IHRM vs. DHRM: A Study of HRM Practices at Starbucks Corporation

This essay provides a comparative analysis of International Human Resource Management (IHRM) and Domestic Human Resource Management (DHRM), using Starbucks as a case study to illustrate the key differences. It highlights that DHRM focuses on managing employees within a single country, while IHRM deals with employees across various nations, including home, host, and third countries. The essay discusses the broader outlook required for IHRM, including considerations of cost of living and employee safety in different locations. It also emphasizes the higher involvement of HR departments in the personal lives of employees in IHRM to ensure their well-being and adaptation to unfamiliar environments. The conclusion reinforces the distinct approaches required for managing human resources in domestic versus international contexts, referencing Starbucks' practices as a prime example of these differences.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
MAIN BODY
Key factor that strikes the difference between domestic and international
HRM
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES

INTRODUCTION
 Management is the process of planning, organising, staffing, directing and controlling human
efforts to achieve organisational goals or objective. Starbucks is a U.K oriented largest coffee
chain in the world.
 It was founded by Jerry, Zev and Gordon in year 197 in Washington. Expanding itself year by
year now the Starbucks has become a universal coffee cafe brand serving in almost every
country of the world.
 This study is going to discuss Starbucks and the difference that comes in managing human
resource in foreign environment also it will show the key points that strike the difference
between domestic and foreign HRM.

MAIN BODY
Key factor that strikes the difference between
domestic and international HRM.
 Domestic Human resource management is mixed up with the working of employees in one and
only single country.
 International human resource management is involved with working of employees in different
nation categories such as- home, host and third country.
 IHRM manages outside the geographical boundaries of a country whereas DHRM manages
within the geographical boundary.
 IHRM have to manage employees from many nations whereas DHRM have to manages
employees of their domestic nation.

 Employee mix- In IHRM, high importance is on transformation in hired hand mix mainly in the
terms of employee's nationality. Most often, this happens when a firm start it's business in a
international country. They took high number of recruits from there origin country.
 When Starbucks introduced their first coffee store internationally they have recruited employees of
their country living in the foreign country which have created it's mass favourable image in the
foreign country. IHRM involves high risk and cost of establishment as compared to DHRM.
 Broader Outlook – In comparison with domestic HRM, foreign HRM must needs wider outlook in
all the activities of HR.
 This says that manager of HR have to keep in mind many factors while making decision on any of
the issue of international HRM. Many of these factors are not even in domestic HRM

 In Starbucks while fixing compensation packages HR's have to seek in the cost of living of different location
so that they can give equal benefit to their employees working in different international locations.
 High involvement in personal lives of employees- As compared to DHRM, Human resource departemen
involves themselves more in employees private life in IHRM because of safety of employees or to ensure
that the employee living out of their home country are placed suitable in the location that they are not
regular or familiar with.
 Lack of familiarities such as living quarters, legal factors and health factors. In Starbucks there are high
number of employees working in different countries so to ensure their safety and taking care of them. They
have created a special unit(International Human Resource Service)to stay in touch with them and helping
them with some sort of problems.

CONCLUSION
 This discussion had taught us about how an organisation differs everything according to IHRM and
DHRM, it has also taught the difference of both of these HRM.

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