The PESTLE analyses from Tools 2 and 3 provide rich data for starting to think about
the kinds of functions required for an international HR team. It also encourages
some thinking around the best location for those individuals. In addition, it may assist
with thinking about other kinds of issues that are related to HR, and for which there
needs to be an expert or specialist to provide support (eg local legal specialists,
people with corporate social responsibility backgrounds, security, and language and
culture trainers, etc).