SEIIC analysis
With significant operations around the world, Savannah
Engineering, Inspection, and Insurance Company (SEIIC) is truly a global
company. Its most significant international operations are in the European
Union (EU) countries and Asia. Growth in China has been particularly rapid over
the last five years. Because of the highly technical nature of its business,
SEIIC has had a difficult time getting the people with the right skills in the
right places and then keeping their skills up to date. The company has worked
hard at identifying and hiring local talent, but the efforts have not been
entirely successful. To the extent that it can, it has tried to accommodate
local needs in its HRM system. However, it has found it difficult to carry out
some of its initiatives because of the different ways of working in different
areas. It has been difficult for people who transfer from one area to another to
deal with the different HRM policies and procedures.
As a part of the overall review of HRM operations, the
company is interested in identifying key factors that differentiate its global
and domestic operations and in understanding how it can develop a more global
approach to HRM.
With a focus primarily on the EU and Asian areas of
operations, identify key factors that SEIIC should pay attention to in revising
its approach to HRM. Consider, for example, the cultural, economic system, and
legal and labor relations differences, in these areas of operation.
Discuss how these differences may affect specific HRM
activities such as recruiting and staffing, training and development,
compensation, performance management, and labor relations.
Finally, discuss how SEIIC should approach implementing HRM
around the globe. Should it try to provide essentially a standardized, global
HRM system or a highly specialized HRM system that is tailored to each location
or region where it operates? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each
approach and which would you recommend?
At least three pages to incorporate to my final research
paper.
