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orsJIthatJImayJIinfluenceJIkeyJIinternalJIcompanyJIfactors,JIwhichJIinJIturnJIdetermineJIglobalJIworkforceJ
Imanagement.JIKeyJIperspectivesJIthatJIappearJIthroughoutJItheJItextJIforJIunderstandingJIeffectiveJIgloba

lJIworkforceJImanagementJIareJIalsoJIdiscussed.

LEARNINGJIOBJECTIVES

• IdentifyJIimportantJIfactorsJIinJItheJIexternalJIglobalJImarketJIcontextJItha
tJIcanJIinfluenceJIglobalJIworkforceJIconditionsJIandJIcompanyJImanageme
ntJIpractices;
• DiscussJIimportantJIfactorsJIwithinJItheJIorganizationJIthatJIcanJIinfluenc
eJIworkforceJIconditionsJIandJIcompanyJImanagementJIpractices;
• UnderstandJItheJIvalueJIofJIaJItalentJImanagementJIperspective,JIinclusiv
eJIofJIallJIwhoJIcontributeJItoJIanJIorganization’sJIsuccess;
• DiscussJIapplicationsJIofJIcareerJImanagementJIandJIpersonalJIresponsibilityJIinJIglobal
JIworkforceJImanagement;

• UnderstandJItheJIroleJIofJItheJIHumanJIResourceJIfunctionJIinJIeffectiveJIcorporateJIgovernanc
eJIandJIsustainability;
• DescribeJIpotentialJIbenefitsJIofJIglobalizationJIforJIall;
• UnderstandJItheJIongoingJIchallengeJIofJImanagingJIourJIglobalJIworkforce
JIwithinJItheJIchangingJIforcesJIofJIconvergenceJIversusJIdivergence.




I. INTRODUCTION

A. Today’sJIburgeoningJIgrowthJIofJIbusinessJIonJIaJIglobalJIscaleJI(bothJIhomeJIandJIabroad)JIha
sJIsignificantJIchallengesJIassociatedJIwithJItheJIacquisition,JIdeployment,JIandJImanagementJI
ofJIlabor.
B. CriticalJItoJItheJIsuccessJIofJIallJIorganizations,JIbothJIprofitJIandJInonprofit,JIinJIourJIincreasingl
yJIglobalJImarketplaceJIisJItheJIabilityJItoJIplanJIfor,JIattract,JIdevelop,JIandJIretainJIcapableJIandJ
IcommittedJIemployees,JIwhetherJIthoseJIemployeesJIareJIatJIhomeJIorJIabroad.

C. CompetenceJIinJIworkforceJImanagementJIshouldJInotJIbeJIrestrictedJItoJIthoseJIindividualsJIwh
oJIspecializeJIinJIhumanJIresources,JIbutJIshouldJIbeJIaJItopJIpriorityJIforJIeveryJIexecutive,JImana
ger,JIandJIbusinessJIprofessional.
D. TheJIchallengeJIofJIeffectivelyJImanagingJIhumanJIresourcesJItoJIachieveJIorganizational
JIstrategicJIobjectivesJIonlyJIincreasesJIinJIscopeJIandJIcomplexityJIwithJItheJIintroductionJI

of

, multipleJIcultures,JIdifferingJInationalJIpracticesJIandJIregulations,JIandJIphysicalJIdistancesJIinvo
lvedJIwithJIglobalJIcommerce.

II. GLOBALJIMARKETJICONTEXTJI(EXTERNALJIFACTORS)

CompanyJIleadersJIendeavorJItoJImanageJItheirJIorganizationsJIwithinJIaJIgrowingJIglobalJImarketJIcont
ext,JIwithJIrapidlyJIchangingJIsocial,JIpolitical,JIeconomic,JIandJItechnologicalJIforces.JIKeyJIexternalJIfact
orsJIinfluencingJItheJIeffectiveJImanagementJIofJIhumanJIresourcesJIcanJIdifferJIdramaticallyJIfromJIoneJ
IlocalJIcontextJItoJIanother.




