Professor Kern

1. Discuss with your colleagues:

1.        Research issues involving expats working in foreign countries and provide examples. How you would try to alleviate those issues before they occur or at least try and mitigate them?

2.       Lastly, would you like to work for a MNE in a foreign country?

a.      Why?

Cannot just answers without submitting your comments as well. All normal discussion rules apply and please see grading rubric for discussions.

One major problem with expatriates is trying to balance the company compensation bracket. The company must establish a global salary/compensation bracket for all its employees. This will cover future problems with job assignments interest, investment projects, additional expenses and training programs.

Unfortunately most of the time job assignments do not allow families to attend, do not allot for relocation assistance or families are unable to pick up their roots to move. There are endless reasons for hardships on families, but to reduce heartbreak and burdens… I suggest funding set aside for contact. Within this contact budget this may allow one of three things to happen: [1] skype minutes for calling home/abroad, [2] the ability to go home/visitation or [3] the ability to relocate over time.

I would work for a company that considered creating a funding for allowing me to keep in contact with family, but we all know this is not the only issue at hand. It will take a lot more in order for me to work for a company that will be sending me abroad repeatedly.

Works Cited

Managing Human Resources in an International Business. (2003, 05 12). Retrieved from PrenHall: http://wps.prenhall.com/wps/media/objects/728/745520/chapter13.pdf

2. Discuss with your colleagues:

1.        What differences would you expect to find between human resources management in the public and private sector.

a.      Why are there differences?

Cannot just answers without submitting your comments as well. All normal discussion rules apply and please see grading rubric for discussions.

Did you know that the government holds 75% of business and non-government holds 25% of business within the  United States ?  

Human Resource Management is allowed to operate as they see fit depending on the number of staff members a company has. I have read about this in my Infrastructure & Key Resource Homeland Security Class a few seasons back. As such I have learned that private sector employment contracts involve a clause that allows a staff member to be removed without cause. The public sector employment deals around a lot of equal opportunity employment.

The reason there are differences is most importantly describe by the unique names. The Public Sector such as law enforcement is representation of the states/government. The Private Sector such as a business is representation services for citizens of the state/government.

Works Cited

MediaTec Publishing Incorporated. (2011, 09 07). Dear Workforce How Is HR Different Between the Public and Private Sectors? Retrieved from Workforce: http://www.workforce.com/articles/dear-workforce-how-is-hr-different-between-the-public-and-private-sectors

3. 2. Mini case scenario 4 assignment: Research and answer the following questions. Be sure and follow the Grading Rubric for Mini Case Scenarios found in course content area of class.

 

You are a headhunter (executive recruiter). You have been given the assignment to find candidates for a manager’s position in an NGO that specializes in providing sustainable, potable water to rural communities. The individual who gets the job will be working for several years in three different countries working with the NGO’s local staffs helping people in rural areas build and maintain water purification systems. Based on what you have learned about Human Resources and the Public Sector, what are the three most important qualifications you will be looking for the person to fill this specific job and why is each of these qualifications important?

 

Answer the following question. Your answer can be brief but be sure that it is complete. This is an open book and internet assignment but you may not discuss it with anyone. You must provide me citation of authority to support your response or loose -1pt. Post answers in assignments folder heading “Mini4” by Apr 20.