1. What are the basic HRM issues to beaddressed by an international business? (Hint:DeNisi & Griffin (2019) identify four broadareas that international businesses mustconsider.)2. Which do you think is more critical forInternational HRM: understanding the culturalenvironment or understanding the political andlegal environment?

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1. What are the basic HRM issues to be
addressed by an international business? (Hint:
DeNisi & Griffin (2019) identify four broad
areas that international businesses must
consider.)
2. Which do you think is more critical for
International HRM: understanding the cultural
environment or understanding the political and
legal environment?

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What are the basic HRM issues to be addressed by an international business?

There are four main factor in International businesses that are political and legal, cultural and social, economic and geographical factors. The basic Human Resource Management should cater to these factors and the issues that needs to be addressed by international businesses are as follows

Cultural Diversity - Cultural diversity is the most important issue that needs to be addressed in any international business. People come from different cultural background, have different set of beliefs, dress code etc. Different business location require custom business ethics to successfully manage the global work force
Language Barrier - Language barrier is also a major issue in international business. Language barrier can hinder smooth communication, thus affecting the business transaction. Also something may not be acceptable in different countries and employees may get offended.
Legislature and labor rights - Different countries have different labor rights. The work of HR is to manage different laws and regulations related to any country