The human resource focus in the 21st century will be on the multinational, multi-cultural work force. Rather than making people fit the system, this author says the system must adapt to fit the work force.
The globalization of business is a dramatic new international trend. With more than 4,000 foreign corporations operating in the United States American managers increasingly are finding themselves employed by German, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Japanese, and British companies. Managing in a foreign company in one's own country is frequently like working overseas without leaving home.