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Human Resource Management
What are some of the company benefits to offering work-life balance plans?
Was the project revision the main problem for this group? If not, what was?
What qualities of job relationships do Quicken Loans' employees value? How does the company promote such relationships?
What are the pros and cons of raising minimum wage?
How could the construction company in the first example have met the legal requirements for overtime pay?
What are some risks and challenges that IKEA is likely to face as a result of basing its minimum pay on the living-wage formula, rather than just legal requirements and the market rate?
How did the change in pay level at Eight Crossings affect its ability to attract and retain a high-quality workforce?
Do you think the company's pay structure was better suited to its objectives before or after the reduction in pay level? Why?
How would you evaluate the company's method of communicating the change in pay level? What improvements to that process can you suggest?
How could the services firm in the second example have met the requirements for overtime pay?
What are some of the actions senior leaders can take to show they are committed to long term company success?
What strategies can a company utilize towards winning back their customer base when recovering from bad times?
If a company were to hire a new human resource manager, would the $45.96 figure shown here for management be an appropriate rate of pay? Why or why not?
If you wanted to hire an accountant to work in New York City, would you search the database for wages in the New York City metropolitan area or for the whole state? Why?
How would this trend affect a company that has a strategy of setting pay levels at the market rate?
How do you predict these pay rate changes at Parkland Health will affect its performance?
Why can't car dealerships simply keep paying based on past systems?
Do you think Walmart's compliance-related performance standards, as described here, would ensure ethical conduct? Why or why not?
What form of incentive pay is described in this case? What are the pros and cons of this kind of incentive?
Which types of incentive pay are described in this case? Are these based on individual, group, or company performance?
Would you expect the motivation impact of stock ownership or profit sharing to be different at a small company like Bob's Red Mill than in a large corporation? Explain.
What are some of the most significant benefits of Pay for Performance System?
Pay for Performance also has its list of challenges. What are the main areas of concern with the implementation of a Pay for Performance System.
What are the pros and cons of offering sick leave benefit?
Suppose an employer gives employees an insurance discount based on number of hours of a physical fitness activities. Who benefits from the program? Who is harmed? Is this ethical?
A company has 120 employees, but they all work half time. Does this company meet the threshold of employing 50 full-time workers? Why or why not?
Discuss how well you think Starbuck's tuition reimbursement program meets the criteria for selecting employee benefits (organizational objectives, employees' expectations and values, and benefits
What are some of the advantages of the agency's T3 and Under policy? What are some of the risks? How can the company address those risks?
At what other kinds of companies, if any, do you think a "bring your baby to work" policy might be effective as an employee benefit? Why?
What are some of the benefits of offering a non-traditional benefits package to employees such as the one Google offers?
Google is a company that embraces innovation. What are some actions Google takes to ensure they are creating an environment that supports innovation?
How can a company such as Caesars benefit from using big data about health care spending without violating individual employee's privacy?
What issues of fairness and equity come into play in this case?
How well does the outcome of this case represent respect for basic human rights? How well does it do the greatest good for the greatest number?
What can a company gain from union-management cooperation? What can workers gain?
What are the goals of management, unions, and society in this situation?
How might fast-food companies and their franchisees approach the minimum-wage issue through union-management collaboration? Would you recommend this approach? Why or why not?
Richard Gillman attempted to stay in business by transferring work to a nonunion facility, and Kevin Surace plans to make the operation profitable as a union shop. Do you think the decision to rely
How (if at all) do you think Kevin Surace's initial approach to the union when acquiring the company will influence the business success of the window factory?
Imagine that Serious Materials has hired you as an HR consultant for the Chicago window factory. Suggest how the company can build on its initial goodwill with workers to create positive labor
What are some of the main challenges that Hollywood Labor Unions are facing today?
What can labor unions do to ensure their long term viability while ensuring both sets of union and company interests are satisfied?
Would an employee who posts, "I hate my job!" be protected, according to the principles cited here? Why or why not?
Why would a company like American Express invest in a Healthy Living program?
Why might an organization choose to locate a facility in one of the most expensive cities, in spite of the higher costs?
