Assignment On International human resource management strategies in multinational corporations

Theoretical assumptions and empirical evidence from German firms

Globalization is becoming more and more important to companies all over the world. A major component of the globalization of business is the field of human resource management. A trend over the past few years has been to identify the linkage of human resource management with strategy not only on the national level but also on the international level. Thus, Strategic International Human Resource Management (SIHRM) is a growing field of research for academics and an important field of concern for practitioners in multinational corporations.

Term Paper on International Human Resource Management of HSBC

The Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation (HSBC) Group, one of the world's largest banking and financial services organizations, had its beginnings in Asia more than 130 years ago. Headquartered in London, HSBC's international network comprises over 9,500 offices in 79 countries and territories in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa. The Group has business operation in 81 countries round the world. This bank is divided in four different regions. According to its geographic location these divisions are USA, Europe, Africa and Asia-Pacific. More than 8000 thousand people are working in these regions.