Katja Assenmacher

The challenges of International Human Resource Management within Multinational Enterprises Katja Assenmacher

Seminar paper from the year 2011 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: -, Anglia Ruskin University, language: English, abstract: In their work Briscoe, Schuler, and Claus (2009) point out the challenges that globalisation poses on human resource (HR) practices of Multinational enterprises (MNEs). These include the requirement of a global mindset throughout HR functions such as attracting, engaging, and retaining employees for all countries. Although a MNE operates global it still has to consider and adapt to local conditions and moreover HR managers have to work on their competencies in order to adequately respond to the circumstances. The above summarized statement of Briscoe, Schuler, and Claus (2009) is valid for several reasons which will be explored in the following essay.