Assignment International Human Resource Management

“ I N T E R N A T I O N A L H U M A N R E S O U R C E
M A N A G E M E N T ”
(The case of Mallika Food Enterprises)
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EXEXUTIVE SUMMARY
This paper focusses on the international human resource management within Mallika Food
Enterprises as it moves to the international business from national market and thus the company
starts its operations in multiple nations within the Globe. (Andersen and Andersson, 2017)
In that perspective, this report has identified the characteristics of the multinational company or
MNC in lieu of the similarities and differences with Mallika Enterprises. This report also performs
a qualitative research survey as there are the variations within the regionalizing budding for MNC
which is as per the business as per the given methods within four locations, like, Dubai, Ankara,
Manila along with Mumbai. Under respect for convergence as well as the HR functions for
operating the identified countries especially for training and development along with the
recruitment and the selection are explained within this report. Finally, a conclusion is drawn on the
HR management strategy for Mallika food industry.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Exexutive Summary...........................................................................................................................2
Introduction to the company..............................................................................................................4
Mutinational Business Operation and similarities with the Mallika Food Enterprise.......................4
Globalisation and Regionalization at each international Location....................................................7
Operation of HR functions in selected international locations....................................................11
Challenges of Global HR Practices..............................................................................................13
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................15
Reference List..................................................................................................................................15
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INTRODUCTION TO THE COMPANY
Mallika Enterprises is a well-established food company operating from last three decades within
Sri Lanka. The company caters various delicious plates of the Sri Lankan food to their local
consumers. All Kind of foods are high in freshness, tastes and nutrient value. This company has
the aim to deliver the healthy foods and thus they want to cater the healthy eating habits within the
consumers as they wants to encourage them for in taking the rated calories with every food
service. Therefore, Mallika Enterprises ensures that the level of calories included in every food
contained and diet habits have been offered to the consumers as maintaining the healthy
boundaries. (Benito, 2005)
As per the operation to be success within Sri Lanka there is the rapid change for customer as
considered within the consideration of Sri Lankan market. To establish the sustainability and as
there is a high demand of healthy food and beverage consumption patterns Mallika Food Industry
are now deciding to do the business in Global platform. First they are aiming to penetrate the
market of South Asian Countries, like India, Abu Dhabi as within which they are deciding to open
their branches in Mumbai, Dubai, Manila or Ankara etc.
There is almost 150 local staff within which 50 are in high management role in this Industry. So
for the reason to shift within the International locations they have required a food number of
resource allocation. For that the management has decided to recruit the local staff from each
location. However, it has been ensured that there are few staffs from the head office will work in
other international locations.
MUTINATIONAL BUSINESS OPERATION AND
SIMILARITIES WITH THE MALLIKA FOOD ENTERPRISE
The multinational company is that one which can operate in more than one country and thus it is
seen to operate typically within the number of major global markets. There are three main
developed trading areas within the world and those are North America, the European zone as well
as the South-East Asia or in one words Australasia. There are examples of multinationals, like
McDonalds, Coca-Cola, Cummins or Cadbury Schweppes or the Cummins etc. The important
characteristics of this type or organizations is that they are found to be well established corporate
brands which are widely recognized as the best known expression within the world.( Castellani et
al., 2018)
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