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Unit 12: Basics of International HRM

motivate them to perform well, upgrade their skills so to perform more challenging tasks and notes
finally retaining them”.
In the words of Cynthia D. Fisher, “The process of procuring, allocating and effectively
utilizing human resource in an international business is called international human resource
management”.
International HRM, thus, involves ascertaining the corporate strategy of the company and
assessing the corresponding recruitment, staffing and organizational strategy.

12.1.1 characteristics of iHrm

The major characteristics of IHRM are as follows:
l z Ascertaining the corporate strategy of the company and assessing the corresponding
human resource needs.

l z Involves determining the recruitment, staffing and organizational strategy at international
level.

l z It involves induction, training and motivating the personnel to perform well.
l z It involves upgrading the skills of the personnel so that they may perform more challenging
tasks at international level.
l z The strategic role of HRM is more complex in an international business than that in
domestic business.

12.1.2 nature of iHrm

IHRM involves the interplay among the three dimensions:

1. Human Resource Activities
2. Types of Employees
3. Countries of Operations
These dimensions reveal the nature of IHRM. It is also explained in the figure 12.1.

figure 12.1: model of international Hrm

Source: Peter J. Dowling, IHRM, South Western College Publishing Co., 1999.

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