Human Resource Management in Multinationals
Table of content
ABSTRACT 3
INTRODUCTION 3
OBJECTIVE 3
LITERATURE REVIEW 4
1. CONCEPTUAL INTRODUCTION 4
2. CHALLENGES IN MULTINATIONALS 5
2.1 Career blockage 6
2.2 Culture shock 6
2.3 Lack of cross cultural training 6
2.4 Family problems 6
3. MANAGING MULTICULTURAL TEAM 7
4. NEW ALTERNATIVE IN THE EXPATRIATE ASSIGNMENTS 8
5. RETAINING SUBSIDIARY STAFF’S RETENTION 9
METHODOLOGY 10
1. RESEARCH METHODS 10
2. RESEARCH PROCEDURE 11
3. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYZING 12
4. RESEARCH SCHEDULE 12
5. INTERVIEW 12
5.1 Interview plan 12
5.2 Level of Language 13
5.3 Interview questions 13
5.4 Analyses about the interview questions 13
FINDING AND RESULTS 16
CONCLUSION 17
SOLUTIONS TO THE IHRM ISSUES 19
REFERENCES 21
Abstract
Staffing management of multinational companies is a complex but crucial issue to the international human resource management (IHRM) research. Based on literature review, this article is to investigate the staffing management in the multinational companies. Firstly, the author will summarize the conceptual introduction, general challenges, culture distance, and new alternative in the expatriate assignments. Secondly, the author will discuss how to retain subsidiary staff retention in the whole HRM of multinationals. Thirdly, in order to complete the research successfully, the author will utilize the qualitative research method through literature study and one-to-one interview to figure out the puzzle about the staffing management in multinational and draw the conclusion.
Introduction
The topic of this paper is the staffing management in the multinational companies by using qualitative research method. In this report, what kind of information is valued for this research? How to collect information? What kind of technology will be used and how to organize this research? All these questions will be described in the following parts.
First at all, the clear understanding about qualitative
ABSTRACT 3
INTRODUCTION 3
OBJECTIVE 3
LITERATURE REVIEW 4
1. CONCEPTUAL INTRODUCTION 4
2. CHALLENGES IN MULTINATIONALS 5
2.1 Career blockage 6
2.2 Culture shock 6
2.3 Lack of cross cultural training 6
2.4 Family problems 6
3. MANAGING MULTICULTURAL TEAM 7
4. NEW ALTERNATIVE IN THE EXPATRIATE ASSIGNMENTS 8
5. RETAINING SUBSIDIARY STAFF’S RETENTION 9
METHODOLOGY 10
1. RESEARCH METHODS 10
2. RESEARCH PROCEDURE 11
3. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYZING 12
4. RESEARCH SCHEDULE 12
5. INTERVIEW 12
5.1 Interview plan 12
5.2 Level of Language 13
5.3 Interview questions 13
5.4 Analyses about the interview questions 13
FINDING AND RESULTS 16
CONCLUSION 17
SOLUTIONS TO THE IHRM ISSUES 19
REFERENCES 21
Abstract
Staffing management of multinational companies is a complex but crucial issue to the international human resource management (IHRM) research. Based on literature review, this article is to investigate the staffing management in the multinational companies. Firstly, the author will summarize the conceptual introduction, general challenges, culture distance, and new alternative in the expatriate assignments. Secondly, the author will discuss how to retain subsidiary staff retention in the whole HRM of multinationals. Thirdly, in order to complete the research successfully, the author will utilize the qualitative research method through literature study and one-to-one interview to figure out the puzzle about the staffing management in multinational and draw the conclusion.
Introduction
The topic of this paper is the staffing management in the multinational companies by using qualitative research method. In this report, what kind of information is valued for this research? How to collect information? What kind of technology will be used and how to organize this research? All these questions will be described in the following parts.
First at all, the clear understanding about qualitative
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