...International Journal of Business and Management December, 2008 An Analysis of Business Challenges Faced by Foreign Multinationals Operating the Chinese Market Jianlian Wu International Management, University of Nottingham Ningbo 315100, China E-Mail: zlixcwj1@nottingham.edu.cn, qqnamei@163.com Abstract China’s rapid economic growth has presented numerous opportunities and challenges for foreign firms there. Many large corporations have established a China centre to coordinate and control their operations in the country. As firms have increased their presence in China, their concerns are increasingly focused on implementing successful management practices and strategies. This article describes the challenges and difficulties that multinational companies faced in Chinese market. It analyses roles played by the human resource function in these China, culture differences, social environment and other factors. Keywords: Challenge, Multinationals, Chinese market 1. Introduction Over the last few decades, the process of globalization has created unprecedented opportunities for global business investment and trade. Many multinational companies are attempting to expand their business international by many entry strategies such as joint venture and subsidiary. While China, with over 1.3 billion population and 9.6 million square kilometers (China Popin, 2008) has become a valuable land for foreign multinational companies. They try to enter the Chinese market by using many...
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...Orlandus Leonard Human Resources Management vs. Operational Management Kaplan University MT 435 Operations Management Human Resources Management and Operational Management are two very distinct managements that are strangely co-dependent of each other in my view. Operations Management is responsible for designing, operating and improving productive systems or in layman’s terms, systems for getting work done. Operations Managers are found in all walks of life. In anything you basically do or have done there are operations managers. When you go to the store, when you buy gas, in factories, in hospitals, banks even in your government there are operation managers. They are the ones who design systems, who ensure the quality of your products, Produce your products and even deliver them to you. The responsibility of operations managers are far reaching in scope. They work behind the scenes with customers and suppliers. They solve your business problems by reengineering your processes innovating your systems and integrating your processes. Regardless of what you are looking for superior quality or customization of your systems, or getting your operating costs down, whatever it is you are looking for as a business, excellence in your operations can be and is very essential and vital to your success. There are five key operating principles you want to consider in business. The first being communication in a business you have to make sure that your level of communication is clear...
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...HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Human Resource management in UK perspectives Contents Introduction 3 Literature review and Critical analysis 4 World War I and II 4-6 Training and development 6-7 Total Quality Management (TQM) 7-8 Conclusion 8 References .............................................................................................................................................9 Introduction The purpose of this essay is to consider the work of Audrey Collin in British perspectives compared to the international perspectives. Secondly to identify human resource issue and look at in British point of view. The studies of HRM by Collins provide us a colourful findings and rich competing theoretical outlook. HRM run through all human resource processes such as recruitment, selection, and performance evaluation as well as formal human resource policies, which direct and to some extent hamper the progress of specific practices; and over arching human resource thought, which state the principles that inform an organization's policies and practices. Ideally, these embrace a system that exert a pull on, develops, motivates, and maintain workers who guarantee the effective operation and survival of the business and its component. To be on familiar terms with HRM in context we must think about how these elements of HRM are affected by the internal and external environments of organizations. The internal organizational contextual factors...
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...INSURANCE” SUBMITTED TO UNIVERSITY OF PUNE BY SAUMYA MEHTA M.P.M. – IIIrd Semester (2006-08) CERTIFICATE This is to certify that Saumya Mehta student of SINHGAD INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION & RESEARCH, Pune has completed her field work report at AVIVA Life Insurance on the topic of “Recruitment and Selection” and has submitted the field work report in partial fulfillment of MASTER IN PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT of the UNIVERSITY OF PUNE for the academic year 2006-08 She has worked under our guidance and direction. The said report is based on bonafide information. Mr. Anil Chand Project Guide Prof. R Ganesan Director Date:- Place:- SINHGAD INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTARATION AND RESEARCH, KONDHWA (BK) DECLARATION I hereby declare that the project titled “Recruitment and Selection” is an original piece of research work carried out by me under the guidance and supervision of Mr. Anil Chand. The information has been collected from genuine & authentic sources. The work has been submitted in partial fulfillment of MASTER IN PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT of Pune University. Place: Date: Saumya Mehta ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The joy of ingenuity!!! This is doubtlessly what this project is about. Before getting to brass tacks of things. I would like to add a heartfelt word for the people who have helped me in bringing out the creativeness of this project. To commence with things I would like to take this opportunity to gratefully and humbly thank to Mr....
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...Introduction All companies have some formal or informal means of appraising their employees’ performance. If employees’ performance is good, organizations will want to reinforce it; and if it is bad, they will try to take corrective actions. Performance appraisal is the ongoing process of evaluating and managing both the behavior and outcomes in the organization (Carrell, Elbert & Hatfield, 2008). It is not a process that happens once a year or every six months, but one that happens every day. Stripped to its essentials, performance appraisal always involves setting work standards, assessing the employees’ actual performance relative to those standards, and providing feedback to the employees with the aim of motivating him or her to eliminate performance deficiencies or to continue to perform above par (Dessler, 2011). Indeed, performance appraisals are widely used for administrating wages and salaries, giving performance feedback, and identifying individual employee strengths and weaknesses (Mathis & Jackson, 2011). Definition of Performance Appraisal P erformance appraisal is the process of evaluating the behavior of the employees in the work place (Maxwell, 1992). This process assumes that the employees are aware of their performance standards, and that the supervisor also provides the employees with the feedback, development, and incentives required to help the person eliminate performance deficiencies. Basically, performance appraisal is...
