Managerial Competencies for Multinational Businesses

Managerial Competencies for Multinational Businesses

Author: López-Fernández, Macarena

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2018-08-03

Total Pages: 387

ISBN-13: 1522557822

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There is a growing interaction between companies and countries, illustrated by a constant flow of trade, capital, and work. With the rapid emergence of other countries with sufficient potential to join the globalization process, it is necessary to provide techniques for managerial planning, organization, and control in an international context. Managerial Competencies for Multinational Businesses is a collection of innovative research on the methods of leadership styles and skills required for managers to be successful in an international company. Highlighting a range of topics, including human resource management, industrial relations, and international careers, this book is ideally designed for senior managers, business professionals, team leaders, and human resource managers seeking current research on the key aspects of managing a company in a developing globalized market.


Human Resources Management in Multinational Companies

Human Resources Management in Multinational Companies

Author: Marzena Stor

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2022-12-27

Total Pages: 347

ISBN-13: 1000836177

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Human resource management (HRM) has a significant impact on companies' performance, as evidenced by research conducted in multinational companies (MNCs) based in Central Europe. This book provides a unique perspective of activities conducted in the HRM field in local subsidiaries of such enterprises. It also presents results verifying many hypotheses for each of the six models for single HRM subfunctions and their four relationships with the results of company performance. Particular chapters are devoted to activities including staffing the organization, shaping employee work engagement and job satisfaction, conducting employee performance appraisal, employee development, managerial staff development, and employer branding. The author used the Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling to verify the research hypotheses. Readers will acquire knowledge about HRM practices in organizations in which the overwhelming ownership capital belongs to MNCs headquartered in Central Europe. The research findings presented confirm the positive impact that HRM activities have on the results of this type of enterprise in such areas as finance, quality, innovation and HRM itself. The research also sheds light on the new, interesting regularities identified in this regard, e.g. the perception of human factor as a competitive factor. This book will be of interest to academics, researchers, and advanced or postgraduate students who are interested in the latest research on HRM in MNCs in the region of Central Europe. The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.


Multinational Enterprises and Emerging Economies

Multinational Enterprises and Emerging Economies

Author: Klaus E.Meyer

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2020-03-28

Total Pages: 461

ISBN-13: 1788978927

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Guided by the overarching question “how and why does the emerging economy context matter for business?”, this collection brings together key contributions of Klaus Meyer on multinational enterprises (MNEs) competing in, and originating from, emerging economies. The book also explores how outward investment strategies contribute to building internationally competitive MNEs.


Driving Multinational Enterprises Through Effective Global Talent Management

Driving Multinational Enterprises Through Effective Global Talent Management

Author: Tamzini, Khaled

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2017-03-03

Total Pages: 207

ISBN-13: 1522525580

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Managing organizational talent, of both current employees and possible recruits alike, is a key factor of running a successful business. A company is only as good as the staff, and studying the most effective ways to cultivate these groups can allow business managers an easy way to boost efficiency within their ranks. Driving Multinational Enterprises Through Effective Global Talent Management provides a comprehensive examination of the latest strategies and methods for attracting, selecting, training, developing and promoting employees within an organization. Highlighting innovative practices and applications across a variety of areas such as expatriate staffing, talent identification, and multinational company practices, this book is an ideal reference source for company owners, organization managers, practitioners, business students, and researchers that are interested in learning more about current trends and techniques in talent management.


Contemporary Multicultural Orientations and Practices for Global Leadership

Contemporary Multicultural Orientations and Practices for Global Leadership

Author: Atiku, Sulaiman Olusegun

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2018-11-02

Total Pages: 349

ISBN-13: 1522562877

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With the rise of the global economy, business operations and activities are no longer restricted by geographic territory. Therefore, development of diverse and adaptive leadership practices are necessary in order to succeed in a multicultural, complex, and often uncertain global environment. Contemporary Multicultural Orientations and Practices for Global Leadership is an essential reference source that seeks to enhance multicultural competencies and leadership attributes of contemporary global leadership practice to better navigate global business environments. Featuring research on topics such as human resource strategies, social responsibility, and psychological capital, this book is ideally designed for managers, business leaders, and researchers seeking coverage on multicultural intelligence and its relation to leadership development and the success of organizations.


Global Leadership

Global Leadership

Author: Mark E. Mendenhall

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-10-02

Total Pages: 464

ISBN-13: 1351869442

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This text focuses on leading across cultural, economic, social, national, and political boundaries simultaneously. Global Leadership presents the field’s latest studies and practices in a succinct and engaging style that helps scholars, managers, and students grasp the complexities of being a global leader. The authors begin by explaining the conceptual differences between general leadership and global leadership before examining the various dimensions of the global leadership field, and how it will develop in the future. Users of previous editions will notice that the book has been restructured into five new parts to provide a better conceptual flow. Other new features include: A new chapter on talent management and its relationship to global leadership processes. Updates to the chapter on global leadership development, including material on international service learning approaches and other "best practice" examples. Significant updates to the chapters on responsible global leadership and leading global teams, accounting for recent advances in both disciplines. This edition will prove a useful guide for graduate students of global leadership, international business, and general leadership classes as well as scholars and managers seeking a thorough understanding of the field today. PowerPoint slides and a list of suggested cases are available to further assist instructors.


China's Reality and Global Vision

China's Reality and Global Vision

Author: Siwei Cheng

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 9814287903

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This unique book presents the contemporary achievements in management research and managerial practice of Chinese enterprises. Featuring a collection of keynote and plenary speeches by well-known international scholars and CEOs of multinational and national corporations, this book puts forth their solutions to management challenges from both China's reality and global concerns. Comprehensively discussed and examined, the various topics being broached are strategic management; organizational behaviors; accounting and finance; management science; information and technology management; as well as innovations. This book not only highlights the cutting-edge findings of management research in China but is also a reflection of the changes of management theory and applications in the face of China's economic reform and Open-door policy; hence making it a useful resource for readers interested in China's management and economic development.


Globalizing Human Resource Management

Globalizing Human Resource Management

Author: Paul Sparrow

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-08-05

Total Pages: 317

ISBN-13: 1317361644

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This new edition of Globalizing Human Resource Management examines the strategic and global issues of HRM by showing how organizations address the tradeoffs between global integration and local responsiveness. Sparrow, Brewster, and Chung discuss varying methods of globalized talent management and employer branding and conclude with a multi-dimensional approach to HRM. The second edition includes: Updated analyses of talent management, employer branding, and outsourcing of HRM Broader geographic focus, including a new focus on Asian firms and other emerging markets Exploration of the impact of strategic management thinking on HR as well as the latest research in other areas, such as operations, marketing, and economic geography Complementing traditional international HRM texts, this is an ideal book for any student interested in the actual strategic logics being pursued by the HR function today.


International Human Resource Management

International Human Resource Management

Author: Dennis R. Briscoe

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 1135269947

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Weaving theory and practice, this comprehensive textbook has been thoroughly revised to feature a wealth of new case studies, revised material and content, and an updated website for extra learning support.


International Business Diplomacy

International Business Diplomacy

Author: Huub Ruël

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

Published: 2017-11-23

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 1787430820

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Business diplomacy involves developing strategies for long-term, positive relationship building with governments, local communities, and interest groups, aiming to establish and sustain legitimacy and to mitigate the risks arising from all non-commercial or exogenous factors in the global business environment.