Multinational Organisations

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The multinational organisation is now an important part of the global economy in terms of both employment and trade. The performance of multinational organisation is based on the capability its HR. The experience and knowledge of employees provide the means of competitive advantage.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ABSTRACTIV

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION1

Background1

Significance of the Research2

Problem Statement2

Research Aims and Objectives3

Research Questions3

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW4

Functioning of Multinational Organization4

The Internationalization of Organisations6

Internationalization as a Process of Development9

From Internationalisation Towards Globalisation10

Structure and Strategy in International Environment11

HRM Strategies in Multinational organization12

Employment Practices in Multinationals14

HRM Practice in Multinational Organisations15

The Main Challenges for Multinational Organisation18

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY20

The Strategy of Research20

The Method of Data Collection23

The Selection of Case Studies25

CHAPTER 4: FINDINGS AND DISCUSIONS26

The Companies in UK26

The Newer Multinational Organisations26

From Multidomestic to Global28

Establishing a Global Organisation30

Becoming Transnational32

CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION34

REFERENCES38

APPENDIX39

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

Background

The main objective of the multinational organisations is to gain profit. The multinational organisations always make put efforts to increase their sales. The future of the multinational organisation can be analysed by assessing the performance of staff with the established goals and standards. The main job of the operational manager in any multinational organisation is to take necessary steps for the betterment of the employee performance, and to eliminate all those factors that confine the staff to perform their tasks at complete potential. In multinational organisations, the primary aim of the manger is to position the organisational objectives and goals at the time of involving in financial activities (Morgan, 2002, p.1023).

The multinational organisations can be involved in exploration and services of natural resources, and they can also be involved in manufacturing in functioning countries. The multinational organisation has been defined in different ways. The most definition of a multinational organisation is that it is an organisation that controls or owns value and involved in foreign direct investment (FDI). Any organisation is said to be a multinational organisation that add activities in several countries. The multinational organisation can also be defined as the enterprise monitor operations in more than a single country (Boddewyn, 2007, p.136).

In the world of business, it is now identified that nearly all organizations are competing in global markets as obstacles to the movement of tarrif and capital walls have been decreased. The growth of global competition and the opening for foreign investment have contributed to the growth in the size and number of multinationals, therefore it is now claimed that they govern the economy of the ...