International Human Resource Management in Microsoft: A Case Study

INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT IN MICROSOFT
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Contents
OVERVIEW..................................................................................................................................... 3
INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................. 4
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................ 5
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................ 8
CONCLUSION............................................................................................................................... 11
REFERENCES.................................................................................................................................12
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OVERVIEW
Microsoft Corporation is an American Multinational company based on Technology. They
develop, manufactures, supports, licenses and sell computer software, personal computers and
other electronic goods and services. The founder of the organization Paul Allen and Bill Gates
together has developed their first product BASIC interpreters for Altair 8800. The origin of the
organization has risen subsequent rise in their employees since 1975. It has made a number of
corporate acquisitions and has connected billions of users. It has increased diversely in the
operating system market. The numbers of employees working current are around 1, 24,000
million.
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INTRODUCTION
The report covers the International human resource practices of Microsoft Corporation. The
International Human resource management can be defined as the set of activities that aim to
manage the organizational human resources at international level. The elective measure to opt
Microsoft as the case company to understand International human resources management for
this assessment is due to the capabilities, knowledge and skills of human resources of the
organization. They effectively help in achieving its objectives (Sekiguchi, et al. 2016). Therefore,
Microsoft considers human resource as a strong point for enriching the company’s success.
The IHRM provides an effective measure of human resource practices like- recruitment and
selection, training and development, dismissal and performance appraisal. Thus, such activities
add on to the global skills management and expatriate management and so on.
Globalization in Microsoft has provoked some interesting speculation as for the part of
enthusiasts ‘globalised economy'. The impact of HRM policies and practices has identified
several stages of gaining knowledge about the indigenous firm. Right from the 1980s, Microsoft
was still a no-name, however, the launch of MS-DOS has allowed and encouraged participants
to tailor their product and improve quality over time (Yang, 2015). The working measures of
Microsoft have significantly reduced the overhead costs which have developed a more
conventional business network. It has continued to expand and remain competitive as well for
other companies.
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