Globalization and its challenges to HR

 


After centuries of technological progress and advances in international cooperation, the world is more  connected than ever. Globalization is the process of interaction and integration among people,  companies, and governments worldwide. Globalization has accelerated since the 18th century due to  advances in transportation and communication technology. In addition Economically, globalization  involves goodsservicesdatatechnology, and the economic resources of capital. The expansion of  global markets liberalizes the economic activities of the exchange of goods and funds. Removal of  cross-border trade barriers has made the formation of global markets more feasible.'


In simple words can describe that great movement and increasing integration of four elements across the borders. those are , 

  • Products 
  • Capital
  • People
  • Services 
                               
In 2011 UK business mentioned that technology is a major driven factor of globalization. According to that research shown that 94% had internet access (including 93% of on broad band) and 81% of people had a website. (Office for national statistics.(2012) ICT activity of UK Business ,2011). 

The roles & obligations of HR departments are changing in the modern business due to globalization.  The social economic and political scenario is changing, and the role of human resource is becoming the most essential in the globalized organization. With the globalization of the world economy, even small  firms are discovering that success depends on marketing and managing abroad. But operating globally  or expanding abroad requires putting in place management systems to control overseas activities. These systems include managerial controls, planning systems, and of course human resource systems for  recruiting, selecting, training, appraising and compensation diverse pool of employees. Managing human resources under the shade of globalization or in other words in international scenario creates  challenge.

Factors effecting HRM in globalization or international Market  

  1. Culture 
  2. Education - Human Capital 
  3. Political - Legal system 
  4. Economic system
Factors driving globalization in HR concept. 
  • Shortage of talent in developed countries
  • Availability of low cost labor in emerging countries. 
  • Technological progress 

Challenges and conclusion to HR 

This is the biggest challenge for global organizations‘ human resource departments to manage a  workforce diverse in culture and language skills, and distributed in various countries. It is critical that  the businesses not only familiarize with local ways of doing business, and understand the needs of local consumers, but also develop a global mindset among their employees. Being at the center of globalization, multinational organizations need to learn to integrate diverse value systems and espouse shared  global work values to create an environment, where workers are able to communicate and coordinate  their activities to reach common goals (Rosenblatt, 2011; Erez and Drori, 2009; Ralston et. al., 1997).  Human resources must play new roles and responsibilities in leading the organization in globalization


References 

Albrow, Martin; King, Elizabeth (1990). Globalization, Knowledge and Society. London: Sage. ISBN 0-8039-8323-9OCLC 22593547

Read "Following the Money: U.S. Finance in the World Economy" at NAP.edu

Noe, R., Gerhart, B., Wright, P., & Eligh, L. (2016). Strategic human resource management: gaining a competitive Advantage. (2nd Canadian ed.). McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited

http://www.jimsjournal.org/6%20Bhushan%20Kapoor.pdf




Comments

  1. organisations become increasingly global, HR managers will face new challenges as they try to create efficient,

    Good Work.

    ReplyDelete
  2. With globalization, a wide path is opened for employees for new job opportunities and it is a challenge for HR leaders to recruit the best among the market only by traditional ways.

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Major factors influencing in negotiation process and it's impacts