HUMAN RESOURCE ISSUES

Human Resource Issues



Executive Summary

This report is to enquire the HR practices and policies of worldwide companies which may have subsidiaries over the world. It is accepted that company from distinct homeland may have distinct worldwide HR practices and policies which are influenced by their culture.

Eastman Kodak Company and Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. were chosen for such investigation. The next facet of the HR practices and policies will be discussed: Recruitment and Selection Training and Development Remuneration and Compensation How the nationwide and company culture of the parent company sway the worldwide HR practice and policy will furthermore be discussed.

 

Human Resource Issues

Company Background

Eastman Kodak Company Kodak engages in producing and studying digital technology, blending the power and convenience of electronics with the value of customary taking photographs to make schemes that convey grades of utility and fun to the taking, "making" and utilization of images. Today, the company has constructing procedures in Canada, Mexico, Brazil, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Australia and the U.S. Kodak goods are sold by subsidiary companies to persons in more than 150 countries. George Eastman, ofunder of Kodak, suggest the slogan "you impel the button, we manage the rest," started remains a aim of Eastman Kodak Company today, to supply convenience and value to our customers so more and more persons can know-how the exceptional wonders of taking photographs and arrest and re-live their more cherished moments.

Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.

Fujifilm was based in January 1934 in Japan and is actually a premier worldwide constructor, designer and marketer of buyer photographic magnetic and other imaging goods and systems. Today, Fujifilm has 23 overseas subsidiaries and 8 overseas agency established in the United States, Canada, Europe, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore. Out of these subsidiaries, there are 16 constructing plants encompassing junction projects, in 12 countries. All of these subsidiaries are sustained by Fujifilm's Research & Development capabilities in Japan. Having particular three key phrases - value, pace, and globalization - Fujifilm is aspiring to be an very good business civilian to make significant assistance to a international society.

 

Literature Review International HRM

As there will be nationwide distinctiveness of organization in distinct homeland and the cultural origins of organization functioning, each humanity is distinctly distinct pattern any other humanity, and that this distinctiveness is echoed in the way organizations are organised and function. According to Lawler (1996), individuals' responses to the work they manage work out how well they present and how well organizations perform. To accomplish productive worldwide HRM, such distinction should be correctly contended with.

International companies should realise the multiple, nationwide cultures over the distinct nations and supply recommendations to remainder of the enterprise on how to incorporate and coordinate these differing nationwide cultures. Hire and train a really world-quality and globally cognizant work-force and administration team. Develop their vocation designing and administration development programmes that encompass worldwide allotment and cultural training, in order that they have the proficiency to communicate with the international ...