A. PhysicalJIenvironment

FirstJIandJIforemost,JItheJIGlobalJICOVID-
19JIpandemicJIhasJIbeenJItheJImostJIprominentJIrecentJIfactorJIinJIourJIphysicalJIenvironmentJIaffectingJIe
achJIofJIusJIpersonallyJIasJIwellJIasJIoverallJIworkforceJImanagementJIpolicyJIandJIpracticeJIhasJIbeenJIthe
JIglobalJICOVID-

19JIpandemic.JITheJIpandemicJIdramaticallyJIchangedJItheJInatureJIandJIfrequencyJIofJIworkforceJIinter
action,JIencouragingJImoreJIdistant/remoteJIandJIvirtualJIworkingJIarrangements.
Second,JItheJIincreasedJIawarenessJIofJIglobalJIwarmingJIandJIassociatedJIclimateJIchangeJIunderJItheJI
broaderJImanagerialJIphilosophyJIofJIsustainabilityJIisJIhavingJIaJImajorJIimpactJIonJIworkforceJImanag
ement.JIManyJIorganizationsJIareJIencouragingJItheJIuseJIofJIvirtualJImeetingJItechnologiesJIsuchJIasJIZoo
mJIandJIMicrosoftJITeamsJItoJIreduceJItheJIcostJIandJIenergyJIuseJIinJIemployees’JIdomesticJIandJIinterna
tionalJItravel,JIandJItheJIfirstJIexperimentsJIwithJIvirtualJIrealityJImeetings.JIRemoteJIworkingJIarrange
mentsJIthatJIhaveJIbenefittedJIfromJIonlineJItechnologicalJIadvancementsJIareJIalsoJIbeingJIemployedJIt
oJIeaseJIphysicalJIcommutingJIchallengesJIinJIlargeJImetropolitanJIareas.

B. Economy

AsJIlocal,JInational,JIregional,JIandJIglobalJIeconomicJIstrengthJIcanJIhaveJIaJIgreatJIinfluenceJIonJIbusines
sJIactivity,JIeconomicJIconditionsJIcanJIinJIturnJIgreatlyJIaffectJIworkforceJIdecisionsJIforJIcarryingJIoutJI
businessJIactivity.JIWhereJIanJIeconomyJIisJIperceivedJIasJIweak,JIcompanyJIgrowthJIplansJImayJIbeJIputJIo
nJIhold,JIalongJIwithJIaJIfreezeJIinJIhiringJInewJIregularJIemployeesJIandJIaJIgreaterJIemphasisJIonJIusingJIte
mporaryJIemployees.JIWhereJIregionsJImayJIdifferJIinJItheirJIeconomicJIfavorability,JIMNCsJImayJIshiftJI
theirJIbusinessJIactivityJIfocusJItoJIgainJItheJIgreatestJIbenefitJIforJItheJIcompany,JIthusJIplacingJIdiffering
JIworkforceJIdemandsJIinJIdifferentJIregions.JIExchangeJIratesJIacrossJItheJIfinancialJImarketsJIofJItheJIgl

obalJIeconomyJIcanJIaffectJIhumanJIresourceJIarrangementsJItoJIaJIsignificantJIdegree.

C. SocialJIPreferences

ThisJIfactorJIisJImadeJIupJIofJItheJIbroadJIsetJIofJIculture-
basedJIbeliefs,JIvalues,JInorms,JIcustoms,JIattitudes,JIandJIexpectationsJIheldJIbyJIgroups,JIcommunities,J
IandJIsocieties.JISocialJIpreferencesJIareJIalsoJIgreatlyJIinfluencedJIby:

• communicationsJItechnologies,JIsuchJIasJItheJIInternet,JIthatJIincreaseJIwidespreadJIawarenessJIo
fJInewJIissues,JIopportunities,JIandJIsocialJImodelsJI(e.g.,JICSR,JIbasicJIhumanJIrights,JIetc.),JIrapi
dlyJIchangingJItraditionalJInormsJIandJIexpectations.
• otherJIexternalJIfactors,JIsuchJIasJIgovernmentJIlawsJIandJIregulationsJIagainstJIworkplac
eJIdiscrimination.

• growingJIglobalJIsocialJIexpectationJIsupportingJInationalism,JIwhereJInationalJIinterestsJIare
JIplacedJIaheadJIofJIthoseJIofJIotherJIcountriesJIorJImultinationalJIcooperativeJIefforts.

