Posts Tagged Global-Marketplace
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Modern-Day Slavery
Each day, the 39 Filipino nationals worked up to 16 hours at South Florida country clubs, golf courses and restaurants that cater to a wealthy clientele. Each night, they returned to crowded homes in a quiet residential neighborhood in Boca Raton where food was scarce and barely edible. Meals sometimes consisted of…
May 8, 2012
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Future Focus: Think Globally
Globalization has often been associated with large multinational corporations. But leaders of small and medium-sized organizations in the United States are adopting a more global mind-set—and so are HR professionals. In the most recent SHRM Workplace Forecast survey report released in February, a majority of HR professionals…
December 29, 2011
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Fast Food Chain Dishes Up Employment
Officials at multinational companies in the Middle East often say they cannot find talented employees and junior managers among college and high school graduate applicants. Many students there study full time and graduate from universities without marketable skills or work experience. Experts say many lack standard skills such as…
December 28, 2011
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What is global leadership anyway?
If you have read anything about leadership in the last 10 years, the case for leadership at all levels of an organization is clear. Executives, managers, and employees must all use personal leadership skills in their various functions and departments to accomplish goals and build relationships along the way. …
November 29, 2011 | in Workforce
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Businesses Face an Engagement Crisis
As the global economy recovers from the worst recession in decades, low employee engagement has hit epidemic proportions, according to Kevin Kruse, president and founder of Krū Research and co-author of the book We: How to Increase Performance and Profits Through Full Engagement (John Wiley &…
November 17, 2011
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McDonald’s Makes Diversity Part of the Business
After almost 36 years, she’s still loving it. Patricia Sowell Harris, chief global diversity officer for McDonald’s Corp., started working at the global foodservice retailer’s headquarters as an administrative assistant in the legal department. After stints as an assistant to the president of the company,…
November 1, 2011
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IBM Study: Global Hiring, Social Media Value Rising
More than 700 chief human resource officers (CHROs) and senior executives worldwide say the foundation of workforce investment is shifting and they are seeing more hiring in Europe and North America, according to a new IBM study released Oct. 12, 2010. Additionally, social networking is having a broader impact on a company&rsquo…
June 21, 2011
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Indian Firm Helps Women Find Jobs Offering Flexibility
Everything changes once women start families, but it doesn’t mean it has to be the end of their careers. So says Saundarya Rajesh, founder and president of Avtar Career Creators, an India-based talent strategy consulting firm dedicated to helping women balance work and life through flexible work arrangements…
April 22, 2011
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Economist Intelligence Unit: Global Firms In 2020
Global firms in 2020: The next decade of change for organisations and workers is an Economist Intelligence Unit report, sponsored by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). The Economist Intelligence Unit conducted the survey and analysis and wrote the report. The findings and views expressed in the…
January 19, 2011
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Global Diversity and Inclusion: Perceptions, Practices and Attitudes
More than ever, businesses, governments, non-profits and other organizations are finding it necessary to adopt a global mindset in order to remain viable and relevant in today’s global marketplace. As organizations recognize the importance of developing greater cross-cultural competence, Diversity and Inclusion practitioners are often at the forefront…
January 18, 2011
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Perspectives on Women in Management in India
This article provides a glimpse into the status of women in management in India. Based on in-depth interviews by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) with Indian professional men and women and findings from Indian research studies, this article aims to present perspectives that offer an …
January 18, 2011
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Diversity Leaders Look for ‘Game-Changing Outcomes’
Incremental progress in diversity and inclusion is no longer enough, according to Ted Childs, president & CEO of Ted Childs, LLP, who spoke during the Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM) Diversity and Inclusion Global Thought Leaders’ Summit, held March 4-5, 2010, at the Gaylord National Harbor in…
January 17, 2011
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Measure Global Diversity by Thinking Locally
This article was co-authored by Mary Martinéz and Michal Fineman. Question: How can we measure global diversity? Answer: Of all the issues that face companies globalizing their diversity and inclusion (D&I) efforts, one that seems to be especially difficult for…
January 11, 2011
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American Companies Seeking to Go Global Can Face Big HR Hurdles
The sluggish U.S. economy is prompting more American corporations to look overseas to find new markets and boost profits. But these companies should plan carefully before they open overseas offices and hire local workers to staff them, human resources experts warn. That’s because the business of human…
December 20, 2010
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Nayar: Put Employees First to Grow Business
There are two things Vineet Nayar wants employers to know. First, the author of the popular book, Employees First, Customers Second: Turning Conventional Management Upside Down (Harvard Business Press, 2010), says that “none of the ideas in the book are mine; I just vocalized it.” Second, nothing in the…
December 20, 2010
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India: Building Sustainable Leadership Competency
Leaders in India operate in the midst of a multifaceted and fast-paced environment, where the threads of culture are intertwined with the economic environment and India’s drive to be a significant player in the global economy.
