IHRM 101
What are the three types of employees in IHRM?
HCNs, PCNs, TCNs
We over I, Group over individual is an example of which cultural dimension?
Collectivism
4 staffing approaches
Ethnocentric
Polycentric
Regiocentric
Geocentric
2 of the main components of a typical expatriate compensation package
Base pay
Foreign service premium
Benefits
Allowances
What are soft goals, hard goals, and contextual goals?
Soft goals: measuring behavior, relationship, trait-based
Hard goals: quantifiable, directly measured
Contextual goals: factors resulted from the situation (inflation, exchange rate, political, natural disaster...)
Three approaches to IHRM
Cross-cultural management
IHRM in MNEs
Comparative HR and IR systems
Hofstede's 5 dimensions of culture
Individualism
Long term orientation
Uncertainly avoidance
Power distance
Masculinity
2 advantages of ethnocentric approach
- Control
- Knowledge transfer
3 compensation approaches
Balance-sheet
Going rate
Local plus
Name 3 factors that tend to affect expatriate performance?
Compensation
Tasks related to the international assignment
HQ support
Subsidiary support
Cultural adjustment
In 20 seconds, name 4 examples to show the differences between domestic HRM and international HRM
Expatriates
3 types of employees & 3 types of countries
Cultural differences
Institutional systems
Global talent managements
International taxes
Give 2 examples of countries with low context vs high context communication style
Germany vs Japan
Examples of 4 criteria for expatriate selection
Technical skills
Cross cultural intelligence
Family
Language
Leadership
TWO disadvantages of the going rate approach
Dependent on the market conditions
More complex to manage
Still have to decide on what rate to apply
Demotivate expatriates if the rate is lower than what they have back home
Common components of the pre-departure training program
Cross cultural training
Language training
Preliminary visit
Security briefing
Practical assistance
Training for the training role