Tasha Discussion: Managing the Modern Workplace
Now let us take a look at what it takes to put it all together. How do you manage human resources in a global technological environment? How can an organization be strategic with their most important resource-their people? Explain your answer. You must use at least two scholarly sources to support your discussion.
Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts.
Reply to Edwards discussion below:
Human resources can be managed globally by way of internet, which allows access for all candidates in all countries to find a job that matches their skill in their preferred location to work. “For employees it is easier to find jobs in any field. There is also the fact that it is easy to upload the CV with their experience, accuracy of information and they get contacted directly by the recruiter” (Rosoiu & Popescu, 2016, p. 47). With the use of the internet, a global company can post their jobs on a talent network like Indeed which allows a company to post job in any country across the world. Recruiters will have the role of going through applications and sending them to each applicable work location.
Occupation “analysis and design can be adapted to ensure operations in unstable countries run remotely, from safer hubs across the world, or in partnership with locals. Information can feed into organizational strategies for global operations such as joint ventures and outsourcing” (Youssef-Morgan & Stark, 2014, p. 11.1). U.S. companies outsource jobs to international companies to save money while stretching their consumer database. Another advantage of using technology in business is that it keeps a line of communication always open, no matter where the messenger and receiver are located.
“Video portals reduce the behavioral costs of communication and for the first time allow tightly coupled remote work to succeed” (Karis, Wildman & Mane, 2016, p. 2). When vital information needs to be shared from one country to another, video conferencing can be set up through a computer monitor or television screen, which is hooked up using bandwidth with audio. Not to mention that nonverbal language can be expressed as well and companies don’t have to wait for face to face talks.
References
Karis, D., Wildman, D., & Mané, A. (2016). Improving remote collaboration with video conferencing and video portals. Human-Computer Interaction, 31(1), 1-58. doi:10.1080/07370024.2014.92150
