Staffing needs for foreign operations

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Imagine that you are the HR director for a multinational firm that has recently begun to assign workers to international posts. You are responsible for determining the staffing needs of foreign operations. You will also need to adopt a mentoring program for expatriates. As you do not have the resources to provide in-house training, you are considering the use of an external consulting firm to provide pre-departure training for employees.

Write a six to eight (6) page paper in which you:

1. Determine four to six (4-6) components that the pre-departure training will need to cover. Provide a rationale for the use of using the training components in question.
2. Propose three (3) criteria that management will use to assess the performance of expatriates working abroad. Support your proposal with examples of the fundamental ways in which these performance requirements have improved performance.
3. Recommend the recruiting and selection strategy that you believe your firm should use when offering international assignments. Provide a rationale for your recommendation.
4. Compare and contrast two (2) staffing alternatives for foreign operations at your multinational firm. Select the staffing alternative that you believe to be the best fit for your scenario and provide a rationale for your selection.
5. Analyze the importance of providing a high-quality mentoring system for international assignees. Provide one (1) example of a high-quality mentoring system for international assignees to support your analysis.
6. Suggest the manner in which you plan to measure return on investment (ROI) for international assignments. Provide a rationale for your decision.
7. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

·  Analyze international business strategy to identify human resource requirements and formulate supporting HRM plans that can improve productivity and contribute to the firm’s competitiveness.

• Propose staffing alternatives for foreign operations and address the considerations for the use of expatriates versus localization or third-country nationals.

·  Assess recruiting and selection strategies that can be used to effectively meet organizational requirements for operating in multiple countries.

·  Select performance management processes to assess and improve performance throughout a multinational corporation.

·  Propose training programs to improve performance throughout a multinational corporation and address the considerations for effective learning in a diverse workforce of expatriates, host country nationals, and third-country nationals.

·  Use technology and information resources to research issues in global HRM.