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...International Journal of Human and Social Sciences 1:1 2006 Communication and Human Resource Management and its Compliance with Culture D. Charvatova, and C.G. van der Veer which is an important area of economical and corporate reality, and to compare the findings with theories on efficient communication outlined in the publications analysed. For the purposes of comparison and evaluation of theory and practice in the field of communication, a sociological survey has been carried out concentrating on communication between superiors and subordinates in companies operating in the Czech Republic. The survey has been carried out according to the rules laid down and described in special publications and has observed the basic methodological principles and requirements for this type of survey. The technical literature provided important advice and a framework helping the author to refrain from distortions and inaccuracies. The survey utilised both qualitative and quantitative methods. Abstract—According to the conception of personnel management, human resource management requires efficient use of human resources. This is ensured by various activities directed towards the area of management. Among these activities there are for example the recruitment of employees, development, strengthening of relations, mutual inspiring, implementation of correct working processes and systems used by individuals or groups. Keywords—Communication, company, customers...
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...HRM Research Proposal Human Resource Managers Perceptions of Leader Emotional Intelligence and its Effect on Employee Commitment: A Phenomenological Study ____________________________________________ [Insert name of Researcher] [Insert name of Institution] [Insert date of submission] Problem Statement Human Resource professionals are closely involved in all aspects of employee turnover and occupy a unique role in the organization, interacting between executives and all other employees (Gentry, 2006). Human Resource professionals are involved in organizational decision-making, liaising with senior leadership and with employees at all levels of the organization as an aspect of personnel administration and recruitment, selection, and termination (Gentry, 2006). This unique position gives Human Resources a clear overview of the personnel within the organization (Wielemaker & Flint, 2005). Leadership plays an important role in the success of an organization (Bass, 1990), and the emotional intelligence of the leader has an impact on the organization (Goleman et al., 2002). Affective commitment is important for reducing turnover (Morrow, 1993). It remains unclear whether the emotional intelligence of the leader affects employees’ commitment. This phenomenological, qualitative study will explore the life experiences of Human Resource professionals, to investigate the phenomena of the emotional intelligence of the leaders and the affective commitment...
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...Human Resources Management Department Brochure HRM/300 October 15, 2012 Hancock Manufacturing Thank you for your interest in Hancock Manufacturing because; we are a technology based each and everyone that get's hired on or already works for Hancock will stay on the right road by furthering their technology education. If one person is lead in the right direction, so the others shall follow, and here at Hancock we care about our employees so much that we put everything we have to keep our fellow coworkers happy so that they stay on the straight and narrow. We pride ourselves so much so that we have classes once a week to keep everyone up to date and their skills stay fresh. We also have a exercise facility so that our employees can find solitude because; if an employee is relaxed and stress free then their state of mind will be crisp and clear so that they may be able to properly concentrate on their work. Another perk we have recently added is a daycare center for children ages birth through ten years old. We did our research and found that if parents were closer to their smaller children that it made for more stress free environment for them as well. The Human Resources Department at Hancock Manufacturing is dedicating to happy and healthy employees. It is our mission to hire qualified, energetic employees who are motivated to helping us achieve organizational success. Our mission today at this University Career Fair is to recruit qualified...
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...European School of Economics ESE-MADRID Mid-term Assignment Human Resources Management Professor Alessandro Gaj. Mauro Suman Neto Madrid, February 27th, 2012 Executive Summary This is a Human Resources plan of The Limassol Manufacturing Company. This plan must give the necessary support to the company management next year, taking in consideration the successions and preparations needed to some of the employees and also some possibilities to hypothetic situations. The plan goal is ensure that the right people, competent, well-prepared and qualified are being chosen for the right positions. All of the actions are taking into consideration the improvement of the talent pool in order to guarantee a successful development of the company. Some concepts about Talent Management and Talent Pool can be found, as the Limasol employees are analyzed and there are some coaching practices suggested to improve the company and the environment. Introduction The Limassol is a company that produces equipment to be used in the wine industry, and it’s based in Cyprus. It is a big company, employing 4,000 people and having 7 big areas, with 7 VP’s, in its organizational chart. The company has one CEO, and below him there are the 7 areas, that are: Special Projects, Sales and Marketing, Technology, Manufacturing, Human Resources, Finance and IT, Comms and Government. Below the areas there are some others controlling levels depending of it area. As any other firm, there are some...
