Human Resource Assignment for Teacher (Mother of All Writers),,,, Setting Up Your Affiliates Abroad

 

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In Unit 1 you built a comparison of two countries as global talent bases for recruiting. In this assignment, you will revisit those two countries and imagine that your company wants to set up operations in both, but the Board of Directors is not sure which one to set up first. You are the global human resource director, and the board has asked you to prepare a white paper on the strategic human resource issues the directors need to consider before making their decision.

For this assignment you will create a two- to three-page paper that describes your company, its mission, and the reason for operations in your chosen countries. You will also include an analysis of the two countries in terms of the company mission and HR needs, and you will make a recommendation regarding which country to establish first with your supporting rationale.

Step 1: Create a company profile.

You may choose to create any type of company—product-based, service-based, or not-for-profit. Please do not use your current employer or an existing company as your model. Assume your company is medium-sized, successful, growing, and wants to lead the market with a model human resource strategy.

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If you choose a product-based company, you will set up manufacturing or distribution centers, similar to the case you worked on in BUS3040.

·                       If you choose a service-based company, you will set up representative offices in the countries that will deliver your service to the local area only.

·                       If you are a not-for-profit organization, you will set up an office to deliver either products or services to the local market.

Step 2: Consider HR needs.

Once you have selected your company type and described it, consider the human resource needs of the company as a start-up in your chosen two countries and answer the following questions in your analysis:

·                       What type of staff will you need to hire for the initial stages of operations?

·                       What mix of local versus headquartered staff would be ideal?

·                       What cultural issues will be important to consider in the host country?

·                       What human resource organizational structure will be most appropriate to set up a working relationship at the initial stage of operation?

·                       How much of the human resources-related work will be conducted from the headquarters versus the local affiliate?

·                       Where and how will you retain employee records for the newly hired staff? What HR information systems might be used in your global ventures?

·                       Will you have a local human resource function? If not, when might it be appropriate to establish a local human resource presence?

  • What human resource policies would be essential at the initial stage of operation?
  • What will be your guiding principle for administering policies at the local level?
  • Would you prefer to set up the human resource function in person or have the manager of the local operation set it up?
  • How often will you communicate with the staff and how would you choose to communicate? In person? E-mail? Letter or memo?

Once complete, refer to the Setting Up Your Affiliates Abroad Scoring Guide to ensure you have met all of the requirements of the assignment, and submit it in the assignment area.

 

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In Unit 1 you built a comparison of two countries as global talent bases for recruiting. In this assignment, you will revisit those two countries and imagine that your company wants to set up operations in both, but the Board of Directors is not sure which one to set up first. You are the global human resource director, and the board has asked you to prepare a white paper on the strategic human resource issues the directors need to consider before making their decision.

For this assignment you will create a two- to three-page paper that describes your company, its mission, and the reason for operations in your chosen countries. You will also include an analysis of the two countries in terms of the company mission and HR needs, and you will make a recommendation regarding which country to establish first with your supporting rationale.

Step 1: Create a company profile.

You may choose to create any type of company—product-based, service-based, or not-for-profit. Please do not use your current employer or an existing company as your model. Assume your company is medium-sized, successful, growing, and wants to lead the market with a model human resource strategy.

  • If you choose a product-based company, you will set up manufacturing or distribution centers, similar to the case you worked on in BUS3040.
  • If you choose a service-based company, you will set up representative offices in the countries that will deliver your service to the local area only.
  • If you are a not-for-profit organization, you will set up an office to deliver either products or services to the local market.
Step 2: Consider HR needs.

Once you have selected your company type and described it, consider the human resource needs of the company as a start-up in your chosen two countries and answer the following questions in your analysis:

  • What type of staff will you need to hire for the initial stages of operations?
  • What mix of local versus headquartered staff would be ideal?
  • What cultural issues will be important to consider in the host country?
  • What human resource organizational structure will be most appropriate to set up a working relationship at the initial stage of operation?
  • How much of the human resources-related work will be conducted from the headquarters versus the local affiliate?
  • Where and how will you retain employee records for the newly hired staff? What HR information systems might be used in your global ventures?
  • Will you have a local human resource function? If not, when might it be appropriate to establish a local human resource presence?
  • What human resource policies would be essential at the initial stage of operation?
  • What will be your guiding principle for administering policies at the local level?
  • Would you prefer to set up the human resource function in person or have the manager of the local operation set it up?
  • How often will you communicate with the staff and how would you choose to communicate? In person? E-mail? Letter or memo?

Once complete, refer to the Setting Up Your Affiliates Abroad Scoring Guide to ensure you have met all of the requirements of the assignment, and submit it in the assignment area.

Examine strategic human resource issues necessary before starting operations in a foreign country.

(20%)

[Competency]

Analyze strategies for consistent HR global policy administration.

Describe the operations of a company and how the operations are helpful in the foreign country.

(20%)

[Competency]

Analyze strategies for consistent HR global policy administration.

 

Describe the cultural and social considerations that affect HR aspects when starting up HR operations in a foreign country.

(20%)

[Competency]

Analyze ethical challenges of managing a culturally diverse workforce in the global business environment.

 

Describe the best human resource structure based on country culture.

(20%)

[Competency]

Analyze ethical challenges of managing a culturally diverse workforce in the global business environment.

 

Identify the types of human resource professionals necessary to the successful start-up operations.

(20%)

[Competency]

Analyze qualifications associated with effective global organization HR directors.

 

Criteria Non-performance Basic Proficient Distinguished Comments
Does not identify
strategic human
resource issues
necessary before
starting operations in
a foreign country.
Identifies, but does not examine, strategic
human resource
issues necessary
before starting
operations in a
foreign country.
Examines strategic
human resource
issues necessary
before starting
operations in a
foreign country.
Examines strategic
human resource
issues necessary
before starting
operations in a
foreign country and provides a rationale that explains how
strategic issues were determined.
 
Does not list the
operations of a
company or how the operations are helpful in the foreign country.
Lists, but does not
describe, the
operations of a
company and how the operations are helpful in the foreign country.
Lists and describes the operations of a
company and how the operations are helpful in the foreign country.
Lists and describes
the operations of a
company and how the operations are helpful in the foreign country
and provides
examples.
Does not identify the cultural and social
considerations that affect HR aspects when starting up HR
operations in a
foreign country.
Identifies, but does not describe, the
cultural and social
considerations that affect HR aspects when starting up HR
operations in a
foreign country.
Describes the cultural and social
considerations that affect HR aspects when starting up HR
operations in a
foreign country.
Describes the cultural and social
considerations that affect HR aspects when starting up HR
operations in a
foreign country and provides examples of how the operations
would work in the
cultural and social
setting.
Does not identify the
best human resource
structure based on
country culture.
Identifies, but does
not describe, the best
human resource
structure based on
country culture.
Describes the best
human resource
structure based on
country culture.
Describes the best human resource structure based on country culture and
provides examples of how the structure
would work.
Does not identify the types of human resource
professionals
necessary to the
successful start-up
operations.
Identifies the human resource
professionals used to start up operations, but they may not be
the appropriate
professionals
necessary for the
success of the start-up operations.
Identifies the types of human resource
professionals
necessary to the
successful start-up
operations.
Identifies the types of human resource
professionals
necessary to the
successful start-up operations and
justifies why these
are the appropriate
professionals based on examples.

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