1. For many of our products that are older or don’t have technical differentiation, the ONLY reason that a customer will renew is because of support. In fact, when our customers meet our support people in person, they often give them hugs. Explain how you have created such enthusiasm in a prior job and any improvements (virtual hugs?) that you think you can bring to this job. 2. Which weekly […]

Question Description 1. Compare and contrast domestic and international HRM. 2. How is culture relevant to IHRM? What do you believe is important to remember from Hofstede’s and the GLOBE studies? 3. Describe typical stages of firms expanding into international business and each stage’s impact on HRM. 4. What value is there to understanding the factors driving standardization versus localization of HR policies, processes, routines, procedures and practices? 5. Compare and contrast the strategic opportunities for HRM in the formation process of cross-border mergers, acquisitions and international joint-ventures. 6. Discuss the causes as well as the direct and indirect costs of expat failures. How can the number of such failures be reduced. 7. Discuss the potential value and liabilities to HR of utilizing international assignments. 8. Why is it important to include hard, soft and contextual goals when assessing international managerial performance?

Bill, a close friend of your parents wants to start a business. Your parents refer him to you since you are presently working on a technology related degree. In your first discussion, you discover the following facts: Bill has been a sales representative for a major restaurant supply company for many years. His prior skills are very low tech. He drives from city to city, visiting restaurants and either provides […]

Question Description Complete the steps in the attached template. Step 1: Financing The junior accounting team has assembled a Financing Report that (a) offers three options for securing the additional funds required to meet the new order; and (b) details the criteria Shaun, the owner of SunsTruck, would like you to consider when choosing one of the options. Based on this report: Identify which financing option you think is the […]