1-IHRM Introduction Lecture (1)

1H Scullion
Introduction to Comparative
International HRM

Global Business Environment
What are the major changes to the global
business environment over the last decade ?
What are some of the major implications for the
management of people on a global basis ?

3
Multinational versus Domestic
What are the fundamental differences between
domestic and multinational corporations?
Multi-culturalism
Geographic dispersion

4
The combination of both multiculturalism
and geographic dispersion is of fundamental
importance.
(Adler)

What are the potential benefits of
multiculturalism and geographic dispersion ?
What are the main challenges ?