December 20, 2010
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Countries Take Action to Enable Workforce of the Future
Think that American employers are the only ones suffering a talent shortage? Think again. Statistics show that in Canada, 50 percent of nurses employed in 2003 will retire within the next 15 years. Japan is accepting more foreign workers to help alleviate its labor shortages. In Germany the lack of engineers has become…
December 15, 2010
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Business Strategy First
The first speaker at the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Foundation Thought Leaders Retreat was no longer an HR professional. And no wonder: Padma Thiruvengadam, a vice president of operations at Pfizer Oncology, used an extensive background in human resources to help lead the drug manufacturer’s oncology…
December 5, 2010
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The FP Top 100 Global Thinkers
When historians look back to the moment when the post-Cold War reign of American power ended, they may well settle on 2010 as a crucial year. Everywhere, it seemed, there were signs that the long-predicted "rise of the rest" had finally occurred, whether in the newfound assertiveness of fast-growing China or…
December 2, 2010
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India Struggles with Talent Gap
There is a gap in the Indian talent market—with significantly more jobs than talented people—and it is difficult to find candidates with the required skills and competencies. However, one way for Indian employers to expand their talent pools and, ultimately, their leadership pipelines, is to adopt…
November 5, 2010
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CEOs Say HR Plays Critical Role in Growing Businesses Globally
What do CEOs want from HR? That question was posed to two chief executive officers Sept. 27, 2010, at the 13th World Human Resources Congress held in Montreal, where the theme was “HR Without Limits.” The answer was simple for the two CEOs interviewed by a noted Canadian journalist on…
November 5, 2010
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Global Talent for Competitive Advantage
This article focuses on global talent—from global mindset, cultural awareness and adaptability, to key aspects of global staffing, spouse and family challenges, mobility trends, safety and security, and retaining global talent of repatriates—all essential for proactive global executives. Based in research and recent case studies, the…
November 5, 2010
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Economist Intelligence Unit: Global Firms In 2020
Global firms in 2020: The next decade of change for organisations and workers is an Economist Intelligence Unit report, sponsored by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). The Economist Intelligence Unit conducted the survey and analysis and wrote the report. The findings and views expressed in the report…
September 29, 2010
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Recruiting Internationally from Kansas to Cameroon
SAN DIEGO—Using her firm as a case study, Tracy Morrison, director of International Recruitment for the CARANA Corp., told attendees during a June 28, 2010 session at the SHRM Annual Conference that she makes great use of technology and good old-fashioned referrals when recruiting internationally. CARANA, “which isn&rsquo…
September 22, 2010
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Rethink Management-Employee Relationship
SAN DIEGO—Business leaders who truly inspire, enthuse and induce fundamental changes in the businesses they operate come along once or twice a generation. Vineet Nayar, chief executive officer of HCL Technologies Ltd., appears to be just that kind of leader. Nayar spoke here during the June 29, 2010 general session…
September 13, 2010
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After the Recession, What’s Next?
The SHRM Special Expertise Panel compiles lists of trends and offers expert insight into a wide array of HR-related topics and trends as a way for SHRM to tap into the cutting-edge insights from the most experienced thought leaders in the HR field with this forward-looking piece of content. Some…
March 16, 2010
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