International Human Resource Management (Coursework Sample)

International Human Resource Management
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Table of Contents
Content…………………………………………………………………………………page
Title Page………………………………………………………………………………..1
Table of Contents……………………………………………………………………….2
Executive Summary…………………………………………………………………….3
Problem Identification and Analysis…………………………………………………..3
Statement of Major Problems………………………………………………………….4
Generation and Evaluation of Alternative Solutions…………………………………5
Recommendations………………………………………………………………………10
Implementation………………………………………………………………………….11
References…………………………………………………………………………….......13
Executive Summary
This case has been written about the concept of the international human resource management. A critical analysis has been done on the provided book about Pharmaz India. This addresses the progress of the finance services centre and the challenges the sector faces. Looking at a discussion between Amrita and Niel Nielson, a number of issues arise in the progress of Pharmaz (Perkins, 2003). Proposals have also been suggested on how the organization can get better results in future.
Culture has an impact on the management of human resources in different organizations. This has also been addressed in this case analysis. A critical analysis is also extended to the theories that guide the procedures, policies and processes of the International Human Resource Management (Perkins, 2003). There is a close link between human resource management and business strategy. The two work hand-in-hand as will be seen later in the case analysis.
Problem Identification and Analysis
Employees at Pharmaz India claim that there is work-life imbalance. Arguments are advanced that they spend long hours at work. Long working hours makes the employees spend less time with their families. Family is an integral part of a person’s life hence it impacts on an individual’s performance at work. However, Amrita does not find it as such. Comparatively, Amrita is now able to spend more time with her family unlike the case was in her former job. This can be explained by the multicultural differences that exist in various organizations. On organization’s culture varies significantly from that of another organization. Workers are therefore socialized differently. Different socializations impact on a people’s culture which subsequently has an influence on people’s perspectives (Perkins, 2003).
Statement of Major Problems
This case study was able to establish many problems in Pharmaz India Company. There is a challenge in the implementation of the company’s corporate values. For example, Amrita faces challenges implementing corporate values in the Indian context. It the responsibility of management to make decisions on operations and communicate down to the subordinates. National culture has had an impact on human resource management in Pharmaz India. This is explained by the Role Behavior Theory. This theory addresses the mutual dependant role demeanours as the organisation system’s building blocks. . According to Perkins, role behaviours are defined as ``the recurring actions of an individual, appropriately interrelated with the repetitive activities of others so as to yield a predictable outcome.'' Human resource management is the primary means via which the organisation does send role information within the organisation, affirms desired behaviour, and assesses the role performances (Perkins, 2003).
A new manager faces different reactions from the subordinates. There is need to delegate and give orders to have the work done as desired.
Besides, there is the challenge of instilling a collaborative spirit in teams and maintaining it. Due to communication breakdown among team members mistakes are made in completed tasks. Inadequate communication or lack of it thereof can be a cause of misunderstandings. This impacts negatively on the practice of human resource management in Pharmaz India. Cultural diversities is likely to lead breakdown in communication due to culture shock (Perkins, 2003).
Generation and Evaluation of Alternative Solutions
Considering the various challenges and problems ailing Pharmaz, manage must act fast to tame the cultural differences that are likely to affect service delivery. Culture is a very critical factor to be considered when it comes to international human resource management. Different countries have different policies governing them. For example, there are certain things that are legalised in one country yet the same things are considered to illegal in another country. Looking at employment policies in different multinational organizations, some organizations have illegalized go-slows and strikes while others take that as a chance to addressed problems in the organization (Tung, Paik, & Bae, 2013). Therefore, a people’s culture has far-reaching impact on the human resource management especially in multinational agencies.
National culture has a remarkable bearing on management of human resources. A confusion arises in distinguishing between global markets and global cultures. Management of global markets is different from management of global cultures. For organizations to succeed in their activities, they have to be sensitive to the concept of managing different cultures globally. Anthropological studies in different multinational agencies have shown that, there are people who are naturally unruly and hence will always want to be ungovernable (Tung, Paik, & Bae, 2013). These people have no respect for authority hence directing them on what to do is a problem. This has a gross negative impact on the practice of management of human resources. It is important to note here that some countries have a ‘’collective’’ culture. People view themselves as being part of a group. In cultures like this one, it hard to implement performance appraisal policies. Every individual will want to be promoted or appraised because one them has been appraised (Tung, Paik, & Bae, 2013).
Studies have shown that different organizations have cultural differences just like different countries do. It has been argued by researchers that there exists cultural distances between different organizations. Cultural distance defines the extent to which an organization is uncertain about what is taking place elsewhere in the global market. These uncertainties make have a negative impact on the human resource management.
Coupled to the cultural impact is the impact of global conditions on strategic human resource management. The Transactions Cost Theory encapsulates concepts in global conditions that influence progress. The mentioned theory takes a viewpoint that is economic on the establishment of organisational structures which institute, monitor, asses, and i...