ihrm: sustaining international business operations
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IHRM: Sustaining international business operations. Approaches to staffing. Factors affecting approaches to staffing General staffing policy on key positions at headquarters and subsidiaries Ethnocentric Polycentric Geocentric Regiocentric Constraints placed by host government - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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IHRM: Sustaining international business operations
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Approaches to staffing
• Factors affecting approaches to staffing– General staffing policy on key positions at
headquarters and subsidiaries• Ethnocentric• Polycentric• Geocentric• Regiocentric
– Constraints placed by host government– Staff availability
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Ethnocentric
• Strategic decisions are made at headquarters
• Limited subsidiary autonomy
• Key positions in domestic and foreign operations are held by headquarters’ personnel; PCNs manage subsidiaries
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Polycentric
• Each subsidiary is a distinct national entity with some decision-making autonomy
• HCNs manage subsidiaries who are seldom promoted to HQ positions
• PCNs rarely transferred to subsidiary positions
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Geocentric
• A global approach - worldwide integration
• View that each part of the organization makes a unique contribution
• Nationality ignored in favour of ability:– Best person for the job– Colour of passport does not matter when it
comes to rewards, promotion and development
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Figure 3-1: Geocentric staffing requirements
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Regiocentric
• Reflects a regional strategy and structure
• Regional autonomy in decision making
• Staff move within the designated region, rather than globally– Staff transfers between regions are rare
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Table 3-1: The advantages and disadvantages of using PCNs, TCNs and HCNs
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Figure 3-2: Determinants of IHRM approaches and activities
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Reasons for international assignments
• Position filling– Eg. Skills gap, launch of new endeavour, technology
transfer
• Management development– Training and development purposes, assisting in
developing common corporate values
• Organizational development– Need for control, transfer of knowledge, competence,
procedures and practices
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Types of international assignments
• Short term – Up to 3 months
• Extended– Up to 1 year
• Long term– Varies from 1 to 5 years– The traditional expatriate assignment
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Non-standard assignments
• Commuter assignments• Rotational assignments• Contractual assignments• Virtual assignmentsSome of these arrangements assist in overcoming the high cost of international assignments but are not always effective substitutes for the traditional expatriate assignment
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Figure 3-3: Factors influencing virtual assignments
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Roles of an expatriate
• Agent of direct control
• Agent of socialization
• Network builder
• Boundary spanner
• Language node
• Transfer of competence and knowledge
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Figure 3-4: The roles of an expatriate
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The role of non-expatriates
• People who travel internationally yet are not considered expatriates as they do not relocate to another country– Road warriors, globetrotters, frequent fliers
• Much of international business involves visits to foreign locations, eg. – Sales staff attending trade fairs– Periodic visits to foreign operations
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A glamorous life?
• International business travelers cite the positives as:– Excitement and thrills of conducting business
deals in foreign locations– Life style (top hotels, duty-free shopping,
business class travel)– General exotic nature
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But a high level of stress!
• Home and family issues – frequent absences • Work arrangements – domestic side of
position still has to be attended to• Travel logistics – waiting in airports, etc.• Health concerns – poor diet, lack of sleep, etc.• Host culture issues – limited cultural training
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Table 3-2: Various roles of corporate HR
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The role of the corporate HR function
• Can we manage our people like a global product? The feasibility of:– The concept of a global internal labour market– Standardization of work practices and HR
activities
• What HR matters require central control and what can be decentralized?