Management and Organizational Studies 3383A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Management System, Career Development, Culture Shock

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 3383A/B
• Professor: Jody Merritt

Document Summary

Key challenges influencing hr practices and processes within an international context. Employment legislation home and host-country legislations represent a key challenge to hr managers and the development and implementation of employment policies in canadian organizations operating internationally. Role of the hr function matching process of hrm practices and organizational goals. Flexibility ability to respond to various demands from a dynamic competitive environment: sihrm systems need to be flexible to quickly adjust in global environment. Security violent societal upheavals in various nations and organized crime raise international concern over operating business: establishing relations with canadian governmental overseas representatives in countries with employment security is a proactive measure taken. Ups employs 395k people in 200 countries 13 regional managers with 72 district managers under them with very large staffs. Strategic international hr planning projecting global competence supply, forecasting global competence needs, and developing a blueprint to establish global competence pools within companies. Needs to fit with internal and external factors.