International Trade and

International Human
Resources Management

Associate Professor Liga Peiseniece (Latvia)

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 1. Introduction to International Human Resource
Management. Diversity aspects in an international
company.

Agenda of 2. Human resource planning and recruitment for an

international company

HRM 3. Human resources development and mobility in an

international company.

classes 4. Human resources motivation in an international

company.

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Learning outcome:
Analyze the human talent management process in international contexts
Assessment:
Class activities and performance 10%
International Human Resources workshops 20%

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 1. Introduction to international human
Agenda resource management

for Day 1 2. Practical tasks – description of

company, trend analysis

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Dr.sc.admin.
Līga Peiseniece
Rector, Vice-rector for Academic Affairs, Associate
professor, HR manager (from 2006)
BA School of Business and Finance/Banku
augstskola

Head of Human Resource Management Department

in (2002 – 2006)
State Revenue Service

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Colombia and Latvia

Colombia Latvia
Population 50,372,424 1,907,675
Area 1,418,748 km2 64,589 km2
Currency COP EUR
GDP per capita $16,264 $33,393
Treasures of Latvia
• Business
• Culture
• Arhitecture 9
 1) HRM is the process of acquiring, training, appraising
and compensating employees and of attending to their
labor relations, health and safety, and fairness concerns .

2) HRM is the management of people to achieve

HUMAN individual behavior and performance that will enhance an
organization's effectiveness.
RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT
Sources:
(HRM) 1) Dessler, G., Fundamentals of Human Resource
Management, 3th Edition, Pearson, 2014
2) A Dictionary of Business and Management, Oxford
University Press.

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HRM functions (I)
• Job analysis, evaluation, and classification: to identify necessary skills.
• Job design and work design: to clarify work performance, scheduling and relations.
• Recruitment: to find the right people for the right job.
• Selection: to hire the right staff.
• Induction, training development: to socialize staff and update their skills and careers.
• Skills audit: to know what skills and abilities your staff possess.

Source: Härtel C.E.J., Fujimoto Y., Strybosch V., Fitzpatrick K. (2007) Human Resource
Managament/ Transforming Theory into Innovative Practice , Pearson Education Australia,
p.5

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HRM functions (II)
• Performance management: to develop, evaluate, motivate and discipline staff.
• Managing compensation, rewards and benefits: to ensure payment and benefits are
adequate.
• Research: to monitor, evaluate and innovate staff continually.

Source: Härtel C.E.J., Fujimoto Y., Strybosch V., Fitzpatrick K. (2007) Human Resource
Managament/ Transforming Theory into Innovative Practice , Pearson Education Australia,
p.5

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 Main HRM
responsibilities for
line managers

Source: Dessler, G., Fundamentals of Human Resource Management, 3th Edition, Pearson, 201413
 International Human Resource Management
(IHRM)
• covers all issues related to managing the global workforce and its contribution
to firm outcomes and includes comparative analyses of HRM in different
countries.

• IHRM – is interpay among the three dimentions of HR activities, type of

employees and countries of operation.

• one obvious difference between domestic and international HRM is that staff
are moved across national boundaries into various roles within the
international firm’s foreign operations – these employees have traditionally
been called expatriates.
Source: Dowling, P. J., Festing, M., Engle, A. D. International Human Resource Management: Managing People
in a Multinational Context, 6th Edition, Cengage Learning EMEA, 2013 14
 Complexity of IHRM
More HR activities

The need for a broader perspective

More involvement in employees’ personal lives

Changes in emphasis as the workforce mix of expatriates and local

varies
Risk exposure

Broader external influences

Source: Dowling, P. J., Festing, M., Engle, A. D. International Human Resource Management: Managing
People in a Multinational Context, 6th Edition, Cengage Learning EMEA, 2013 15
 What Jobs • International trade manager
• International trade specialist 
Relate to an • Cultural advisor
International • General business manager
Business and • Global distribution manager

Trade Degree? • Import compliance specialist

• International economist
• International sales representative
• International marketing manager

Source:
https://www.dallascollege.edu/cd/credit/international-busin
ess-trade/pages/career-info.aspx

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 Jobs Relate to an International Business
and Trade in Linkedin

https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/search/?currentJobId=2626560538&geoId= Remote
102361989&keywords=international%20trade&location=Bogota%2CD.C.%2
C%20Capital%20District%2C%20Colombia

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Jobs Relate to
an International
Business and
Trade in UK

Source:
https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/
professions/working-in-international-trad
e-and-negotiation/
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Jobs Relate to
an International
Business and
Trade

• https://learn.org/articles/Careers
_in_International_Trade_Your_Jo
b_Questions_Answered.html

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International
trade manager

https://www.salary.com/researc
h/job-description/benchmark/int
ernational-trade-specialist-job-d
escription

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1st practical task, work in pair -Trend
analysis
1.Read and watch HR trends, work in pair and prepare 5-7 min
presentation which of these trends are possible to see also in
Colombia!

• https://hrtrendinstitute.com/2020/11/23/11-hr-trends-to-take-into-a
ccount-for-2021/

• https://www.cipd.co.uk/knowledge/work/trends/megatrends
• https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/insights/us/articles/6935_2
021-HC-Trends/di_human-capital-trends.pdf
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2nd practical task – description of company
• Choose one company in international trade
• Desribe the company (industry, location, services, number of
employees)

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 Future Jobs

Source: http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Future_of_Jobs_2020.pdf 23