Cross Cultural Management Study Notes

International managers have significant roles, responsibilities, and often, high compensation dealing with international operations, management, and challenges.

A company operating in multiple countries, owning or controlling businesses in foreign locations.

HRM practices and strategies focused on managing an international workforce and operations.

A model describing different organizational cultures based on opposing values (e.g., stability vs. flexibility).

A tool used to assess and understand organizational culture using the competing values framework.

Globalization significantly affects HR practices and policies in terms of managing diverse workforces and international operations.

Managing people from different cultures effectively in an international context.

Developing strategies and policies for managing diverse employees from different cultural backgrounds within an organization.

An interview technique assessing how a candidate would react to workplace situations.

Interview questions probing past actions and behaviors to predict future performance.

Initial phase in interviews gathering relevant details or information.

Challenges or problems requiring solutions in employment.

Programs encouraging a more diverse workplace by including underrepresented groups.

Highlighting the industry as a viable career choice for underrepresented groups.

Using diverse methods of teaching or communicating to enhance comprehension.

Involving company leaders in training programs or activities.

Organization culture shapes identity, reinforces values, increases commitment, acts as a control mechanism, and influences behavior.

These are the factors that lead to the formation of an organization's culture, including leadership influences (founders, senior leaders), industry/business environment, and national culture.

Human Resource Management includes Human resource planning, staffing, performance management, training, compensation, and industrial relations.

International Human Resource Management. It involves managing human resources across borders, and understanding different labor laws.

To ensure customer and subordinate satisfaction and fulfillment of organizational objectives.