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International Human Resource management

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INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Introduction

India is of late emerging as one of the world 's most rapidly growing economies . Its consistent growth performance , readily available high skilled labour force , political stability and well develop infrastructure among other factors is making it more attractive to foreign investors . Infact it is emerging as the destination for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI ) taking the place of United States after China (Robert William1999

Indian government through the Foreign Direct Investment sector is working on reforms

to promote foreign investment and open new avenues for retail markets . This will translate into increased number of foreign investors and Multinational Corporation moving to India (Richard , 1998

To ensure successful thriving of multinational companies based in India their international Human Resource Managers should study labor market structures , issues of recruitment , motivational techniques , talent retention and at the same time compete effectively and remaining within the international management policies (Lilley Wilson 1994

In our discussion we will focus on the background information with regard to the country , India to highlight on how the society operates and the likely influence on business operations . The Human Resource Management issues in India will also be discussed at length to unravel some of the problems posed by these issues . In addition tentative solutions would be suggested based on the issues

Background Information

India is a unique country co-habiting people with varied cultural background , religious groups , races and languages (David , 2003 . Any investor or a business entity willing to work in India would be compelled to understand and appreciate the Indian culture in its socio-cultural context (Gadgil Berkes 1991

India is multi-religious with Hinduism taking a large proportion followed by Islam , Christianity , Sikhism , Buddhism and Jainism (Barsh 1986 . Religious tolerance must be observed either within or without the work place . Indians ' professional and personal life is still being dictated by religious rights , symbols and astrology almost becoming part of a daily life (Penny , et al , 2004

On gender , Indian constitution recognizes equality of gender . Indian women are therefore increasingly becoming visible and successful in the professional field . Increase in multinational corporations backed by globalization factors has enabled a lot of women to feature in the management and entrepreneurial fields in the corporate sector (Gadgil Berkes 1991

As an international manager therefore , women 's involvement should not be an issue of contention . Dressing however for foreign women should be conservative not to attract undue attention (Richard , 1998 . Similarly foreign males meeting Indian females should withhold their hand shaking initiative towards the Indian women unless they initiate it . Kissing and hugging are unheard of and one should desist from such attempts (Richard , 1998

Family as the basic unit of the society plays a pivotal role in business either in its decision making , management style , collective sum and polychromic approach of employee benefit and perquisites (David , 2003 Though modernization is quickly encroaching on the Indian culture , it still promotes discrimination based on age . Majority of higher positions in India are occupied by...

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