What are some of the potential issues associated with an SHRM agenda developed without reference to the local issues you face in your country of operation?
SHRM agenda is an essential and critical part of a company’s expansion goals. It requires research and strategic planning and one of the important factor which should considered is local issue in the country of operation.
We have taken New Zealand as our home country and will discuss the potential issue which will arise if these factors are not taken into consideration.
These include
1) Diversity
2) Business Ethics
3) Law
DIVERSITY
Diversity is one of biggest realities of New Zealand today. There are people who belong to different nationality, race, age, culture, gender, sexuality, religious beliefs, interests, lifestyles, needs and desires. In fact, Auckland is now more diverse than London and Sydney. It has more than 200 …show more content…
results in often disagreement and may lead to dispute if not addressed professionally. The root causes of conflicts in a diverse workforce are due to prejudice, culture, language , religion and gender (Feigenbaum, 2010).
There are only four issues discussed here, the others include – lack of trust between employees, low performance, dominance and command (Hartel & Fujimoto, 2010).
Diversity Management is inevitable in New Zealand and it should include cross-cultural training, team-building exercise, social events, communication platform and an effective diversity management team to address issues, if they arise.
A cultural representative should be elected for every community; they will help in ensuring proper lines of communication and suggest solution in case of conflicts.
BUSINESS ETHICS
Business Ethics are the morals which are supported by the management to ensure a healthy work practices. It is in sync with the performance appraisal system and policies in the organisation (Hartel & Fujimoto,
SHRM agenda is an essential and critical part of a company’s expansion goals. It requires research and strategic planning and one of the important factor which should considered is local issue in the country of operation.
We have taken New Zealand as our home country and will discuss the potential issue which will arise if these factors are not taken into consideration.
These include
1) Diversity
2) Business Ethics
3) Law
DIVERSITY
Diversity is one of biggest realities of New Zealand today. There are people who belong to different nationality, race, age, culture, gender, sexuality, religious beliefs, interests, lifestyles, needs and desires. In fact, Auckland is now more diverse than London and Sydney. It has more than 200 …show more content…
results in often disagreement and may lead to dispute if not addressed professionally. The root causes of conflicts in a diverse workforce are due to prejudice, culture, language , religion and gender (Feigenbaum, 2010).
There are only four issues discussed here, the others include – lack of trust between employees, low performance, dominance and command (Hartel & Fujimoto, 2010).
Diversity Management is inevitable in New Zealand and it should include cross-cultural training, team-building exercise, social events, communication platform and an effective diversity management team to address issues, if they arise.
A cultural representative should be elected for every community; they will help in ensuring proper lines of communication and suggest solution in case of conflicts.
BUSINESS ETHICS
Business Ethics are the morals which are supported by the management to ensure a healthy work practices. It is in sync with the performance appraisal system and policies in the organisation (Hartel & Fujimoto,