Human Resources managers have to change on a regular basis due to changes in the world. Regardless of the size and location of the organization the events happen in the world which causes them to run things differently. This paper will describe some of the changes in roles and responsibility of the human resource managers in response to trends in globalization, technology, diversity, e-business, and ethics. I will relate some the different topics to Procter and Gamble which is an organization that is very large and is located all over the world.
Globalization
"Organizations with international operations hire at least some of their employees in the foreign countries where they operate" (Pg 46) so it easier to conduct business within that country. On the other hand they need to be able to communicate between countries so that is where the human resource manager comes in and hires individuals based of being able to speak different languages. With Procter and gamble having so many different locations all over the world and a headquarters in Costa Rica they need to hire employees from different areas to conduct the work needed to be done. If the organization is small and does not have enough ability to hire staff members to communicate between the different companies they may need to outsource some of the work and hire contract employees who can speak the language needed at different times. "In order for the organization to operate in other countries, its human resource practices must take into consideration difference in culture and business practices" (Pg 47). Each country has their own set of rules and regulations and HR needs to understand that in order to do business in that country they need to ab ...