Global Issues (Respond Only to the Discussion Question) No cover page necessary (a few paragraphs only)

Global Issues  Please respond to the following:

• Select an international company in a field you are familiar with and  determine two (2) key areas (i.e., staffing, training, employee and  labor relations, compensation, benefits) where HR will have additional  issues and challenges to deal with than in strictly U.S.-based  companies. Next, suggest at least two (2) recommendations for dealing  with these issues and challenges. Provide a rationale for your response.
• Per Chapter 16 of your text, Geert Hofstede’s Model of National  Culture outlines six (6) cultural dimensions in which countries may  differ: power-distance, individualism, masculinity, uncertainty  avoidance, long term orientation, and indulgence. Go to the Hofstede Centre’s website  and select two (2) different countries. Compare the ratings in all of  these cultural dimensions, plus the additional dimension of Indulgence  listed on the site, between your selected countries. Next, describe at  least two (2) challenges employees from these selected countries may  face in working with each other due to differences in the dimensions.  Provide a rationale for your response.