Cultural factors Economic systems Legal and industrial relations New partnerships and conditions The four factors that challenge international business can complicate the HR practices developed primarily to serve the U.S. workforce. Values, attitudes, local work customs, unions and worker councils, and laws are some of the issues to consider in the following key HR practices: 1) Personnel Selection Procedures 2) Performance Appraisals 3) Training and Development Practices 4) Use of Pay
Incentives Training Global Employees Although there is consensus that employees should be trained, less than half of the U.S. companies surveyed recently indicated they had training programs. Some companies, however, not only train the manager or employee but also the spouse. Training specialists tend to argue that the following should be included in an instructional program for personnel scheduled for overseas assignments: - The impact of cultural differences on business outcomes Training Trends Other trends in training global staff include: - Setting up management development centers around the world where executives hone their skills |