{"id":1647,"date":"2019-10-11T21:11:10","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T21:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-humanresourcesmgmt\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1647"},"modified":"2024-04-25T01:48:50","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T01:48:50","slug":"why-it-matters-global-human-resources","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-humanresourcesmgmt\/chapter\/why-it-matters-global-human-resources\/","title":{"raw":"Why It Matters: Global Human Resources","rendered":"Why It Matters: Global Human Resources"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>Why learn about\u00a0opportunities and challenges of managing human resources in the global business environment?<\/h2>\r\nA large American hotel company, LMN Hotels, recently decided to expand their hotel chain into Europe. They just completed an acquisition of a hotel chain in Germany. They now own twenty hotels in Germany which they plan to redesign to embody their company\u2019s brand. During the acquisition, 65% of the German hotel chain\u2019s staff left the company. Therefore, LMN Hotels needs to hire a new workforce to fill the hundreds of positions currently vacant. Since this international acquisition is foreign territory (both literally and physically) LMN\u2019s human resources team has a lot to plan and execute.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-2153\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4056\/2019\/10\/01192304\/photo-1545175707-9eec1209f720-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Decorative image.\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" \/>Working on a global scale can pose many challenges for a company. LMN\u2019s HR Team begins to compile a list of tasks they need to complete in order to successfully open up their new hotels in Germany. Here are a few of the things they need to consider and accomplish:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do we address the language barrier? Do we have employees that speak German? Are their translation services or employees from the acquired company that can speak English?<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who will we send to oversee the renovations and redesign in the German hotels?<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How can we effectively hire new staff members to fill the current open positions?<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do we train the new staff members and the acquired staff members to embody company brand and meet their job expectations?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nThese questions are just the tip of the iceberg. International Human Resource Managers have a challenging and demanding role. 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Since this international acquisition is foreign territory (both literally and physically) LMN\u2019s human resources team has a lot to plan and execute.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2153\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4056\/2019\/10\/01192304\/photo-1545175707-9eec1209f720-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Decorative image.\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" \/>Working on a global scale can pose many challenges for a company. LMN\u2019s HR Team begins to compile a list of tasks they need to complete in order to successfully open up their new hotels in Germany. Here are a few of the things they need to consider and accomplish:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do we address the language barrier? Do we have employees that speak German? Are their translation services or employees from the acquired company that can speak English?<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who will we send to oversee the renovations and redesign in the German hotels?<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How can we effectively hire new staff members to fill the current open positions?<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do we train the new staff members and the acquired staff members to embody company brand and meet their job expectations?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These questions are just the tip of the iceberg. International Human Resource Managers have a challenging and demanding role. 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