Managing a Global Workforce Flashcards
Assignees
Employees who work outside their home countries.
Global integration (GI)
Globalization strategy that emphasizes consistency of
approach, standardization of processes, and a common
corporate culture across global operations.
Globalization
Status of growing interconnectedness and
interdependency among countries, people, markets, and
organizations worldwide.
Identity alignment
Extent to which diversity is embraced in management of
people, products/services, and branding.
Local responsiveness (LR)
Globalization strategy that emphasizes adapting to the
needs of local markets and allows subsidiaries to develop
unique products, structures, and systems.
Multinational enterprises (MNEs)
Organizations that own or control production or service
facilities in one or more countries other than the home
country.
Near-shoring
Practice of contracting a part of business processes
or production to an external company in a country that
is relatively close (for example, within the same own
region).
Offshoring
Method by which an organization relocates its processes
or production to an international location through
subsidiaries or third-party affiliates.
Onshoring
Relocation of business processes or production to
a lower-cost location inside the same country as the
business.
Outsourcing
Process by which an organization contracts with thirdparty vendors to provide selected services/activities
instead of hiring new employees.
Process alignment
Extent to which underlying operations such as IT, finance,
or HR integrate across locations.
Redeployment
Process by which an organization moves an employee
out of an international assignment; can involve moving
back to the home country, moving to a different global
location, or moving to a new location or position in the
current host country.
Repatriation
Process by which employees returning from international
assignments reintegrate into their home country’s culture,
conditions, and employment.