,D. Competition

GlobalJIcompetitionJItoJIincreaseJImarketJIshareJIandJIprofitabilityJIbyJIincreasingJItheJInumberJIofJIsatisf
iedJIcustomersJIandJIatJIlowerJIcostsJIisJIaJIprimaryJIdriverJIofJIglobalization.
• WithJIgreaterJIaccessibilityJItoJIcheaperJIlaborJImarkets,JIcompaniesJIareJImotivatedJItoJImoveJIt
heirJIoperations,JIaffectingJIworkforceJIrelationsJIandJIemploymentJIinJIhomeJIcountryJIandJIhostJ
IcountryJIenvironments.

• WithJItheJIsupportJIofJIadvancingJIinformationJIandJIcommunicationJItechnologies,JIcompanie
sJIareJIableJItoJIgainJIefficienciesJIbyJIconsolidatingJIandJImoving,JIthroughJIoffshoreJIoutsourci
ng,JImanyJIoperationsJItoJIlessJIexpensiveJIlaborJImarkets.
• AJIcompany’sJIhumanJIresourcesJIalsoJIrepresentJIaJIprimaryJIsourceJIofJIcompetitiveJIadvantag
eJIthroughJIsuchJIkeyJIcontributionsJIasJIworkforceJIinnovationJIandJIhumanJIcapability.
• CompaniesJIcompeteJIforJIqualityJIhumanJIresources,JIandJIareJIableJItoJIsuccessfullyJIattractJIan
dJIretainJIhumanJItalentJIthroughJItheirJIworkforceJImanagementJIpractices.

E. Demographics

GeneralJIlaborJIcharacteristics,JIsuchJIasJIage,JIgender,JIethnicity,JIandJIskillJIbase:
• CanJIinfluenceJItheJInatureJIofJIchallengesJIandJIpracticesJIofJIworkforceJImanagement.
• CanJIdifferJIdramaticallyJIfromJIoneJIlocationJItoJIanother.
• LaborJIskillJIbaseJIalsoJIisJIaJIcriticalJIareaJIofJIdemographics,JIwhichJIMNCsJIcarefullyJIconside
rJIwhenJIplanningJIforJIopeningJIoperationsJIinJIotherJIcountries.

F. Innovation

OurJIworldJIisJIchanging,JIposingJIanJIongoingJIchallengeJIforJIorganizationsJItoJImonitorJIandJIanticipateJ
Ichanges,JIandJItoJIadjustJIappropriatelyJItoJIsurviveJIandJIsuccessfullyJIcompete.JIInnovationsJIoftenJIu

sherJIinJImajorJIchangesJIworldwideJIaffectingJIworkforceJImanagement.JITwoJImajorJIformsJIareJIdisc
ussedJIbelow.

1. TechnologicalJIInnovation

TheJIartificialJIintelligenceJI(AI)JIandJIdigitalJIrevolutionJIisJIbecomingJIintegratedJIintoJIandJIhavingJIanJ
IimportantJIimpactJIonJIimportantJIHRJIadministrativeJIdutiesJIthroughoutJItheJIentireJItalentJImanagemen

tJIlifecycle,JIfromJIemployeeJIrecruitmentJItoJItraining,JItoJIperformanceJIfeedbackJIandJIappraisal,JItoJIre
wardsJImanagement,JItoJIretirement.JIInJIaddition,JItechnologicalJIinnovationJIcontinuesJItoJIbringJIincr
easedJIefficienciesJItoJIworkJIprocesses,JIoftenJIreducingJItheJInumberJIofJIworkersJIneededJItoJIachieveJIt
heJIsameJIlevelJIofJIproductivity.

2. BestJIPracticeJIinJIManagement

ThroughoutJItheJIworldJIthereJIareJIcontinuallyJInewJIdevelopmentsJIandJIinnovationsJIinJImanagementJIpracti
ceJIthatJIpotentiallyJIaffectJIpeopleJIinJItheJIworkplaceJI(e.g.,JIoffshoringJIcompanyJIback-
officeJIoperationsJItoJIforeignJIworkJIsites;JIoutsourcing:JIallowsJIcompaniesJItoJIfocusJIonJItheirJIcore

, competenciesJIwhileJIpartneringJIonJIsiteJIorJIonJIaJIdistanceJIbasisJIwithJIotherJIfirmsJIthatJIprovideJIaJIserv
iceJIthatJItheyJIdoJIbest).
OrganizationsJIcanJIpickJIupJInewJIideasJIandJIinnovationsJIforJIimprovingJIworkforceJImanagementJIprac
ticeJIinJIseveralJIways,JIincludingJIattendingJIprofessionalJIconferencesJIandJImeetingsJIwhereJIinformat
ionJIisJIdisseminatedJIformallyJIandJIinformallyJIthroughJInetworking.


