selection -ihrm
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Top problem face by company in internationalassignment is to select suitable candidate.
Selection is two way process
Candidate reject
Expatriate
Assignment
IndividualReason
Familyconsideration
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Technical ability
Cross-cultural suitability
Family requirements
Country-cultural requirements
MNE requirements
Language
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Personality & psychological tests have been usedin the selection process, but the effectiveness ofsuch tests as predictors of cultural adjustment isquestioned.
Another constraint is that in some countriesthere is controversy about the psychologicaltests.
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Little correlation between test score andperformance
Most test has been devised in USA and therefore
may be cultural bound
Controversy about use of physiological tools
Example :Germany
Factor affecting adjustment of individual andfamily is difficult to measure and understand
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Attitude do not always result in behavior
Subjective nature of scoring abilities
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Various models are derived to giveguideline to the manager which
attempts to link between specificbehaviorand performance.
Mendenhall and Oddou Model
Self-oriented dimension
Perceptual dimension
Others-oriented dimension
Cultural-toughness dimensionEvaluation on these four dimension .
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Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO): is oneof the issues in recruitment &selection process
Different country has own rules and regulations
There should be no discrimination based on race,gender, nationality.
Multinationals must understand legislation andcompliance when selecting expatriate.
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Getting employees to move when their spousehas a job is a critical problem.
so many more two-income families today.
The rise in dual-career couples make peoplemore immobile.
Employees are prepared to state the grounds forrefusal as familyconcerns
So multinationals are being forced to selectcandidates who may be less qualified.
It negatively affect performance & retention inthe foreign location.
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Alternative assignment arrangements
Short-term
Commuter
Other (eg. unaccompanied, virtual)
Family-friendly policies
Inter-company networking
Job-hunting assistance
Intra-company employment
On-assignment career support
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External barriers
HR manager reluctant
to select femalecandidate
Culturally tough regionpredude female
expatriate Stereotype
Self establish barriers
Less willingness to
relocate
Dual career couple
Women are oftenbarrier to their own
career by behavingaccording to rolemodel
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