Competencies of the HR Manager

Competencies of the
HR Manager

Competency of MNC HR Director
International human resource management is to procure, allocate and effectively utilize human
resources in international business. It requires the set of activities to manage the human resource
on an international level to achieve the objectives and competitive advantage over competitors at
the global and national levels. MNC’s are increasing their operations globally and have to
manage their international human resources with strategies as it helps in contributing to the
overall performance of the organization (Edwards and Kuruvilla, 2005). International human
resources must give extensive attention, must focus on staffing issues, hiring and managing the
employees globally. International HRM requires more activities to perform and also needs a
broader perspective. In compare to domestic Human resource, risk exposure is more in
international human resource management and requires more external influences.
It is necessary to consider the cultural differences in international HRM as there will be a
difference between languages in the international market and it is required to consider the local
language in the international market. HR director has to consider the different labor laws of
different countries as the different government has made the laws for employees of their
countries. HR director has to consider the multiculturalism as it includes managing people from
different cultures. Global firms are the repositories of multiculturalism. Management of
multiculturalism offers various benefits as it brings greater creativity and innovation in business.
International Human Resource Management includes the process of employing, developing and
rewarding people in international organizations (Briscoe, et al., 2012).
In MNC's, the HR director has to adopt the key competencies which help in operating business
effectively in different cultures in the current and future business environment. HR director has
to decide on policies and practices in an international context and direct the HR mangers in
selecting, preparing, managing and repatriating managers to perform according to the culture of
different countries.
Business Competencies
In international companies, HR managers must have business competencies to achieve the
objectives and integrate the HR practices according to the culture of subsidiaries. HR director