Managment of H.R in India
Amity University
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Summer Project
Human Resource Formats and Workflow of Multinational Corporation (MNC’s) In India. With Case Studies.
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PREFACE
Preface
This project is made during the summer break of 2011, and it is a result of one month hard work. During writing this project I have increased our knowledge within the area of international human resource management and what kind of difficulties MNCs face in India within this area and how they overcome these problems. Further, I have gained deeper understanding about the cross-cultural issues that occur when MNCs operate in India.
I would like to thank the people who made it possible to conduct this project. First, I would like to thank my faculty guide, for the guidelines throughout the thesis and his valuable advices. Furthermore, I would like to thank our respondents Mr Mahesh Mishra – WM-data, and Mr Sumit Sinha – Ericsson, for their co-operation and great help in order to gather our data.
Amity School of Business
July 2011
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Parthesh Pandey
ABSTRACT
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to provide a better understanding of the IHRM issues encountered by MNCs in India. Major IHRM problems within a cross cultural context of foreign markets and ways of overcoming them are discussed. A qualitative case study approach is also used to collect data from two major MNCs with operations in India: WM Data and Ericsson. Findings show that a major problem faced by MNCs in India is cross cultural communication. Findings also show that the two companies’
[pic]
Summer Project
Human Resource Formats and Workflow of Multinational Corporation (MNC’s) In India. With Case Studies.
Submitted to: Submitted by:
PREFACE
Preface
This project is made during the summer break of 2011, and it is a result of one month hard work. During writing this project I have increased our knowledge within the area of international human resource management and what kind of difficulties MNCs face in India within this area and how they overcome these problems. Further, I have gained deeper understanding about the cross-cultural issues that occur when MNCs operate in India.
I would like to thank the people who made it possible to conduct this project. First, I would like to thank my faculty guide, for the guidelines throughout the thesis and his valuable advices. Furthermore, I would like to thank our respondents Mr Mahesh Mishra – WM-data, and Mr Sumit Sinha – Ericsson, for their co-operation and great help in order to gather our data.
Amity School of Business
July 2011
____________________ _______________________
Parthesh Pandey
ABSTRACT
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to provide a better understanding of the IHRM issues encountered by MNCs in India. Major IHRM problems within a cross cultural context of foreign markets and ways of overcoming them are discussed. A qualitative case study approach is also used to collect data from two major MNCs with operations in India: WM Data and Ericsson. Findings show that a major problem faced by MNCs in India is cross cultural communication. Findings also show that the two companies’
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