Human Resource Management

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction 2
  2. Strategic International Human resource Management 3
  3. Strategic Consideration of IHR Managers 3
      4.1. Managing Expatriates 4
      4.2. Equality / Diversity 5
      4.3. Motivating the international work force towards the goals 5
      4.4. Gaining Competitive Advantage by Providing the best work force 5
      4.5. Understanding the foreign labour laws and policies 6
      4.6.   Avoiding Cultural Clash 7
  4. Personal Considerations 9
      5.7. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs 9
      5.8.   Appraisals 10
      5.9.   Better relation with the management 11
  5. Conclusion 11
  6. References 12

List of Figures
  1. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs 9



  1. Introduction
Over the years Human Resource management has gained strategic importance in organisations. Human Resource Management is all about how one can manage the people, in another word it is man managing. Many authors have defined Human resource management in different ways, human resource management is a formal process that ensuring the workforce is used efficiently and performing maximum to achieve the organisational goals. According to Ivancevich, (2008), HR is originated from England it has been further developed in 18th century i.e. the time of Industrial revolution. As one can see the HR activities are started from years ago, but it was not having that much strategic importance like today. The HR manager were failed to Identify the strategic importance of HR they have always treated HR as a short time process never planned and developed as a strategic supporter. Once the organisations started realising the employees are the most valuable assets for any business organisation, the importance of HR activities are increased.
In today’s organisations HRM is playing a vital role, the management has been identified the strategic involvement of HRM. When... [continues]

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