Essay Assignment: International Management
Length: 7 pages.
For human resource professionals, managing employees in their domestic country may be a challenge. However, managing employees concurrently in many different countries (Greece, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, China, for example) can be a much greater challenge. Write a paper that addresses the following:
• Present the three most effective strategies that an organization should adapt to best manage its employees in a domestic country
• Present the three most effective strategies that an organization should adapt to best manage employees working/deployed in a foreign country
• Finally, discuss the two to three most challenging aspects of managing employees in BOTH a domestic and foreign country, all the while ensuring that all employees are treated fairly, justly, and in accordance with their expectations and cultures
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.
Sources in class lecture:
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Harzing, A., & Pudelko, M. (2016). Do we need to distance ourselves from the distance concept? Why home and host country context might matter more than (cultural) distance. Management International Review, 56(1), 1-34.
Osborne, S. (2018, June). BetterWorks announces new HR advisory council members: HR advisory council formed in collaboration with Betterworks expands to advance HR industry best practices in continuous performance management. PR Newswire.
Rabenu, E., Tziner, A., Oren, L., Sharoni, G., & Vasiliu, C. (2018). HR strength as a mediator or a moderator in the relationship between HR practices and organizational innovation? The Romanian study. Journal of East European Management Studies, 23(2), 203-233.
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SHRM. (2015). Engaging and integrating a global workforce.