Fundamentals of Human Resource Management, 5/e

Managing HR Locally: How to Put a Global HR System into Practice

Learning Objective 4

• List the main points in developing, making acceptable, and implementing a global HRM program.

With employers increasingly relying on local rather than expatriate employees, applying one’s selection, training, appraisal, pay, and other human resource practices abroad is a priority. Is it realistic for a company to try to institute a standardized human resource management system in its facilities around the world?

A study suggests that the answer is “yes.” The results show that employers may have to defer to local managers on some specific human resource management policy issues. However, they also suggest that big intercountry differences in HR practice ...