| Mindset 2: Think globally Apply an understanding of global business dynamics to work
Understand the impact of diverse cultures, languages,
economies, and other relevant factors on organizational performance
Take a global view in planning and action
On-the-Job
Join a task force whose mission and objectives span
international boundaries and/whose members are from different countries Take
responsibility for a project requiring interaction with/visits to other countries Coach
someone from another country Select a mentor with international experience Join an
association with international representation
Education and Training
Human Resources in the Global Context (HRBS Consortium,
602-831-5045, 2 days, $1000) International Human Resource Executive Development Program
(Cornell University, 607-255-8994, 6 days, $3750) Human Resource Planning Society
(212-490-6387)
---Strategic Management of Global Assignments, 3 days, $945
---Becoming a Global Company: Managing Human Resources for Global Advantage, 3 days, $945
- Managerial Skills for International Business (INSEAD,
331-6074-5513, 2 weeks, FF 49,000)
- Strategic Issues Confronting Global Firms in the 1990s
(University of California, 619-534-6330)
- Strategic Global Management (UCLA, 310-825-2001, 4 days)
- Managing International Human Resources for Global
Competitiveness (Institute for International Research, 800-999-3123, 2 days, $1195)
- International HR Learning System (Society for Human Resource
Management, 612-885-5588, Self-Study, $295)
- Managing the Global Workforce (KPMG Peat Marwick,
201-307-7036, 3 days, $695)
- Global Contrasts (Griggs Productions, Video, 415-668-4200)
- Global Business Leadership through Human Resources
(Personnel Journal, 202-393-7022, 2 days, $895)
- Pimsleur Language Program Cassettes (American Management
Association, 800-262-9699, $100-265)
- Attend a Major International Conference:
- Video series on doing business in Asia, Europe and Mexico,
and the skills required for global management (Big World, Inc. 800-682-1261, $500-700 per
video)
- Note: The Conference Board has published two series of
reports on globalization: International Manager's Series, and Organizing for Global
Competitiveness. See especially Report No. 1062, "The Changing Global Role of the
Human Resources Function." See also HR Executive Review, Vol. 4, No. 2, 1996:
"Company Experiences with Global Teams." Call 212-339-0345 for information.
Reading
- International Human Resource Management Reference Guide
(SHRM, 703-548-3440, $75)
- Christopher A. Bartlett and Sumantra Ghoshal, Managing
Across Borders (Harvard Business School Press, 1989)
- Dennis R. Briscoe, International Human Resource Management
(Prentice Hall, 1995)
- Kathleen M. Carson, Changing European HR Practices
(Conference Board, 1992)
- Peter Dowling and Randall Schuler, International Dimensions
of Human Resource Management (PWS-Kent Publishing, 1990)
- C.B. Dur, J. Wood, M. Walker and C. Despres, The Emerging
Role of the HR Manager in Europe (IMD/European Association for Personnel Management,
Lausanne, 1992)
- Paul Evans, Yves Doz and Andre Laurent, Human Resource
Management in International Firms: Change, Globalization, Innovation (St. Martin's Press,
1990)
- Patrick c. Flood, Martin J. Gannon, Jaap Paaume and
Associates, Managing without Traditional Methods: International Innovations in Human
Resource Management (Addison-Wesley, 1996)
- Rosabeth Moss Kanter, World Class: Thriving Locally in the
Global Economy (Simon and Schuster, 1995)
- George C. Lodge, Managing Globalization in the Age of
Interdependence (Pfeiffer & Co., ISBN 0-89384-271-0)
- Michael J. Marquardt and Dean W. Engel, Global Human
Resource Development (Prentice-Hall, 1993)
- Richard Mead, International Management (Blackwell, 1994)
- Mark E. Mendenhall, Betty Jane Punnett and David A. Ricks,
Global Management (Blackwell, 1994)
- Kenichi Ohmae (ed.), The Evolving Global Economy (Harvard
Business School Press, ISBN 0-87584-640-8)
- Vladimir Pucik, et al., Globalizing Management (John Wiley
& Sons, 1992)
- Stephen H. Rhinesmith, Globalization: Six Keys to Success in
a Changing World (ASTD - Irwin, 1993)
- Oded Shenka, Global Perspective of Human Resource Management
(Prentice-Hall, 1995)
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