Human Resource Selection & Development: Challenges for MNC’s

Abstract

Firms conducting international business need to be particu­larly concerned with human resource management issues, including selection, training, and development to butter prepare their personnel for overseas assignments. This research focuses on potential sources of human resources that can be used for overseas assignments, procedures that are used in the selection process, and compensation issues. In addition, an attention is given to training and devel­opment and to the various types of training that commonly is offered. The specific objectives of this research are to identify the three basic sources that MNCs can tap when filling management vacancies in overseas operations in addition to options of subcontracting end outsourcing; to describe the selection criteria and procedures used by the organization and individual managers when making final decisions; to discuss the reasons why people return from overseas assignments, and present some of the strate­gies used to ensure a smooth transition back into the home-market operation; to describe the training process, the most common reasons for training, and tilt types of training that often are provided; to explain how cultural assimilators work and why they are so highly regarded.