HR-Related Issues in Expanding Business: A Comparative Analysis of Different Nation Cultures

BUS3011HR-RELATED
ISSUES

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY ..................................................................................................................................3
Comparison in between different nation cultures.......................................................................3
Power distance index:.................................................................................................................5
Individualism vs collective:........................................................................................................5
Masculinity vs femininity:..........................................................................................................6
Uncertainty avoidance:................................................................................................................7
Long term orientation vs short term orientation.........................................................................7
Indulgence vs restraints...............................................................................................................8
Recommendation.........................................................................................................................8
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
Human resources management is the part of management system within the firm. In
which they have various roles and responsibility in order to carry out all function of company
effectively. The major roles that performed by HR manger is to recruit, select, appraise and train
employees. While carrying out this, they faces so many problem and that will be discussed in this
present report (Kumar and Usmani, 2017). For this, Franklin and Sons company is selected,
which are the manufacturer of shoes. Northampton is found as a most famous and prestigious
shoe making hub of England and this company also located there. Now this company wish to
expand its business at various location for the partial manufacturing shift. In which in current
assignment chain is selected for expansion. Opportunity along with threat on chosen nation is
analysed in this report with the help of Hofstede's model.
MAIN BODY
Comparison in between different nation cultures
Each organisation consist various employees within the firm of different nations as well
as company operates their business at various location for the accomplishment of organisation
goal related with the enhancement of productivity and profitability of company. For this it is vital
for firm to have proper knowledge about all culture so that they will able to mange all members
of company effectively. In relevance to selected firm, franklin and Sons, they wish to expands
their business in china. For which, it is important for the entities of company to have proper
knowledge about that nation as well as candidates (Dash, 2020). With the help of hofstede model
company will able to identity the threat and opportunity within the context of company for
expansion of business at new location which is china. Some of the key issues related to HRM are
as follows:
Employee relation: It refers to connection or bond among employees within a company.
It is vital for management team to maintain positive and good relation between employees so that
operational efficiency and profitability of company will increased. In context of chosen firm they
wish to expand their business in china and for this, they need some employees in order to carry
out operations. Hiring and section process need to be conducted. So now this company holds
peoples off different nation such as china and UK. It become cross culture or diversified
company. If an individual who belong to UK does not know the language of china. Then there