International Human Resource Management (IHRM)
This is a complex area which we can relate to the earlier CIPD segmentation of HRM, and so includes
• Recruitment and Selection
• Reward – pay levels and salary progression
• Relations – trade union recognition
• Training and Development/promotion
But significantly for Intern internationalized organisations, special attention is paid to
• Reward – to take account of local taxes, welfare, housing costs etc.
• Assignment policies – see below.
• Repatriation of failed executives.
• Adjustment of leadership styles to fit local norms and culture.
There are three bases for Assignment policies under IHRM according to Dowling, Schuler, and Welch 1994
Expatriates or Parent Country Nationals (PCNs)
Host Country Nationals (HCNs)
Third Country Nationals (TCNs)