In deciding whether to outsource functions, does an organization such as Nike have an ethical obligation to consider how workers will be treated by the contractor that hires those workers? Why or why
What ethical standards for human resource management do you think a company should require from all its operations worldwide? In what areas of HRM, if any, should ethical standards be relaxed to
Suppose you work in the HR function at Nissan when it is identifying employees to work on the joint manufacturing project in Mexico. Briefly advise the company on how to prepare these employees to
What kinds of challenges would be involved in recruiting and selecting people to translate documents from Spanish, Polish, and French into English?
Suppose a small translation business asked you to advise a company on how to overcome cultural barriers among a staff drawn from three countries. Suggest a few ways the company could use training and
What are some of the challenges with virtual teams?
What are some of the challenges with intercultural and cross-cultural communications and leadership?
What are some of the benefits of Human Resources being a strategic partner with the business?
What are some of the tools that Human Resources can use to ensure it will remain a strategic partner and add bottom line value?
How might a global mind-set help an HR manager follow the other guidelines listed?
How might thorough planning for the return home help Standard Chartered retain talent?
What are the main similarities and differences between domestic and international HRM?
Define these terms: "International HRM", "PCN", "HCN", and "TCN".
Discuss two HR activities in which a multinational firm must engage, which would not be required in a domestic environment.
Why is a greater degree of involvement in employees' personal lives inevitable in many international HRM activities?
Discuss at least two of the variables that moderate differences between domestic and international HR practices.
Define culture. How can culture be conceptionalized?
Outline Hofstede's cross-cultural management study and discuss it accordingly.
Outline the methodical procedure and the results of the GLOBE study.
Compare cross-cultural management studies and list their advantages and disadvantages.
To what extent do cultures undergo changes? Illustrate your statement with an example.
What do you think about the statement: 'Cultures in Europe are becoming more similar?'
What are the issues of standardization and localization in general for MNEs, and how do they particularly manifest themselves in IHRM activities?
What are the stages a firm typically goes through as it grows internationally, and how does each stage affect the HR function?
What are the specific HRM challenges in a networked firm?
Country of origin can strongly influence a firm's approach to organization structure. As MNEs from China and India internationalize, to what extent are they likely to differ from Japanese, European
Describe the formation process of cross-border mergers, acquisitions, and international joint ventures. What are the major differences?
Describe the development phases of an M&A and the respective HR implications.
Outline the development phases of an IJV and the respective HR implications.
In which way do cultural and institutional differences affect HR integration in M&As and in IJVs?
What are the barriers to internationalization for SMEs?
What are some of the typical challenges for HRM in internationalized SMEs?
Outline the main characteristics of the four approaches to international staffing.
Which factors determine the choice of staffing approach? Would a MNE choose the same staffing approach worldwide? Place your arguments in the context of the model, outlining determinants of staffing
What is the role of inpatriates? Do inpatriates guarantee a geocentric staffing policy?
As a newly-appointed Project Manager of a research team, you believe that you will be able to manage the project virtually from your office in London, even though the other six members are located in
Should multinationals be concerned about expatriate failure? If so, why?
In the section on the volatility of the global environment, several world events are listed that have had profound implications for the global and local strategies of MNEs. Select a recent world
Discuss the major factors associated with appraising expatriate managerial performance.
One of the dangers of performance appraisal is that, because the focus is so much on a particular individual, the teamwork aspect is lost. In an international location, it is perhaps desirable to
In what ways would the role of a manager working in a nonstandard international assignment arrangement differ from that of a typical expatriate manager?
Summarize the key challenges faced in training expatriate managers.
Assume you are the HR Director for an SME that has begun to use international assignments. You are considering using an external consulting firm to provide pre-departure training for employees, as
How does an international assignment assist in developing a "cadre" of international operators? Why is it necessary to have such a cadre?
Why do some MNEs appear reluctant to provide basic pre-departure training?
What factors contribute to re-entry shock?
What are the objectives of a good mentoring system for international assignees?
"Placing value on the international assignment assists repatriate retention". Discuss this statement.
Why is it important to measure return on investment of international assignments? Which indicators can be used?
What should be the main objectives for a multinational with regard to its compensation policies?
Describe the main differences in the going rate and balance sheet approaches to international compensation.
What are the key differences in salary compensation for PCNs and TCNs? Do these differences matter?
Describe Local Plus compensation and explain the major challenges MNEs face when using this approach.
What are the main points that MNEs must consider when deciding how to provide benefits?
Why is it important for MNEs to understand the compensation practices of other countries?
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