文档介绍:CHAPTER 15 MANAGING HUMAN RESOURCES GLOBALLY
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CHAPTER 15
MANAGING HUMAN RESOURCES GLOBALLY
Chapter Summary
This chapter discusses the HR issues anizations must address in a world of petition1>. The chapter begins by describing how the global nature of business is affecting human resource management in anizations. Then, it identifies the aspects of global differences that affect anization’s decisions about human resources. The following sections explore HR planning, selection, training, pensation practices in international settings. Finally, the chapter examines guidelines for managing employees sent on international assignments.
Learning Objectives
After studying this chapter, the student should be able to:
Summarize how the growth in international business activity affects human resource management.
Identify the factors that most strongly influence HRM in international markets.
Discuss how differences among countries affect HR planning anizations with international operations.
Describe panies select and train human resources in a global labor market.
Discuss challenges related pensating employees from other countries.
Explain how employers prepare managers for international assignments and for their return home.
Extended Chapter Outline
Note: Key terms are boldface and are listed in the “Chapter Vocabulary” section.
I. Introduction
According to a survey of almost 3,000 line executives and HR executives from 12 countries, petition is the number one factor affecting human resource management.
II. HRM in a Global Environment
The environment in anizations operate is rapidly ing globalized.
Factors behind the trend toward expansion into global markets include:
a. Foreign countries can provide a business with new markets in which there are millions or billions of new customers
b. Companies can set up overseas operations and operate them with lower labor costs
Global activities are simplified and encouraged by trad