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LECTUREVGNOTES

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LEARNINGVGOBJECTIVES

• IdentifyVGimportantVGfactorsVGinVGtheVGexternalVGglobalVGmarketVGcont
extVGthatVGcanVGinfluenceVGglobalVGworkforceVGconditionsVGandVGcompan
yVGmanagementVGpractices;
• DiscussVGimportantVGfactorsVGwithinVGtheVGorganizationVGthatVGcanVGinf
luenceVGworkforceVGconditionsVGandVGcompanyVGmanagementVGpractic
es;
• UnderstandVGtheVGvalueVGofVGaVGtalentVGmanagementVGperspective,VGin
clusiveVGofVGallVGwhoVGcontributeVGtoVGanVGorganization’sVGsuccess;
• DiscussVGapplicationsVGofVGcareerVGmanagementVGandVGpersonalVGresponsibilityVGinV
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• UnderstandVGtheVGroleVGofVGtheVGHumanVGResourceVGfunctionVGinVGeffectiveVGcorporateVGgo
vernanceVGandVGsustainability;
• DescribeVGpotentialVGbenefitsVGofVGglobalizationVGforVGall;
• UnderstandVGtheVGongoingVGchallengeVGofVGmanagingVGourVGglobalVGwor
kforceVGwithinVGtheVGchangingVGforcesVGofVGconvergenceVGversusVGdiver
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I. INTRODUCTION

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B. CriticalVGtoVGtheVGsuccessVGofVGallVGorganizations,VGbothVGprofitVGandVGnonprofit,VGinVGourVGin
creasinglyVGglobalVGmarketplaceVGisVGtheVGabilityVGtoVGplanVGfor,VGattract,VGdevelop,VGandVG
retainVGcapableVGandVGcommittedVGemployees,VGwhetherVGthoseVGemployeesVGareVGatVGhom
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C. CompetenceVGinVGworkforceVGmanagementVGshouldVGnotVGbeVGrestrictedVGtoVGthoseVGindivid
ualsVGwhoVGspecializeVGinVGhumanVGresources,VGbutVGshouldVGbeVGaVGtopVGpriorityVGforVGevery
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ationalVGstrategicVGobjectivesVGonlyVGincreasesVGinVGscopeVGandVGcomplexityVGwithVGthe
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, multipleVGcultures,VGdifferingVGnationalVGpracticesVGandVGregulations,VGandVGphysicalVGdistanc
esVGinvolvedVGwithVGglobalVGcommerce.

II. GLOBALVGMARKETVGCONTEXTVG(EXTERNALVGFACTORS)

CompanyVGleadersVGendeavorVGtoVGmanageVGtheirVGorganizationsVGwithinVGaVGgrowingVGglobalVGmar
ketVGcontext,VGwithVGrapidlyVGchangingVGsocial,VGpolitical,VGeconomic,VGandVGtechnologicalVGforces.VG
KeyVGexternalVGfactorsVGinfluencingVGtheVGeffectiveVGmanagementVGofVGhumanVGresourcesVGcanVGdiff
erVGdramaticallyVGfromVGoneVGlocalVGcontextVGtoVGanother.

A. PhysicalVGenvironment

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ceVGinteraction,VGencouragingVGmoreVGdistant/remoteVGandVGvirtualVGworkingVGarrangements.
Second,VGtheVGincreasedVGawarenessVGofVGglobalVGwarmingVGandVGassociatedVGclimateVGchangeVGun
derVGtheVGbroaderVGmanagerialVGphilosophyVGofVGsustainabilityVGisVGhavingVGaVGmajorVGimpactVGonVG
workforceVGmanagement.VGManyVGorganizationsVGareVGencouragingVGtheVGuseVGofVGvirtualVGmeetingV
GtechnologiesVGsuchVGasVGZoomVGandVGMicrosoftVGTeamsVGtoVGreduceVGtheVGcostVGandVGenergyVGuseV

GinVGemployees’VGdomesticVGandVGinternationalVGtravel,VGandVGtheVGfirstVGexperimentsVGwithVGvirtua

lVGrealityVGmeetings.VGRemoteVGworkingVGarrangementsVGthatVGhaveVGbenefittedVGfromVGonlineVGtec
hnologicalVGadvancementsVGareVGalsoVGbeingVGemployedVGtoVGeaseVGphysicalVGcommutingVGchallen
gesVGinVGlargeVGmetropolitanVGareas.

B. Economy

AsVGlocal,VGnational,VGregional,VGandVGglobalVGeconomicVGstrengthVGcanVGhaveVGaVGgreatVGinfluenceVG
onVGbusinessVGactivity,VGeconomicVGconditionsVGcanVGinVGturnVGgreatlyVGaffectVGworkforceVGdecision
sVGforVGcarryingVGoutVGbusinessVGactivity.VGWhereVGanVGeconomyVGisVGperceivedVGasVGweak,VGcompan
yVGgrowthVGplansVGmayVGbeVGputVGonVGhold,VGalongVGwithVGaVGfreezeVGinVGhiringVGnewVGregularVGemplo
yeesVGandVGaVGgreaterVGemphasisVGonVGusingVGtemporaryVGemployees.VGWhereVGregionsVGmayVGdiffer
VGinVGtheirVGeconomicVGfavorability,VGMNCsVGmayVGshiftVGtheirVGbusinessVGactivityVGfocusVGtoVGgainVG

theVGgreatestVGbenefitVGforVGtheVGcompany,VGthusVGplacingVGdifferingVGworkforceVGdemandsVGinVGdiff
erentVGregions.VGExchangeVGratesVGacrossVGtheVGfinancialVGmarketsVGofVGtheVGglobalVGeconomyVGcanV
GaffectVGhumanVGresourceVGarrangementsVGtoVGaVGsignificantVGdegree.




C. SocialVGPreferences

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basedVGbeliefs,VGvalues,VGnorms,VGcustoms,VGattitudes,VGandVGexpectationsVGheldVGbyVGgroups,VGcom
munities,VGandVGsocieties.VGSocialVGpreferencesVGareVGalsoVGgreatlyVGinfluencedVGby:
• communicationsVGtechnologies,VGsuchVGasVGtheVGInternet,VGthatVGincreaseVGwidespreadVGawar
enessVGofVGnewVGissues,VGopportunities,VGandVGsocialVGmodelsVG(e.g.,VGCSR,VGbasicVGhumanVGr
ights,VGetc.),VGrapidlyVGchangingVGtraditionalVGnormsVGandVGexpectations.
• otherVGexternalVGfactors,VGsuchVGasVGgovernmentVGlawsVGandVGregulationsVGagainstVGw
orkplaceVGdiscrimination.