G. Governments

GovernmentsJIindividuallyJIandJIcollectivelyJIhaveJIaJIcentralJIroleJIinJIregulatingJIeconomicJIactivityJIa
ndJIcanJIexertJItremendousJIinfluenceJIonJIworkforceJImanagementJIpractices.

1. IndividualJIGovernments

GovernmentsJIareJItypicallyJIactiveJIforcesJItryingJItoJIfacilitateJIeconomicJIhealthJIleadingJItoJIincreasedJI
localJIemploymentJIopportunity—
increasinglyJIactiveJIinJIimprovingJInationalJIinfrastructures,JIinvestingJIinJIeducationJIandJIlaborJIforce
JIskillJIdevelopment,JIandJInegotiatingJItaxJIarrangementsJItoJIsuccessfullyJIattractJIMNCsJIthatJIprovide

JInewJIjobsJIthroughJItheirJIforeignJIdirectJIinvestment.

GovernmentsJIalsoJIhaveJIaJIresponsibilityJItoJImakeJIlawsJIandJImonitorJIlaborJIpracticesJItoJIprotectJIth
eJIrightsJIofJIworkers,JIasJIwellJIasJIthoseJIseekingJIemployment,JIandJItoJIensureJIsafeJIworkingJIconditi
ons.

2. MultilateralJIAgreements

TwoJIorJImoreJIgovernmentsJIformJIagreementsJIandJItreatiesJIthatJIserveJItoJIpromoteJIcross-
borderJIcommerceJIandJIeconomicJIdevelopmentJIforJIallJIgovernmentsJIinvolved.
• OftenJIstipulateJIworkforceJIstandardsJIandJIrequirementsJIthatJIeachJIcountryJImustJIuphold.
• CommonJIcriticism:JItheyJIgenerallyJIonlyJIspecifyJIthatJIpresentJIlaborJIlawsJIofJIeachJIcountryJIb
eJIupheld,JIandJIfailJItoJIrequireJIadherenceJItoJIhigherJIcommonJIstandards.
• TheJImostJIintegratedJImultilateralJIagreementJIisJItheJIEuropeanJIUnionJI(EU),JIwithJIanJIextens
iveJIgoverningJIandJIregulatoryJIstructureJIaffectingJIorganizationsJIinJIallJIEUJIcurrentJIandJIprosp
ectiveJImemberJIcountries,JIasJIwellJIasJIcompaniesJIdoingJIbusinessJIwithinJIthisJIhugeJIeconom
icJIbloc.
 TheJIestablishmentJIofJItheJIEUJIandJIitsJIlaborJImobilityJIprovisionsJIhasJIresultedJIinJIaJI
majorJIincreaseJIinJIlaborJImigrationJIacrossJInationalJIborders,JIcreatingJImuchJIgreate
rJIchallengesJIinJImanagingJIdiversityJIthanJIexperiencedJIinJItheJIpast,JIasJIwellJIasJIbringi
ngJIinJItoJIdevelopedJIcountriesJIofJItheJIEUJIanJIincreasingJIsupplyJIofJIhighlyJImotivate
dJIlaborJIfromJIless-
developedJIeconomiesJIandJIgeneratingJIaJIdownwardJIpressureJIonJIlocalJIwages.
 EU’sJICharterJIofJIFundamentalJIRightsJIforJIEUJIcitizensJIandJIallJIpersonsJIresidingJIi
nJItheJIEU.JIMajorJIpointsJIofJIEUJICharterJIrelevantJItoJIHRM:
 NoJIoneJIshallJIbeJIheldJIinJIslaveryJIorJIservitude.
 NoJIoneJIshallJIbeJIrequiredJItoJIperformJIforcedJIorJIcompulsoryJIlabor.
 TraffickingJIinJIhumanJIbeingsJIisJIprohibited.
 EveryoneJIhasJItheJIrightJItoJIeducationJIandJItoJIhaveJIaccessJItoJIvocationalJIan
dJIcontinuingJItraining.