• Write clearly and concisely about global HRM using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Points: 300	Assignment 2: International Assignments
Criteria	Unacceptable Below 60% F	Meets Minimum Expectations 60-69% D	Fair 70-79% C	Proficient 80-89% B	Exemplary 90-100% A
1 Determine four to six (4-6) components that the pre-departure training will need to cover. Provide a rationale for the use of using the training components in question. Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletely determined four to six (4-6) components that the pre-departure training will need to cover. Did not submit or incompletely provided a rationale for the use of using the training components in question.	Insufficiently determined four to six (4-6) components that the pre-departure training will need to cover. Insufficiently provided a rationale for the use of using the training components in question.	Partially determined four to six (4-6) components that the pre-departure training will need to cover. Partially provided a rationale for the use of using the training components in question.	Satisfactorily determined four to six (4-6) components that the pre-departure training will need to cover. Satisfactorily provided a rationale for the use of using the training components in question.	Thoroughly determined four to six (4-6) components that the pre-departure training will need to cover. Thoroughly provided a rationale for the use of using the training components in question.
2. Propose three (3) criteria that management will use to assess the performance of expatriates working abroad. Support your proposal with examples of the fundamental ways in which these performance requirements have improved performance. Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletely proposed three (3) criteria that management will use to assess the performance of expatriates working abroad. Did not submit or incompletely supported your proposal with examples of the fundamental ways in which these performance requirements have improved performance.	Insufficiently proposed three (3) criteria that management will use to assess the performance of expatriates working abroad. Insufficiently supported your proposal with examples of the fundamental ways in which these performance requirements have improved performance.	Partially proposed three (3) criteria that management will use to assess the performance of expatriates working abroad. Partially supported your proposal with examples of the fundamental ways in which these performance requirements have improved performance.	Satisfactorily proposed three (3) criteria that management will use to assess the performance of expatriates working abroad. Satisfactorily supported your proposal with examples of the fundamental ways in which these performance requirements have improved performance.	Thoroughly proposed three (3) criteria that management will use to assess the performance of expatriates working abroad. Thoroughly supported your proposal with examples of the fundamental ways in which these performance requirements have improved performance.
3. Recommend the recruiting and selection strategy that you believe your firm should use when offering international assignments. Provide a rationale for your recommendation. Weight: 10%	Did not submit or incompletely recommended the recruiting and selection strategy that you believe your firm should use when offering international assignments. Did not submit or incompletely provided a rationale for your recommendation.	Insufficiently recommended the recruiting and selection strategy that you believe your firm should use when offering international assignments. Insufficiently provided a rationale for your recommendation.	Partially recommended the recruiting and selection strategy that you believe your firm should use when offering international assignments. Partially provided a rationale for your recommendation.	Satisfactorily recommended the recruiting and selection strategy that you believe your firm should use when offering international assignments. Satisfactorily provided a rationale for your recommendation.	Thoroughly recommended the recruiting and selection strategy that you believe your firm should use when offering international assignments. Thoroughly provided a rationale for your recommendation.
4. Compare and contrast two (2) staffing alternatives for foreign operations at your multinational firm. Select the staffing alternative that you believe to be the best fit for your scenario and provide a rationale for your selection. Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletely compared and contrasted two (2) staffing alternatives for foreign operations at your multinational firm. Did not submit or incompletely selected the staffing alternative that you believe to be the best fit for your scenario and did not submit or incompletely provided a rationale for your selection.	Insufficiently compared and contrasted two (2) staffing alternatives for foreign operations at your multinational firm. Insufficiently selected the staffing alternative that you believe to be the best fit for your scenario and insufficiently provided a rationale for your selection.	Partially compared and contrasted two (2) staffing alternatives for foreign operations at your multinational firm. Partially selected the staffing alternative that you believe to be the best fit for your scenario and partially provided a rationale for your selection.	Satisfactorily compared and contrasted two (2) staffing alternatives for foreign operations at your multinational firm. Satisfactorily selected the staffing alternative that you believe to be the best fit for your scenario and satisfactorily provided a rationale for your selection.	Thoroughly compared and contrasted two (2) staffing alternatives for foreign operations at your multinational firm. Thoroughly selected the staffing alternative that you believe to be the best fit for your scenario and thoroughly provided a rationale for your selection.
5. Analyze the importance of providing a high-quality mentoring system for international assignees. Provide one (1) example of a high-quality mentoring system for international assignees to support your analysis. Weight:15%	Did not submit or incompletely analyzed the importance of providing a high-quality mentoring system for international assignees. Did not submit or incompletely provided one (1) example of a high-quality mentoring system for international assignees to support your analysis.	Insufficiently analyzed the importance of providing a high-quality mentoring system for international assignees. Insufficiently provided one (1) example of a high-quality mentoring system for international assignees to support your analysis.	Partially analyzed the importance of providing a high-quality mentoring system for international assignees. Partially provided one (1) example of a high-quality mentoring system for international assignees to support your analysis.	Satisfactorily analyzed the importance of providing a high-quality mentoring system for international assignees. Satisfactorily provided one (1) example of a high-quality mentoring system for international assignees to support your analysis.	Thoroughly analyzed the importance of providing a high-quality mentoring system for international assignees. Thoroughly provided one (1) example of a high-quality mentoring system for international assignees to support your analysis.
6. Suggest the manner in which you plan to measure return on investment (ROI) for international assignments. Provide a rationale for your decision. Weight:15%	Did not submit or incompletely suggested the manner in which you plan to measure return on investment (ROI) for international assignments. Did not submit or incompletely provided a rationale for your decision.	Insufficiently suggested the manner in which you plan to measure return on investment (ROI) for international assignments. Insufficiently provided a rationale for your decision.	Partially suggested the manner in which you plan to measure return on investment (ROI) for international assignments. Partially provided a rationale for your decision.	Satisfactorily suggested the manner in which you plan to measure return on investment (ROI) for international assignments. Satisfactorily provided a rationale for your decision.	Thoroughly suggested the manner in which you plan to measure return on investment (ROI) for international assignments. Thoroughly provided a rationale for your decision.
7. 3 references Weight: 5%	No references provided	Does not meet the required number of references; all references poor quality choices.	Does not meet the required number of references; some references poor quality choices.	Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.	Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.
8. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements Weight: 10%	More than 8 errors present	7-8 errors present	5-6 errors present	3-4 errors present	0-2 errors present