This Course Project is an individual project. As such, your project will provide an in$-$depth look at how a major multinational company $($select your company$)$ operates overseas in two separate countries. The country comparison project includes a $8$ to $12-$page $($including introduction and reference page$)$ paper to compare and contrast laws and regulations, mandated compliance issues, demographics, culture, currency, economic and political stability, language, labor relations $($unions$),$ HRM policies and practices, HR trends, the likely effects, and the characteristics of the HR department or function of two separate countries. Select any two countries $($within the seven regions listed below$)$ to compare and contrast.

Provide as much insight into, and explanation of$,$ the differences or similarities as possible. Use your understanding of the impact of the contextual factors $($see below$)$ on the HR policies and practices to estimate what a country's HR policies and practices are likely to be$,$ just in case you can't find specific information on them. Use this understanding in your discussion of the HR policies and practices to find the contextual factors of the countries. Make predictions about future trends toward possible convergence of HR policies and practices. Integrate research from online sources as well as our University's online library $($https:$//$library$.$devry.edu$/)$Links to an external site. to support your ideas and conclusions.

The following is a list of the seven regions that you can select from:

Middle East $($i$.$e$.,$ cities in Egypt, Israel, Saudi Arabia$)$

Asia I $($i$.$e$.,$ cities in India, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia$)$

Asia II $($i$.$e$.,$ cities in Japan, Korea, China$)$

West Europe $($i$.$e$.,$ cities in France, Spain, Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom$)$

East Europe $($i$.$e$.,$ cities in Poland, Bulgaria, Russia$)$

Africa $($i$.$e$.,$ cities in Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa$)$

Central and South America $($i$.$e$.,$ cities in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba$)$

You will develop a paper regarding the pros and cons of each country from the HR perspective. That is$,$ doing a comparative HR analysis for each country. Ultimately, you will want to put forth its recommendations for a recommended country within the region.

The Comparative Analysis

Finally, after you have selected the countries, you will use the following scenario as a point of reference to do your comparative HR analysis strategic plan.

Your company is looking for a location for a new production facility in your geographic region. This production facility will hire many local workers for all aspects of the facility $($e$.$g$.,$ production, supervision, quality, shipping, and other line functions$).$ There may be a few $($but not too many$)$ traditional expatriates in accordance with the country's established regulations. Fill in some details about your organization to make the presentation more interesting and more relevant.

Prepare a report comparing and contrasting the countries you have selected from the region. The focus of the report is how the management of your human talent will affect the ability to be successful in that region. You will need to discuss a variety of issues in order to conduct a thorough analysis. The following is a list of the possible issues. These are only suggestions. You probably will not be able to cover everything. It is your prerogative to present the issues you believe are most relevant for the given region. Basically, give a well justified decision regarding the country you have selected from an HR perspective.

Suggested Details

Here are some details that you can include in your research paper:

Analysis of need$/$availability of talent $($local$,$ third country nationals$)$

Legal obligations and concerns affecting HR and labor relations

Mandated regulatory compliance of the country

Flexibility of the wage bill $($ability to adjust hours and ability to adjust headcount$)$

Labor and management relations challenges that impact the decision$-$making process of global leaders

Employee Relations

Staffing and Selection

Compensation and Benefit Programs

Affirmative Action $($if applicable to the country$)$

Competence of workforce $($education$/$training$)$

Turnover rates

Medical and health systems

Cultural dimensions. How do they affect the practice of HR$?$ How will they affect the functioning of the location?

The way the organizations are structured in the country

Political and economic stability, currency exchange issues

Quality and performance standards to create the best place to work for

Mechanisms to attract, recruit and select, and retain qualified talent

Value, empower, motivate, and reward employees

Generating a cohesive culture when leading the organization's vision and mision

Nepotism

Ethical concerns regarding hiring, child labor, bribery, etc.

Salary levels expected by host nationals

Availability of housing, schools, benefits, etc. for expatriates

Other compensation and benefit concerns

Language

Religion and level of orthodoxy

Other norms of the business community $($e$.$g$.,$ greeti