GLOBAL STAFFING

Global Human Resource Operations

 Staffing Global Organizations
The polycentric approach

PROS CONS

 Alleviates cultural   Limits career mobility

myopia
  Isolates headquarters
 It is inexpensive to from foreign
implement subsidiaries
 Staffing Global Organizations
The geocentric approach

PROS CONS

 Uses human resources  National immigration

efficiently
 Helps build strong
culture and informal
management network
policies may limit
implementation
 It is expensive to
implement
 Staffing Global Organizations
The regiocentric approach

PROS CONS

 Less cost is incurred  National immigration

policies may limit
implementation
 No challenge in culture
and language
 High cost of
implementation
 Allows interaction
between managers that  Highly centralized control
are transferred to the
of staffing is required
regional headquarters
 Global Staffing Methods
The Ethnocentric Approach

PROS CONS

 Overcomes lack of  Produces resentment in

qualified managers in host country
host country
 Can lead to cultural
 Helps transfer core myopia
competencies

  Unified culture
Competencies For Global Recruits
 Stress tolerance

 Experience working internationally

 Language skills

 Diverse cultural experiences

Pre-departure Onboarding Opportunities

 Nuances about culture and history

 Politics of the country

 Finding a place to live

 Buying a car and rules of the road

 Repatriation Policies
 Send the right people abroad

 Support the expats family

 Challenges of repatriation

 Management plan on repatriation challenges

 U.S. Employment Laws
 Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.

 The Age Discrimination in Employment Act

(ADEA).

 The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

 The Uniformed Services Employment and

Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).
 References
 Collings, D. G., & Scullion, H. (2012). Global
staffing. In Handbook of Research in International
Human Resource Management, Second Edition.
Edward Elgar Publishing.
 Valk, R., Van der Velde, M., Van Engen, M., &
Godbole, R. (2014). International career motives,
repatriation and career success of Indian women in
Science & Technology. Journal of Global Mobility.