When dealing with people let us remember we are not dealing with creatures of logic. We are dealing with creatures of emotion, creatures bristling with prejudices and motivated by pride and vanity, said Dale Carnegie, the well-known American Writer and the renowned proponent of various techniques of self-improvement and interpersonal dealings. Emotion, prejudice and pride are the products of the individual's culture and if the cultures of team members vary, the task of managing such people becomes all the more complex. This necessity becomes acute when the economy is witnessing the inevitable phenomenon of change, which prominently manifests itself in expansion and growth, stretching across geographical and political barriers and frontiers. Deep-rooted competition that is unabatedly seething in every developing economy also lets only the fittest to survive, i.e., only those who update, modify and adapt business strategies, with HRM as its focus. But when the business has spilled over the national boundaries, the task of managing Human Resources becomes more complex and necessarily encompasses additional strategies, and calls for astute, psychological gambits and maneuvers. In fact, the Global HR Management, thus, would mean establishment, development and management of HR relationships beyond the borders of the country.
Progressing
technology and shifting values of corporates and governments,
as also the roving perspectives of consumers, are also compelling
business houses to train and develop Human Resources with
special skills oriented towards management of cross-border
business. As the economy is expanding globally in an unprecedented
manner, an effective management of Human Resources across
the boundaries becomes crucial to the success of organizations. |