Date: 26-04-2013 Teacher: Joep Nieuwesteeg Students: Nancy van Bemmel Jacqueline Helversteijn Isa Menardi Index Chapter 1: Introduction 3 Chapter 2: The internationalization of HRM and strategic IHRM 4 Chapter 3: International mergers and acquisitions‚ joint ventures and alliances 6 Chapter 4: Differences in employment laws and labor relations 9 Chapter 5: The role of international ethics‚ corporate governance and sustainability 15 Chapter
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demographic developments ● Labor supply trends ● Labor productivity ● Labor supply & offshore arrangements ● Challenges of the future ● Retention management & older workers ● Skill levels ● Enlarged cultural diversity ● Migration & immigration issues ● Brain drain ● Educational facilities ● Career orientation ● On-line facilities Why do MNC’s require different categories of employees? The different types of human resources needed by
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Culture • Culture – a community’s set of shared assumptions about how the world works and what ideals are worth striving for. • Culture can greatly affect a country’s laws. • Culture influences what people value‚ so it affects people’s economic systems and efforts to invest in education. • Culture often determines the effectiveness of various HRM practices. Culture • Cultural characteristics influence the ways members of an organization behave toward one another as well as their attitudes
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An Analysis of how McDonald’s Corporation Cope with Emerging Human Resource Issues Tolulope Opokiti (12048704) Rasaq Olasunkanmi (12002534) Ademola Adebiyi (12057819) Isaac Orimogunje (12002127) Introduction of McDonalds Corporation Practise of MNC according to Perlmutter McDonald’s practise as indicated by Perlmutter’s (1969) MNC strategy as revealed by Bartlett and Ghoshal (1989) McDonald Strategy; Is Transnational? If not‚ what does it practise (staffing‚ appraisal
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Executive Summary In a highly competitive and ultra-dynamic business environment in order for Morden business to remain competitive and thrive‚ it is no longer good enough to compete and serve at a local scale‚ more and more business have seen the need and benefit of expanding their business on a global scale. Expanding the business internationally will allow a broader market which in turn will help the organisation stay competitive even gain a competitive edge‚ it will also result in increased
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issues within the field of International Human Resource Management (IHRM). What are some contrasting and recent frameworks‚ models and perspectives applied within the field of IHRM? The meaning of International Human Resource Management (IHRM) becomes more and more important in the last few years. The first time the term IHRM was used was in 1990‚ around the same time period ‘globalisation’ began. Initially the main function of IHRM was the organisation and management of expatriates (Festing‚ et
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The enduring context of IHRM Introduction In this introductory chapter‚ we establish the scope of the textbook. We: * define key terms in international human resource management (IHRM) * outline the differences between domestic and international human resource management and the variables that moderate these differences * discuss trends and challenges in the global work environment and the enduring context in which IHRM functions and activities are conducted – including the way in which
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International Human Resources (BUSM 2449) Case Study 2: Quality Compliance at the Hawthorn Arms Stefan Manojlović s3330309 Intro The practices involved within human resource management‚ have increasingly been recognized as a foundation for achieving sustained competitive success‚ especially for organisations operating in highly competitive and increasingly diverse international environments (1). Within these foreign settings‚ utmost importance is placed on the need to reduce risks and uncertainties:
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international human resource management (IHRM) (Schuler‚ et al.‚ 1993: 419). The effective management of human resources in an international context is increasingly seen as a key source of competitive advantage in international business; and the quality of management seems to be even more critical in international than in domestic operations (e.g. Monks‚ et al.‚ 2001). Due to the importance of the topic‚ there has been a significant amount of research on IHRM in recent years. Some of the major
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presents a number of challenges for International Human Resource Management (IHRM). Firstly‚ for IHRM to identify‚ measure and address the full scope and impact‚ both tangible and intangible‚ on global stakeholders‚ secondly‚ in protecting and applying a uniform corporate identity that aligns to the interests and ethics of a global society that is composed of unequal‚ unique and fragmented cultures‚ and finally for IHRM to be compliant and kept abreast of international law and instruments which may
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