Global Human Resource Management 16 chapter Global Human Resource Management McGraw-Hill/Irwin Global Business Today, 5e © 2008 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., All Rights Reserved.
Chapter 16: Global Human Resource Management INTRODUCTION Human resource management (HRM) refers to the activities an organization carries out to utilize its human resources effectively. These activities include: determining the firm's human resource strategy staffing performance evaluation management development compensation labor relations
Chapter 16: Global Human Resource Management THE STRATEGIC ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL HRM Success in international business requires that HRM policies be congruent with the firm’s strategy
Chapter 16: Global Human Resource Management STAFFING POLICY Staffing policy is concerned with the selection of employees who have the skills required to perform a particular job. Types of Staffing Policy Expatriate Managers
Chapter 16: Global Human Resource Management TRAINING AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT Training begins where selection ends and it focuses upon preparing the manager for a specific job Management development is concerned with developing the skills of the manager over his or her career with the firm
Chapter 16: Global Human Resource Management Training for Expatriate Managers Repatriation of Expatriates Management Development and Strategy
Chapter 16: Global Human Resource Management PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL How should the performance of expatriate managers be evaluated? Performance Appraisal Problems Guidelines for Performance Appraisal
Chapter 16: Global Human Resource Management COMPENSATION How should compensation packages be structured for expatriates? National Differences in Compensation Expatriate Pay
Chapter 16: Global Human Resource Management INTERNATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS A key issue in international labor relations is the degree to which organized labor is able to limit the choices available to an international business A firm's ability to pursue a transnational or global strategy can be significantly constrained by the actions of labor unions
Chapter 16: Global Human Resource Management The Concerns of Organized Labor The Strategy of Organized Labor Approaches to Labor Relations