The Strategic Role of Human Resources in International Business
17.1 Understand the strategic role of human resources in international business.
International human resource management (IHRM) refers to the planning, selection, training, employment, and evaluation of employees for international operations.1 Management struggles with a wide range of challenges in hiring and managing workers within the distinctive cultural and legal frameworks that govern employee practices around the world. International human resource managers, usually located at corporate or regional headquarters, support subsidiary managers by providing IHRM guidelines and by hiring, training, and evaluating employees for international operations.
For example, a Canadian ...
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