Human Resource Management (HRM) involves all decisions that directly affect the people who work for the concerned organizations and corporate enterprises. Hence, HRM can be termed as a strategic and coherent approach to an organization’s most prized asset- the people working there, who individually and collectively strive towards achieving the organizational goals. In simple words, HRM means employing people, developing their capacities, utilizing, maintaining & compensating their services in tune with the job and organizational requirements.
International Human Resource Management (I-HRM)
This involves a process of procuring, allocating & effectively utilizing human resources in a multinational corporation while balancing the integration & differentiation of human resource activities in foreign locations.
Objectives of I-HRM: To reduce the risk of international human resource
It has helped a lot in reducing the risk in the business by using a proper standard recruitment & selection process. To avoid cultural risks
I-HRM has helped a lot in overcoming the intercontinental culture by making people coming from different of the world work together in a cohesive and coherent manner, under the same roof. To manage diversified human capital
The human capital available to companies is diversified on the grounds of culture, habits, characteristics & various other factors. I-HRM helps in managing these and uses them in a convergent manner to achieve organizational goals.
P. Morgan’s model of HRM: Here:
Two groups of variables that affect the basic HR process:
1. Types of Employees
2. Political, legal, economic, legal environment, labor laws & practices prevailing in different countries.
It consists of three dimensions:
1) Three broad HR activities: procurement, allocation and utilization.
2) Three national or countries categories involved in international HRM activities: Host country where a subsidiary may be located, home