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1、 use with international human resource management isbn 1-84480013-xpublished by thomson learning peter dowling and denice welch 1/1chapter 1introduction:the enduring context of ihrm use with international human resource management isbn 1-84480013-xpublished by thomson learning peter dowling and deni

2、ce welch 1/2chapter objectivesin this introductory chapter, we establish thescope of the textbook. we: define key terms in international human resource management (ihrm) outline the differences between domestic and international human resource management and the variables that moderate these differe

3、nces(cont.) use with international human resource management isbn 1-84480013-xpublished by thomson learning peter dowling and denice welch 1/3chapter objectives (cont.) discuss trends and challenges in the global work environment and the enduring context in which ihrm functions and activities are co

4、nducted including the way in which forces for change affect the operations of the internationalizing firm and have consequences for the management of people in the multinational context. use with international human resource management isbn 1-84480013-xpublished by thomson learning peter dowling and

5、 denice welch 1/4figure 1-1: inter-relationships between approaches in the field use with international human resource management isbn 1-84480013-xpublished by thomson learning peter dowling and denice welch 1/5figure 2-1: a model of ihrm use with international human resource management isbn 1-84480

6、013-xpublished by thomson learning peter dowling and denice welch 1/6hr activities slide 1 human resource planning staffingrecruitmentselectionplacement training and development use with international human resource management isbn 1-84480013-xpublished by thomson learning peter dowling and denice w

7、elch 1/7hr activities slide 2 compensation (remuneration) and benefits industrial relationsfigure 2-2: stages of internationalization use with international human resource management isbn 1-84480013-xpublished by thomson learning peter dowling and denice welch 1/8what is an expatriate? an employee w

8、ho is working and temporarily residing in a foreign country some firms prefer to use the term international assignees expatriates are pcns from the parent country operations, tcns transferred to either hq or another subsidiary, and hcns transferred into the parent country use with international huma

9、n resource management isbn 1-84480013-xpublished by thomson learning peter dowling and denice welch 1/9figure 1-3: international assignments create expatriates use with international human resource management isbn 1-84480013-xpublished by thomson learning peter dowling and denice welch 1/10differenc

10、es between domestic and international hrm more hr activities the need for a broader perspective more involvement in employees personal lives changes in emphasis as the workforce mix of expatriates and locals varies risk exposure broader external influences use with international human resource manag

11、ement isbn 1-84480013-xpublished by thomson learning peter dowling and denice welch 1/11figure 1-4: variables that moderate differences between domestic and international hrm use with international human resource management isbn 1-84480013-xpublished by thomson learning peter dowling and denice welc

12、h 1/12the top ten multinationals1. rio tinto (uk/australia)2. thomson corporation (canada)3. abb (switzerland)4. nestl (switzerland)5. british american tobacco (uk)6. electrolux (sweden)7. interbrew (belgium)8. anglo american (uk)9. astrazeneca (uk)10. philips electronics (the netherlands)unctad ind

13、ex of transnationality use with international human resource management isbn 1-84480013-xpublished by thomson learning peter dowling and denice welch 1/13figure 1-5: factors influencing the global work environment use with international human resource management isbn 1-84480013-xpublished by thomson

14、 learning peter dowling and denice welch 1/14forces for change global competition growth in mergers, acquisitions and alliances organization restructuring advances in technology and telecommunication use with international human resource management isbn 1-84480013-xpublished by thomson learning pete

15、r dowling and denice welch 1/15impacts on multinational management need for flexibility local responsiveness knowledge sharing transfer of competence use with international human resource management isbn 1-84480013-xpublished by thomson learning peter dowling and denice welch 1/16managerial response

16、s developing a global mindset more weighting on informal control mechanisms fostering horizontal communication using cross-border and virtual teams using international assignments use with international human resource management isbn 1-84480013-xpublished by thomson learning peter dowling and denice

17、 welch 1/17chapter summarythis chapter has established the scope of thisbook. we have: defined international hrm and the term expatriate. discussed the differences between domestic and international hrm looking at six factors: more hr activities, the need for a broader perspective, more involvement

18、in employees personal lives, changes in emphasis as the workforce mix of expatriates and locals varies, risk exposure and more external influences.(cont.) use with international human resource management isbn 1-84480013-xpublished by thomson learning peter dowling and denice welch 1/18chapter summary (cont.) examined what we have called the enduring context of ihrm. the focus is on the current global work environment, looking at the forces for change that have prompted man