management vilnius, saulėtekio al. 9 Tel. (370 5) 236 6134 e-mail: rima.cesyniene@ef.vu.lt
Globalization represents the structural making of the world characterized by the free flow of technology and human resources across national boundaries as well as the spread of Information Technology and mass media presenting an ever-changing and competitive business environment. The article deals with the practical consequences of globalization for human resource management (HRM). Globalization makes national culture an increasingly strategic issue that has to be faced and properly managed. The problem is the balancing of the global trends in human resource management with the influence of national culture because many aspects of HRM are affected by differences in national culture. The article analyses the major challenges arising from globalization and affecting human resource management practices in the 21st century in selected industrialized countries (United Kingdom, France, USA, Japan) and Lihtuania as a new member of the EU. The general aim of the article is to analyse the problem of balancing seemingly opposing forces (globalization and the influence of national culture) and to identify trends in HRM across five countries: United Kingdom, France, USA, Japan and Lithuania. Keywords: globalization, human resource management, cultural differences, trends.
Introduction
value and other fundamental differences in the object of the study is consequences how people from different cultures view of globalization for managing human re- the world. the goal of the article is to investigate sources across selected cultures. In today’s global economy, the extent to which HRM global and national (on the basis of several activities are successful across cultures industrialized economies and Lithuania) will largely depend
GLOBALIZATION AND hUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Rima Česynienė
Assoc. Professor vilnius University Department of Management vilnius, saulėtekio al. 9 Tel. (370 5) 236 6134 e-mail: rima.cesyniene@ef.vu.lt
Globalization represents the structural making of the world characterized by the free flow of technology and human resources across national boundaries as well as the spread of Information Technology and mass media presenting an ever-changing and competitive business environment. The article deals with the practical consequences of globalization for human resource management (HRM). Globalization makes national culture an increasingly strategic issue that has to be faced and properly managed. The problem is the balancing of the global trends in human resource management with the influence of national culture because many aspects of HRM are affected by differences in national culture. The article analyses the major challenges arising from globalization and affecting human resource management practices in the 21st century in selected industrialized countries (United Kingdom, France, USA, Japan) and Lihtuania as a new member of the EU. The general aim of the article is to analyse the problem of balancing seemingly opposing forces (globalization and the influence of national culture) and to identify trends in HRM across five countries: United Kingdom, France, USA, Japan and Lithuania. Keywords: globalization, human resource management, cultural differences, trends.
Introduction
value and other fundamental differences in the object of the study is consequences how people from different cultures view of globalization for managing human re- the world. the goal of the article is to investigate sources across selected cultures. In today’s global economy, the extent to which HRM global and national (on the basis of several activities are successful across cultures industrialized economies and Lithuania) will largely depend