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...Castle’s Family Restaurant Business Plan: Stage III DeVry University December 11, 2011 Table of Contents Table of Contents --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Executive Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Introduction ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Company Review ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 Business Analysis -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 6 HRIS Type/Comparison -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 HRIS Recommendation -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 8 Conclusion ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 Reference -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 Executive Summary This restaurant business plan is for Castle’s Family Restaurant, eight medium-sized restaurants located in small unique cities throughout Northern California. One of the primary business characteristics of Castle’s is to project a food business which can easily provide the best products and services to its customers. Castle’s offers two distinctive dining rooms and menus: the Castle Room, an elegant dining...
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...ensure proper planning in production and management where a competitive edge is needed in order to keep ahead of its competitors and to stays competitive and innovative. The Management has recently came up with a new business target or goals for 2012 where they are trying to reduce product defect by 50% and at the same time to have a well competent employees in their own areas of work. This will ensure higher profit when defects and wastage can be reduce or eliminated. In view of the above, Human Resources have been given the assignment to identify problems or issues within the organisation and to propose to the Management on the suitable approach or processes in determining for such needs. Hence, Human Resource has proposed to the Management Training Needs Analysis as series of activities conducted to identify problems or other issues in the workplace and to determine whether training is an appropriate response. The needs are usually the first step taken to cause a change. This is mainly because a needs analysis specifically defines the gap between the current and the desired individual and organisational performances. TNA or Training Needs Analysis was never conducted before at this company as it is still newly operated and only now that the Management is focusing towards the competency of the employees and it has been given a priority as to maximise output. Although there was no actual time frames given by the Management...
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...Executive |Summary Motivation, Leadership and management and human resource management are important factors in the working of any organization. Each of them have certain theories or principles founded by various researchers and scholars. These theories have gained some criticisms over time. Under motivation there are two types of theories: content and process theories. Content theories include Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, Herzberg’s Motivation-Hygiene theory. Process theories include equity theory and expectancy theory. The organizational example is that of a robotics’ manufacturing firm. Leadership and management includes trait theory of leadership, leader behavior theories which focuses on the Michigan Studies and The Ohio state studies and contingency theories of leadership which includes Fiedler’s Contingency theory and the |Path – Goal theory of leadership. This is followed by the fourteen principles of management. The organizational example is that of Continental |Airlines. Lastly, there are three models mentioned under human resource management, the Harvard model, the Michigan model and the Fombrun, Tichy and Devanna model. The organizational example is that of a laundry company called Kwik & Kleen. Table of contents Introduction ………………………………………………………………..Page 1 1. Motivation ………………………………………………………....Page 1 • Maslow’s Hierachy of Needs ……………………………………...Page 1 • Herzberg’s Motivation-Hygiene...
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...Course Outline: Human Resource Management Human capital has emerged as the key differentiator in the organizations’ bid to gain a sustainable competitive advantage over their competitors. This is true more in the context of globalized world economy. Indian industry is also experiencing the globalization phenomenon and the challenge to manage its human resources is more pertinent than anytime before. This course is aimed at managers, not necessarily the human resource managers, working in the globalized context. It intends to expose the participants to the fundamental human resource management functions, and also introduce them to some of the challenges managers face in managing human resources in the global context. Pedagogy There will be a mix of lecture based delivery and discussions built around relevant cases highlighting the concepts in focus. Though the online distance mode puts some constraint on the discussions, it should be the endeavor of all participants to make the sessions as lively as the technology permits. Total online contact hours will be 9 spread over three sessions. Reading Material The reading material for a session including chapters from reference book and cases will be sent before every session. Course Contents Broadly the course will cover the following topics. However instructor keeps the discretion to modify it a bit here and there as and when need arise. Session 1 Human Resource Management System, Context and Challenge. Readings: ...
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...GLOBAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT BUS 439 Lori Wieters 08/01/2011 The development of globally competent leaders has been widely recognized as a critical factor in the future success of multinational companies. It is no surprise that global leadership development is one of the key human resource issues of chief executives in multinational firms a shortage of global leaders is becoming an increasing problem for multinational companies, slowing down and sometimes hindering the implementation of global strategies and leading to lower bottom-line results. Organizations are struggling today to identify both current and future global leaders, they are also failing to help these global leaders to acquire the skills and best practices necessary to succeed in the face of greater globalization. Most global leadership development programs fail primarily due to the lack of a coordinated internal process to create, flexible, and visionary leaders who can hold multiple perspectives in different environments. Some of the issues associated with global leadership development occurs where “a lot of career politics are associated with getting visibility early in the eyes of top management so that one will be given the challenging jobs that count. How- ever, there are real dilemmas associated with the age when potential should be identified—early or late?” (Evans, P., Pucik, V., Bjorkman, I., p. 336). The challenge is the amount of time, effort and investment it takes to develop globally...
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...15, 16 LIMITATION Page17, RECOMMENDATIONS Page 17, 18 REFERENCES Page 19, 20, 21, 22 APPENDIXES A Page 23 APPENDIXES B Pages 23, 24, 25, 26 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which employees of diversity management strategies varied by gender, and ethnicity in a sample of government employees from an Serenity Behavioral Health System Facility. Employee attitudes toward diversity and diversity management were measured using previously established receptivity to diversity scales. The major findings of this study are; In general, employees were receptive to...
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