Friday, March 12, 2010

Chapter 15 Discussion Topic

There are a few factors thataffect Human Resource Management in the International Markets. Culture, Education, Economic Status, and Political-legal systems. Culture involves such things as customs, languages, and religions. If you don't understand the culture of the place you are working, you can cause a lot of problems for yourself and make the job unnecessarily difficult. Small things such as when working in a Hindu-dominated culture to not use or bring a leather briefcase, wallet, etc. This can be tied in with the culture of an organization within the States, every job or company has its own "culture" and it is smart to always learn as much about the culture before you get into a situation that could cause much embarrassment.
How can you learn about a culture before you travel or try to get a job in a new organization? Do you think that it is important to learn about a major faith or beliefs and values of other people or countries you could be dealing with?

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