Seminare – Personalwesen
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International Human Resource Management (english)
title
International Human Resource Management (english)
duration
one, two or three days (depending on required depth)
goals
This course should enable students to analyze and solve relevant human resource problems in the context of leading intercultural projects. They are able to apply specific methods and techniques of analyzing and solving problems of intercultural projects.
content
Definition IHRM, domestic/international HRM
Cultural environment, forces for change, sharing of knowledge
Organization, Interfirm linkages, Acquisitions, Mergers
Approaches to staffing, Virtual assignments, roles of expatriates
Staff selection, expatriate failure, adjustment to foreign culture
Adjust to foreign culture, family requirements, language
Training and development
Compensation and taxation
Re-entry and career issues
lecturer
Dr. Peter R. Wetzel occupied leading positions in a large multinational company for heavy electrical products and installations for more than thirty years. In 18 years' appointments abroad (Switzerland, Brazil, South Africa and Belarus) he was able to accumulate a broad spectrum of experience in project management.