Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Global Human Resource Management
Global Human Resource Management
Countrys Culture
Set of values, symbols, beliefs, languages, and norms that guide human behavior within country Learned behavior that develops as individuals grow from childhood to adult Countries are recognizing that they need to understand culture of countries in which they do business
INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT
UNITED STATES
Society
Technology
Legal Considerations
Marketing
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g fin f
Operations
Hu m De an ve R e lo p s o m urc en e t
Unanticipated Events
Economy
Finance
Shareholders
Customers
Labor Market
Global Staffing
Types of Global Staff Members Approaches to Global Staffing
Background Investigation
Conducting background investigations is equally, or more, important Differences across cultures and countries often put up barriers to overcome Each country has own laws, customs and procedures for background screenings
Near Completion: Repatriation Orientation Training U.S. Lifestyle U.S. Workplace U.S. Employees
Expatriate Compensation
Cost 3 - 5 times an assignees hostcountry salary per year and more if currency exchange rates become unfavorable Largest expatriate costs include overall remuneration, housing, cost-of-living allowances and physical relocation U.S. citizens living overseas can exclude up to $80,000 of income earned abroad