Integrative case study Analysis - Lincoln Electric in China

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Integrative case study Analysis
Lincoln Electric in China
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Table of Contents
1. Executive Summary.........................................................................................................................3
2. Introduction.....................................................................................................................................4
3. Background......................................................................................................................................4
3.1 Brief profile of company & its current standing........................................................................4
4. Three Pertinent IHRM Challenges/Issues/Problems....................................................................5
4.1 Discussion & analysis of IHRM Issue 1.....................................................................................5
4.2 Discussion & analysis of IHRM Issue 2.....................................................................................7
4.3 Discussion & analysis of IHRM Issue3....................................................................................10
5. Conclusion......................................................................................................................................11
References..........................................................................................................................................13

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1. Executive Summary
Lincoln Electric holds a unique organizational strategy, which has many creative
ideas. It aims to keep its employees motivated, and in order to do so, the company has
implemented the incentive system that efficiently distributes the profits in the company. All
these incentives were considered as the expressions of mutual respect for every person
signing for the job. The Lincoln Electric face three major International Human Resource
Management issues, such as, such as sourcing human resource for global marketing;
International business ethics and HRM, and International industrial relations and the global
institutional context.
In order to mitigate the issues, the report presents specific recommendations that
provide power to the decision making as well as trust in management. It is recommended
from the report that the capacity of the company can expand to gain more profits and market,
they focus on human resources and analyse the overseas market, before expanding their
business.
It is also essential that Lincoln Electric should build the professional organizational
structure, which permits the management and increase the diversity in management. In
resolving the issue of sourcing HR for the global market, the company should focus on the
significance of clearance and competition of punishment and reward method in day to day
operational activities (Hamel, 2012). The incentive system was necessary for Lincoln Electric
in achieving decade success.
In the case of solving the next issue, it is crucial to understand that every country has
their different politics, culture, laws, diversity, workers right as well as child labour. Lincoln
Electric should refer to the overseas operations carefully before working or making any
commitment.

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2. Introduction
Having the right international strategy is essential for company growth while
expanding its business in the global market. In order to have an international business
strategy that is successful, it needs the managers and essential decision makers to analyse the
nature of the international industries and also the changing aspects of the international
competition. The aim of this report is to analyse as well as evaluate the factors associated
with Lincoln Electric, which impacted the International Human Resource Management
(IHRM) of the company. This report will try to present the ways related to handling business
expansion in China. Most of the report will present the three main issues, such as sourcing
human resource for global marketing; International business ethics and HRM, and
International industrial relations and the global institutional context. The report will discuss
the problem and will also present a recommendation to mitigate the issues.
aving an excellent Global
and international strategy
is pivotal in the success or
failure of a
company’s growth when
expanding its business
abroad. To have a Global