Managing Human Resources in Multinational Enterprises

MANAGING HUMAN
RESOURCES

TABLE OF CONTENT
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY.............................................................................................................................3
Multinational enterprise.........................................................................................................3
Transnational enterprise.........................................................................................................3
Human resource management................................................................................................4
International human resource management...........................................................................4
Different staffing approach for international purpose............................................................5
Advantage of Regiocentrism..................................................................................................5
Disadvantages of Polycentrism..............................................................................................6
Formal and informal rules for home and overseas company.................................................6
Importance of understanding the national culture..................................................................6
The factors for hiring the international assignee....................................................................7
Approach to identify the talent of host country national........................................................7
Recommendation on policies and procedures should evaluated for return of expatriate
employee................................................................................................................................8
The consideration which company need to prefer to send their employees to other countries
................................................................................................................................................8
Main concern for international organisation related to equality exists in different countries9
CONCLUSION..........................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES.........................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
Human resources are the workforce team of a business sector which manage the
organisational activities. Human resource team are in charge of recruiting best talent for the
company also to provide training or mentoring to the candidate for their effectual evaluation
in the company’s environment (Guest and et.al 2021). Unilever is multinational company of
UK the headquarter of the company is in London, company delivers the nutritional, hygiene
and personal care products. This report will describe how HR ensures the business goals will
achieve in international business administration. It also describes the type of enterprises key
difference between HRM and international HRM.
MAIN BODY
Multinational enterprise
Multinational enterprise refers to an enterprise that produces products and delivers it to other
country as well. Therefore an organisation who control or manage their business across the
borders termed as multinational company. Therefore Unilever is also a multinational
enterprise whose services are and products are available in approx 190 countries.
Transnational enterprise
Transnational enterprise refers to an enterprise who indulges into the international
production, foreign products and services. A organisation which is managing by the native
country but involves the huge or massive operations in other countries (Olson and et.al 2018).
Difference between multinational and transnational enterprise

Multinational enterprise Transnational enterprise
It has a centralized global administration
structure.
It also operates globally but does not have
centralized administration system.
This type of enterprise possess subsidiary in
other countries.
It does not have subsidiaries in different
countries.
Multinational corporation faces problem in
its local market.
It does not face issues in local markets.
Example: Unilever Example: Tesco
Human resource management
Human resource management refer to a group of people who manage the resources of
company. They are in charge of recruitment or training procedure for the new candidate.
International human resource management
It define as organisational human resource management team carry out their activities at
international level, they recruit applicant of other country so that it will be easy for them to
interact with communal people (Obedgiu, 2017).
Difference between HRM and international HRM
Domestic HRM International HRM
It associated with the particular country’s law It associated with the universal laws
In this the policies are same for everyone. In this there might be interference in
employees work.
In this risk associated is less. There might be high risk which are terrorism.
Therefore for the Unilever their HRM team need to analyse the entire factor to recruit
the candidate from Germany and France country. They need to hire a people who possess all
the skills and knowledge which is required in their work.