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IHRM Models and Processes as Integration. By Allen D. Engle, Sr. International Human Resource Management Colloquium, 20 June 2005 School of Business & Government University of Canberra. Central Premise – Something To Think About. Specialization of Labor is Overrated.
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IHRM Modelsand Processes as Integration By Allen D. Engle, Sr. International Human Resource Management Colloquium, 20 June 2005 School of Business & Government University of Canberra
Central Premise – Something To Think About Specialization of Labor is Overrated
Fear Not – Not a Resurgence of the Cult of (British) Amateurism
Old AssumptionsStrategyStructureJobsHR Processes (R&S, T&D, C&B,etc.)
Structure (Horizontal and Vertical Differentiation of Jobs)Is PrimaryControl Device
Old Assumptions the Result of Old Environments – “Certainty”StableSimpleRich
Job as Unit of AnalysisJob as Compromise: 250 Jobs and not 7,000 Persons
Limited Information Processing Capabilities During Rush to Mass Production
Job Analysis and Taylorism as the Result of Scale, Specialization, and Limited Information Processing Capabilities
HRM’s Old Role Was to Ensure That Jobs Happen - Reactionary and Transactionary
Old Focus In HRM On Differentiation and Differences – Job Analysis As the Foundation For All HR Activities
New Environment – Increased Environmental UncertaintyMore ComplexityMore DynamismLess Richness
New Technological Capabilities:Sophisticated IT to Track Individual Employees
Old “Blue Collar” HR System Remain in New Global EnvironmentsWhy?
ReasonsWhy?One:Vested Interests, Consultancies, Professional Organizations and Academic Units With “Investments” in Old Approaches
Reasons Why?Two:Fear of the Unknown and the Incredible Cost of Investing in the Future
Need to Refocus on Persons, Roles and Integration for Global Performance
New assumptionsStrategyHR CapabilitiesPeople ProcessesPersons in Roles
Leaders As Cultural Coordinators “Bards”(Engle, Engle and Engle, 2004)
Ghoshal and Bartlett’s (1997) Transnational RolesGlobal Culture GuruRegional MentorsLocal Entrepreneurs
Imagery of a Coordinated School of Fish(Engle and Mendenhall, 2004)
Integration(Coordination, Cooperation, Communication)As Key to Global Success(Gratton, 2005)
Evidences of Building InterestSocial Capital-Human CapitalKnowledge Firms-Product FirmsSocial Networks-Job HierarchiesBoundaryless Careers-Silos
Focusing on Finding People Who Can Play Roles and Can Exhibit Relationships
Exercise in Application:Recruitment and Selection for IntegrationTraining and Development for IntegrationCompensation and Benefits for Integration
Thank You For Your Cooperation, Communication and Integration