Human Resource (HR) Management
1. Over the last decade, why have large Multinational Corporations (MNCs) like General Electric (G.E.) increasingly outsourced jobs to foreign locations? In some cases, why have these jobs returned to the U.S.?
2. How the outsourcing of jobs (both manufacturing and "knowledge" jobs) can create additional employment opportunities in the U.S.?
3. What types of unique challenges do HR managers in MNCs like G.E. face?
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1. This discussion regarding outsourcing should include the fact that the U.S. economy is sluggish at best, while growth in other economies such as Brazil is much more robust. Here you should review the video and quote thee growth rates given. There are more consumers in other countries as well, prodding companies to move their businesses where there is more consumption. Another reason also surrounds the idea that the tax structure is lower elsewhere like Japan there and as such they companies who locate ...
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The solution discusses why have large Multinational Corporations (MNCs) like General Electric (G.E.) increasingly outsourced jobs to foreign locations.
Strategic Human Resource Management
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Strategic Human Resource
After you've read the background materials and have some different data points on strategic human resource management, please write a 4-5 page paper, not including cover and reference pages, in which you address the following question:
What do HR managers need to do in order to transform HR into a strategic, value-added function in the organization?
The keys to this case study are:
? Understanding the strategic role of HR
? Explaining the importance of HR in business operations to be successful
? Discussing human capital planning / talent management and how it relates to a business
? Discussing how HR and OD can partner to help an organization
? Explaining how to justify (quantify) HR