Global Human Resourse Management

 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  GLOBAL HUMAN RESOURCEappropriate business strategies that will enable the
MANAGEMENTorganization to break through the cultural barriers
When dealing with people ,let us remember weand to carry on business in accordance with the
are not only dealing with creatures of logic butconsumer practices prevailing among different
also with creatures of emotion, prejudices, pridecultures. The main objective of Global HRM is to
and vanity, said Dale Carnegie,the well knownensure that the company has a local look in its
American writer. We must remember thatgeographies of presence. An MNC would not like
emotion, prejudice and pride are the part of theto be seen as an Indian or a Japanese company.
individuals' culture and if the cultures of employees.           Ensure an international look with
vary, it would become more complex to managerespect to local sensitivities.
such people. This becomes even more acute.           Spread cross cultural sensitivities
when the economy witnessing expansion andand awareness among managers.
growth, stretching across geographical and political.           Bring in a local perspective in the
barriers and frontiers. Deep- rooted competitionregion of operation.
which is existing in every economy allows only theImplementing such practices are not an impossible
fittest to survive i.e., only those who update,task for Indians who have been used to
modify and adapt business strategies with HRM asmulti-cultural society for centuries. However core
its focus. In fact, the global HR Managementorganizational practices need to be consistent in all
would mean establishment, development andthe regions.
management of HR relationships beyond theCompetencies required for a Global for a Global
borders of the country.Manager:
Centralization Vs Decentralization:Many of the HRM experts feel that the Global HR
Large MNCs are pursuing a decentralized approachManager must be able to build a cohesive
to the management tasks and prefer evenrelationship that will enable a co-ordinate approach
delegating functional and decision making powers.to global HR Management. The Global HR Manager
Though corporate prefer a centralized system forhas to utilize human resources ensuring functional
managing the functions of each of its branches,relationship across cultures. Global HRM team
many MNCs have realized the importance ofshould be able to motivate members to adopt a
decentralization where its offices function freelyshared method to tackle all issues arising in HR
at the level of self-administration.Management.
Functions of Global HR Manager:Author:N.N.K.
Global HR Manager must be able to formulate