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Learning From a Chinese Tragedy
The recent murder of a steel plant manager by workers in China has lessons for both American businesspeople and Chinese officials. The killing, according to The Wall Street Journal , occurred when employees at Tonghua Iron & Steel feared their jobs were in jeopardy. A group of the workers
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The Good Life, China Style
Executives today have it good: a big salary, palatial home, good schools for the kids, world-class restaurants and a wide range of entertainment options. That kind of luxury life isn't just available in Los Angeles, Paris and Tokyo, though. Beijing and Shanghai have emerged as cities that offer top
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The Oracle of Internationality
An Oracle software demo just showed me what a truly global workforce might look like. At the HR Technology�Conference and Exposition�this week in Chicago, Oracle presented a test version of its WebCenter technology, which can allow employees to set up informal networks devoted to a particular
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A Grim Labor Forecast
If the global economy spirals downward as some think it could, workers are likely to take it on the chin. And if that happens, it's a fair bet that support for globalization will erode. A new report from the International Labour Office finds that economic turbulence--largely due to credit market
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Continental's Recruiting Reach
A Web-enabled system provides an effective solution for fast, cost-effective staffing in international locations.
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Custom-fit Communication
A high-tech company finds a high-tech solution for cross-cultural education.
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Regulating the Recruitment Mix in Global Markets
Labor markets and business needs determine the balance of expatriates and local nationals for global companies until they venture into locations where hiring is highly regulated.
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Dell Reboots Recruitment For International Approach
Dell is known for its effectiveness at snagging the parts that make up its computers. Now the company is trying to upgrade its skill at snapping up talent. Within the past year, Round Rock, Texas-based Dell has launched a major effort to look worldwide when it bolsters the ranks of its roughly
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The Great Global Talent Race One World One Workforce
Global companies based in the developing world look much like their developed-world counterparts. They manage their employees with similar policies and pay practices. In this world of sameness, differentiating the employment brand requires a new focus on career development.
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Coordination Costs Of Offshoring
Here is a list of the offshoring 'coordination' costs that frequently surprise the companies that don't look beyond the lower wages of foreign workers when estimating the savings that offshoring could bring. These extra costs range from 12 percent to 57 percent of a project's total cost, an expert
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Leaders Face Ethical Land Mines in China
Navigating the terrain of business ethics is tricky for leaders in China. Executives in the country easily can slip and find themselves either unsuccessful or stuck in a globally publicized scandal.
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HR on the Hot Seat in China
Not only do HR departments at multinationals face intense challenges when it comes to leadership talent matters, but HR executives themselves are among the most sought-after professionals.
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Chinese Headhunter Stalks the Online Recruitment Market
Founded in 1997 as a traditional headhunting company, Zhaopin moved most of its recruitment online during the dot-com boom and is now operating in 20 Chinese cities. Newspaper advertising constitutes only 25 percent of its core business.
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Caring for Cokes Talent
Jonathan Taylor is Coca-Cola's vice president of human resources for China, Mongolia, Taiwan and Hong Kong. But the 38-year-old U.K. native came to this role after spending years in health care and gradually traversing the globe.
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Overseeing Overseas
In today's global economy, managers often supervise staffers who work thousands of miles away. But how?
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Penny-Wise, Pound-Foolish on Expats?
A new study from professional services firm KPMG reveals that companies would love to trim their expatriate employee programs. But can they afford to in today's global economy? KPMG's 2007 Global Assignment Policies and Practices Survey found that of 348 human resources executives polled, 49
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Which Side of the Pond Is Wisest?
Are American or European executives more enlightened when it comes to business and workforce management priorities? A new study from AMR Research doesn't tackle that question head-on, but it sheds some interesting light on the issue. At first blush, the findings back the notion that U.S. firms are
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Adding Numbers to the Leadership Equation
Much of the talk about multicultural sensitivity in the work world can seem soft. Yes, we all agree it makes sense to know something about the country we're about to expand into, and managers headed to foreign lands benefit from a bit of training on the business etiquette there. But a lot of the
