HRM and Cross-cultural Management: India and Australia Comparison

This report provides a comparative analysis of Human Resource Management (HRM) and cross-cultural issues between India and Australia. It identifies seven key issues, including power distribution, lack of trust, communication barriers, individualism, time orientations, work patterns, and discrimination. The report then proposes solutions to these problems, such as promoting balanced power dynamics, fostering trust, improving communication through training, encouraging collaboration, managing time effectively, developing flexible work schedules, and implementing diversity policies. The context of the analysis relates to the operations of Tata Motors in both countries and the importance of addressing these issues to improve organizational performance and employee relations. This report serves as a helpful resource for students studying HRM and cross-cultural management, providing valuable insights into the challenges of managing diverse workforces across different cultural contexts.

Key issues in HRM and
Cross cultural
management between
India and Australia

List of 7 key issues
 Distribution of power
The division of power among the individuals sometimes creates issues while
execution of the work processes. This reflects to a particular situation where
one or fewer members of the organization are more powered and less
powered employees have to follow as per the instructions provided by the
seniors.
 Lack of trust
There exist crucial requirement of trust among the employees in order to
evaluate the desired growth of the concerned firm throughout the
competitive market areas. It has been seen that few of the disputes
sometimes between the employees opting in Tata Motors throughout India
and Australia due to several other factors like diversity and legal
implications.

Continued…
 Lack of proper communication in between employees of diverse
cultures
The practicing of the communication processes is important as lack in
various communication methods and channels hampers he entire
working procedures. The goals cannot be achieved as a whole for the
firm is there is lack of proper communication techniques.
 Individualism between the employees and the managers
It has been seen that the issue of individualism exists largely among the
employees as well as the managers as their decisions are recognized as
to be the best for the growth and evaluation of the work procedures.

Continued…
 Time orientations
There exists a time difference between the working schedule in both of these
countries and this sometimes hampers the amount of work completed on
everyday basis.
 Work patterns
It has been recognized as change in the working patterns will also increases the
chances of giving rise to several conflicts. The people working in Australia are
capable of delivering work as per the required schedule but they sometimes lack
in completing the task as per mainlined schedule.
 Discrimination and diversity between the group of people
The issue of discrimination among the diverse group of people is a major HRM
issue which hampers the veal work processes for Tata Motors in both the
countries.

Appropriate solutions to these
issues
 Distribution of power
Since India and Australia both are having diverse culture and therefore,
thus there should not be unbalanced division of power among the
individual employees and managers that critically hamper the work
processes.
 Lack of trust
The mentality and the thinking skills of people residing between these
counties are quite different and there should not be lack of trust as it
hampers the execution and evaluation of the business work processes.

Continued…
 Lack of proper communication
HR managers should arrange effective training in order to enhance the
verbal and non-verbal communication processes.
 Individualism between the employees and the managers
Managers should utilize the powers for supporting the employees so that
the barriers in the work processes can be removed and overall
performance can be improved.

Continued…
 Time orientations
HR managers should develop effective strategies for time management
issues that critically lowers down the overall perforce of these
organizations operating in both these countries.
 Work patterns
In both the countries, sometimes people work for overtime irrespective
of the time scheduled and this needs if does not matches with other
country then it will affect work processes. Thus effective work schedule
plan should be developed bot both the countries.

Continued…
 Discrimination and diversity between the group of people
 There should awareness created by the managers among the
employees and diversity policies should be formulated as diverse
culture critically give rise to various groups of conflicts among the
employees which lowers the overall performance of the concerned
organization.