HR will have additional issues and
challenges to deal
Select an international company in
a field you are familiar with and determine two (2) key areas (i.e., staffing,
training, employee and labor relations, compensation, benefits) where HR will
have additional issues and challenges to deal with than in strictly U.S.-based
companies. Next, suggest at least two (2) recommendations for dealing with
these issues and challenges. Provide a rationale for your response.
Per Chapter 16 of your text, Geert
Hofstede’s Model of National Culture outlines six (6) cultural dimensions in
which countries may differ: power-distance, individualism, masculinity,
uncertainty avoidance, long term orientation, and indulgence. Go to the
Hofstede Centre’s website and select two (2) different countries. Compare the
ratings in all of these cultural dimensions, plus the additional dimension of
Indulgence listed on the site, between your selected countries. Next, describe
at least two (2) challenges employees from these selected countries may face in
working with each other due to differences in the dimensions. Provide a
rationale for your response.
