International Human Resource Management

International Human Resource Management
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International Human Resource Management
Table of ContentsIntroduction.......................................................................................................................3
Case Background..........................................................................................................................3
Cross Culture Differences.............................................................................................................3
Managerial Issues..............................................................................................................3
Conclusion.........................................................................................................................6
Bibliography......................................................................................................................7
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International Human Resource Management
Introduction
Case Background
In this report, we are going to discuss certain cross cultural and management issues that an
Australian manager is going to face when he would be relocated to Paris, France, to manage a
foreign subsidiary of a company he has been working for. The report will also discuss
employment relations issues that the manager is most likely going to face.
Cross Culture Differences
Since the spread of globalisation and liberalisation, the business world has greatly evolved
and the entire globe has become a potential market for business organizations. Globalisation
has resulted in business organizations expanding their operations in multiple countries to
achieve economies of scale and also to outperform their competitors. In their strategy of
global expansion, business organizations are facing cross-cultural issues (Adekola & Sergi,
2016).
Culture is defined as a set of values, ethics, morals, etc. that govern the behaviour of a group
of people. Different countries have their own cultural values, which governs their sense of
business behaviour. This difference in cultures of different nations is known as cross cultural
difference and has become an important subject in the business world (Ang & Van Dyne,
2015).
Managerial Issues
France and Australia are two countries that highly differ from each other in terms of cultural
values, which impacts the way people socialise and carry out business activities. Certain
issues that an Australian manager is going to face while managing a foreign subsidiary in
France are discussed below;
First of all, there is a huge list of cross-cultural and communication differences between the
people of the two countries. In France, people generally have a habit of talking a lot and can
even interrupt a person while he or she is taking her turn to speak. On the other hand,
Australians prefer to take turns while talking and do not interrupt each other while a person is
speaking. Most of the people in France do not have basic etiquettes as compared to the
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