Talent Management Strategies in Multinational Firms

BUSM4554/4555 Assignment 1
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BUSM4554/4555 Assignment 1
Article 1: Managing talent in emerging economy multinationals: Integrating strategic
management and human resource management (Total word count: ~300 words)
No. Question
1 Critically discuss the argument(s) presented by the author(s).
In the first article, the authors present the issue of the firms that have just
expanded to multinationals due to the expansion of the economy. The firms are
faced with the problem of aligning their human resources in line with their
ambitions. The paper discusses how firms have good ideas in globalization but
surprisingly they have no strategy on how to deal with the problem of limited
talent in the new markets that they are exploring. The firms need to have a well-
built strategy to build and retain talents.
Research questions
• How do you tackle the problems related to the management of employees?
• How do you arrive at a decision of who will be the manager in HRM and
how do you deploy them?
• How do you attract, develop and retain talent?
2 What is the method – how do the author(s) convince their readers?
Data collected is basically from the secondary sources
The firms rely on the data collected and inferences made that in normal
circumstances, firms build their international operations through the in cycles
commitment to the operations abroad, learning and the building of capability.
Data on the market trends is also acquired when a multinational firm merges
with a local firm. The firms have also been relying on journal materials to get
secondary data which to some extent has been of great help. There are also some

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instances when interviews are done which are based on the responsibilities of
the executives.
3 Discuss the limitations of the research conducted by the author(s).
Management challenges and research question
The research questions developed will be useful for future research. For
this case, data collected is drawn from empirical observations aimed at
identifying the challenges faced by the multinationals. Interviews are done when
doing data collection based on the roles of the executives. There are also
discussions held by the senior executives via the EMBA settings.
The data is helpful in understanding the needs of managers in EMNEs.
The findings are documented but sometimes they are not for the purposes of
confidentiality. Due to the confidentiality of the matters, some of the
conclusions are not open for them to be challenged by the public.
Article 2: Is workplace flexibility good policy? Evaluating the efficacy of age
management strategies for older women workers (Total word count: ~300 words)
No. Question
1 Critically discuss the argument(s) presented by the author(s).
The paper discusses how age and gender shape the workplace
experiences for women, some agencies have been advocating for the flexibility
of the workplace and they point out the benefits that the employers get from the
older workers. The paper discusses the benefits that older women workers bring
like bringing life balance. The flexibility in the working hours is also discussed

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and appears to be so much motivating to the workers. The paper argues that the
attitudes of workers contribute so much to the final output but not only the
efforts put by the line managers.
Research questions
The research questions that could be formulated here could be:
• How effective is it when we incorporate flexible working hours to the
women workers?
• How do managers tackle the issue of attitude towards work for aging women
employees?
• What does an organization do to hold on the employees who feel like they
would leave the firm and look for a job elsewhere?
• What are the merits and demerits of having a flexible working policy or
policies in an organization?
2 What is the method – how do the author(s) convince their readers?
Primary data has been used here to show the line managers among other
managers contribute to the optimum production in firms. Interviews were done
to particular managers and also HR directors. There were also telephone
interviews done on several agencies that fight for the interests of women in the
working environment
3 Discuss the limitations of the research conducted by the author(s).
Some interviews were done via phone calls and hence there could not
have been so much engagement. If the data collected could have been collected
using face to face interviews, then the researchers could get clarity. The efficacy
of age could also be well addressed if all data collected was raw and this could