1.Read Chapters 9 and 10 in International Management. As you read, consider how global human resource management faces an enormous task when it comes to preparing an expatriate for an overseas assignment. Many companies are now operating in the global arena, not just the immediate locality. What skills are needed to function successfully in the global marketplace?
2.Go to the OCLS homepage (www.indwes.edu/ocls). Under ‘Key Links’, click on ‘Journal Titles’. Type in Harvard Business Review in the search box and click on search. Click on “Business Source Complete Database 1922-present”. Click on “2011” (right hand column). Click on “Volume 89, Issue 3-March 2011). Scroll down until you find the article titled, “Developing Your Global Know How” and select the PDF Full Text document and read the article.
3.Address the following in a 500 word paper :
a.What skills are needed to function successfully in the global marketplace?
b.For up-and-coming executives, an overseas posting has long been a rite of passage, providing opportunities not available in their native countries and experience that can be invaluable to their companies both during the assignment and after their return home. Compare and contrast the four multinational corporations regarding how they develop their employees for global assignments. Provide a detailed evaluation that demonstrates clear, insightful critical thinking.
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