HRM and the Global Environment: Assignment – HRM 500, Week 9

Summary

Globalization affects human resource management. Students learn how HR managers help employees work abroad and in diverse teams.

Preparing employees for foreign work

Two factors HR managers must consider when teaching employees about a foreign country's culture. Two actions HR managers can take to prepare employees for work abroad.

Issues with expatriate transfers

Two issues that may occur during the HR planning process when employees are transferred to other countries. Two solutions to these issues.

Conflicts in global workplaces

A critique of a global company. Three inevitable conflicts that arise among individuals from different religions, racial, ethnic, and national groups. Recommendations to overcome each conflict.

International HR planning

HR planning in international markets. The role of international human resources consultancies. The challenge of effective employee performance records and appraisals.

Key terms

HR planning in international markets

Hiring the best personnel from the global market.

International human resources consultancies

Firms that specialize in training and development for global HR.

Expatriates

Employees transferred to other countries to work.

Cross-cultural management

Managing employees from different cultures.

Employee performance record

The record of an employee's performance and appraisals.

Transparency in evaluation process

Making the evaluation process fair and visible.

Questions this document helps with

• What factors should HR managers consider when teaching employees about a foreign country's culture?
• What issues may occur when employees are transferred to other countries?
• How can conflicts among individuals from different religions, racial, ethnic, and national groups be overcome?

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