Telecom Industry: HR Issues
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I need help composing a response to this. I am trying to use the telecom industry. This is for a Human Capital Development Class.
You are the Director of Human Resources for a company whose revised strategy has resulted in the acquisition of another company in a foreign market. The CEO has asked you to prepare a comprehensive staffing strategy for the new expanded company in preparation for a strategic audit of the HR systems in the acquired company.
a. Identify the type of industry within which your company operates. Also, identify the country into which you are expanding. You may want to use the EIU Viewswire Database in the University Library.
b. What HR challenges may arise as a result of this acquisition? What unique cultural and regulatory factors (e.g. EEOC) do you need to consider? How will they impact organizational effectiveness?
c. What recruitment and selection practices will be used in staffing the newly acquired company? What mix of expatriates and nationals do you expect? How will you determine what skills and abilities are needed? Once those skills and abilities are determined, what training and development practices will be used?
d. What changes in the current organizational structure will be required to achieve the revised strategy, considering the possible results of the audit?
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This posting discusses human capital development in the telecom industry.. In addition, the posting discusses the effect of takeovers and changes in organizational structure.
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I need help composing a response to this. I am trying to use the telecom industry. This is for a Human Capital Development Class.
You are the Director of Human Resources for a company whose revised strategy has resulted in the acquisition of another company in a foreign market. The CEO has asked you to prepare a comprehensive staffing strategy for the new expanded company in preparation for a strategic audit of the HR systems in the acquired company.
a. Identify the type of industry within which your company operates. Also, identify the country into which you are expanding. You may want to use the EIU Viewswire Database in the University Library.
The type of industry is the telecom industry and the company provides the services of landlines, cellular phones, cable services and internet broadband services. The company provides service in 11 cities and is organized in the form of departments. Every city has different departments of landlines, cellular phones, cable services and internet broadband service. The acquired company operates in two countries the first is Germany and the other is Brazil. This is the first step of expansion and is a precursor to the international expansion of the company.
b. What HR challenges may arise as a result of this acquisition? What unique cultural and regulatory factors (e.g. EEOC) do you need to consider? How will they impact organizational effectiveness?
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