Assignment
For this assignment, you will again be writing about the fictitious company that you created in the previous assignment. In a minimum of two pages, discuss the following items that address the human resource (HR) implications for your company as it goes international as well as your role in HR in this growth. These will also help you to prepare for your PowerPoint briefing to the CEO that will be submitted in Unit VII:
1) Discuss current HRM practices that will need to be modified as the organization goes abroad.
2) Discuss the three different types of HR structural forms (centralized, decentralized, and transition) and select the one this organization should adopt and explain why.
3) Explain the control mechanisms to put into place to ensure the organization's culture is congruent across international borders.
4) Address factors driving standardization.
5) Discuss factors driving internationalization growth and the spread of internationalization.
6) Discuss the IHRM professional's role and challenges in a typical merger and acquisition.
7) Discuss international joint venture challenges.
8) Discuss the term SME as it applies to IHRM.
The paper should be APA-formatted using at least two peer-reviewed articles and the textbook as supporting documentation. You should also have a title page and a reference page, which do not count as part of the two-page minimum requirement.
Textbook: Dowling, P. J., Festing, M., & Engle, A. D., Sr. (2017). International human resource management (7th ed.). Hampshire, United Kingdom,: Cengage Learning.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.