Globalization of Human Resource Management

Changes in the contemporary global economy highlight many of the emerging challenges facing human resource management (HRM). Vast macro societal changes increasingly bind countries into interdependent nations in which goods, capital, and people move freely. Between these communities, however, there remains a patchwork of cultural barriers. To remain successful in this new global age, agencies must commit themselves to transnationalism. They must also internalize strategies that are likely to succeed in global competition. Implementing successful global strategies requires careful attention to the paradoxes created in the management of human resources and the maintenance of multifaceted organizational cultures.



To survive in the 21st century, agencies must adapt a global mindset and transform leadership to be globally competitive. Agencies and their leaders must learn to manage such transformations or they will inevitably lose their competitive edge. Global leaders, therefore, must have the capacity to turn threats or stumbling blocks into opportunities; to motivate people to excel, not just to survive; to accelerate innovations in competitions; and to operate globally through cross-cultural problem solving and team building.


The ability to cope with cultural relativity is the key requirement for global managers to succeed today and tomorrow. Familiar aspects of organizational life such as organizational structure, leadership styles, motivation patterns, training and development models, and the very important concept of human resource management, are culturally relative and, therefore, need to be considered when national boundaries are crossed. To facilitate such cross-cultural adaptation, what is required is more recruitment of managers from different areas, acculturation through carefully planned career moves, and cultural awareness training. To create opportunities for international collaboration, global leaders must learn not only the customs, courtesies, and protocols of their counterparts from other countries, they must also understand the national culture and mindsets of the people.

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