Special Aspects of Human Resources Management in a Multinational Environment of International Companies

Abstract

The article defines the fundamental nature of human resources management and analyzes the human resources management concepts which set the framework for the human resources management process in the modern organizations. Components of human resource management are identified. Special aspects of international companies' activity in modern conditions which affect the human resources management process are systematized. Four organizational models of international companies are identified: decentralized federation; coordinated federation; central hub; transnational model. Four main types of personnel in the companies under study are outlined: core culture group, guest culture group, analog culture group, adapted culture group. Factors having an effect on the human resources management of an international company are analyzed. Among them there are: environmental factors; cultural and economic factors; management style and practices; various labor markets and labor costs; problems of labor movement; relationships within the organization; national orientation and nature of control in the company.