SUBJECT: HRM

Section B: Answer any two questions from this section

Question one

a. In todays global environment, successful organizations of the future will be those which can attract the best global talent and nurture, develop and retain by having a compelling work environment and sophisticated succession management strategies. With this in mind, discuss thoroughly any five difficulties associated with planning and forecasting of global workforce and indicate how these difficulties can be ameliorated.

Question two

a. There are staffing issues that internationalizing firms (MNCs) confront that are either not present in a domestic environment or are complicated by the international context in which these activities take place. For example. an India MNC may wish to appoint a new Finance Director for its Ghanaian subsidiary. The MNC can hire a combination of nationals. Drawing from an in-depth research, discuss two (2) of the three options available from which this director could be hired.

b. There are different staffing approaches/policies to managing and staffing subsidiaries. An MNC will ultimately apply one of these approaches depending on what its intentions are, to staff its MNC and subsidiaries globally. Discuss any three (3) of the four staffing approaches, giving practical examples, and bringing out at least two (2) advantage and at least two (2) disadvantage each, of the approaches that you discuss.

Question three

a. The more countries with which MNCs interacts, the more complex and difficult conducting business becomes. The central causes of this complexity and difficulty pertains to the importance and critical nature of the differences between national cultures countries. Drawing from the preceding preamble, discuss in rich details the findings of Geert Hofstede on the cultural values of multinational enterprises.

b. Discuss any two implication of these findings for the practice of International HRM?

SUBJECT : HRM