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For this week's assignment, please answer Discussion questions #2 (a and b, only) and 4 (a AND b) from chapter 15.

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L0 1. Anatyzing the political, economic,socio are compensated is also an important issue Implecultural, and technological facters affecting your menting a home-based pay system can establish a company can help to (1) spot business or personnel standard that can property take care of these expaopportunities, (2) spot trends in the businessenviron- triates and ensure a smooth transition to an internament (3) avoid inappropriate HR pradices, and (4) tional assignment. break free of old habits. L04 In many European countries Germany, for L0 2 International HRM consists of managing three one-employee representation is established by law. different types of employees-expatriates (home- Organizations typically negotiate the agreement with country and third-country nationals), host-country the union at a national level, frequently with governnationals, and third-country nationals. Managing ment intervention. In other countries, union activeach set of employees requires different approaches ity is prohibited or limited to only large companies. to recruitment, selection, training, and compensation. European unions have much more political power L0 3 Thestandards for total compensatinclud- than many other unions around the world, although ing pay, benefits, and cusomary practices, vary from their power has declined somewhat due to globalizacountry to country. These faetoremay impact which tion forces. The International Confederation of Free approach a conpany needs to take to effectivety bal- Trade Unions and International Labour Organization ance its glgbal company culture and the more decen- are among the major worldwide organizations endeavtralizeg local culture. The way expatriate employees oring to improve the conditions of workers. L0 1 In recentyears, we have observed an increase aforeign country than in the United States, in foreign pro. wction throughout the worke. should expatriates be paid less than they What PEST factorg wy why you consider to be world be ax home? Explain rour position. trying to figure out if they show open up a an employee bot? plant in Vietnam to make clothes? If grooming a alere indi a for a L0 2 a. Starbucks is opening new stores abroad leadership ole is an imp tant outcome every day, it seems. If you were in charge, of a fore n assignmer how hen this be would you use expatriate managers or hostworke into a perf Imance appranal syscountry nationals to staff the new facilities? tem? How would a manager assess lead Explain your thinking. ship accomplishments? b. This chapter places considerable empha- L0 3 We uncharstand that differemertultures are sis on the role spouses play in terms of the motivated by cisforent y pes of compensation. success of an overseas manager. What other How might thi ofoe representedin U. S.S. comsteps should companies take to increase the pany trat employs workers in China? likelihood of a successful experience for all parties involved? L0 4 a. What are the major differences between c. Talk with a foreign student on your camlabor-management relations in Europe and those in the United States? puc- ack about that expentres inith cul- ture shock o first arriving in the Onited States. W at did you learn from youl b. Do you believe that codetermination will ever become popular in the United States? discussigh? If the cost of living is lower in Explain your position