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1、CHAPTER4GlobalHumanResourceManagementAfteryouhavereadthischapter,youshouldbeableto:●DiscussthemajorfactorsinfluencingglobalHRmanagement.●Definecultureandexplainhownationalculturescanbeclassified.●Listanddefineseveraltypesofinternationalemployees.●Explainwhystaffin
2、gactivitiesaremorecomplexforinternationaljobsthanfordomesticones.●Discussthreeaspectsofinternationaltraininganddevelopment.●Identifybasicinternationalcompensationpractices.●Describeseveralinternationalhealth,safety,andsecurityconcerns.HRTRANSITIONSMercedes-BenzBui
3、ldsWorld-ClassVehiclesinAlabamaOneofthemostnotablesuccessesincombiningforeignfirmsandU.S.workerscanbeseenatMercedesBenzanditsVance,Alabama,plant.BuildingMercedesvehiclesinAlabamamayhaveseemedsomewhatunusualafewyearsago,butnotanylonger.Certainly,whenMercedes-Benzan
4、nouncedthatithadselectedAlabamaasthesiteforbuildingits“M”classsportsutilityvehicles,manyskepticswonderedhowsuccessfulthatplantwouldbe.AlongwithothercarmanufacturerssuchasToyota,Nissan,andBMW,allofwhichhaveestablishedmanufacturingplantsintheUnitedStates,Mercedesfol
5、lowedthegrowingtrend—alsoseeninotherindustries—offoreign-ownedcorporationsestablishingoperationsintheUnitedStates.NowoneofthemostnotablesuccessesincombiningforeignfirmsandU.S.workerscanbeseenatMercedes-BenzanditsVance,Alabama,plant.CentralAlabamaishardlywhereonewo
6、uldhaveexpectedMercedestobuildanewplant.Vance,Alabama(population400),isanhour’sdrivefromBirmingham,andnowhasa1-million-square-feetplantforbuildingMercedesMclassvehicles.MercedeschosetobuildinVanceforseveralreasons.First,wageratesandoveralllaborcostsintheU.S.aresig
7、nificantlylowercomparedtoGermanwageandbenefitcosts.Second,theU.S.isthelargestmarketforsportutilityvehicles.Third,theStateofAlabamaofferedMercedesincentivesvaluedat$250million,including$90millionintrainingassistance.Finally,therewasasupplyofqualityworkers,whocouldb
8、etrainedtobuildtheMclassvehicles.WhenMercedesstartedtakingapplicationsforworkers,thestateofAlabamaprovidedemploymentscreeningassistance.Over40,000Alabam
