IS IT ALWAYS NECESSARY TO STAFF LOCAL PEOPLE IN 'DIFFICULT' COUNTRIES
Recruiting employees is very important to the success of the organization. The importance of having the right employees in the organization increases as organizations expand to different countries particularly difficult countries (Albrecht. 2000). One question that management has to deal with while expanding to difficult countries is whether to recruit local staff in these countries or hire employees from that particular region. Both strategies have benefits as well as drawbacks.
Recruiting employees from that particular country will be beneficial as these employees know the culture and background of that country, and therefore, they can easily interact in the region. However, at times in difficult countries, an organization cannot find employees with all types of required skills and abilities, and therefore, in such situation staff from other countries are hired as expats (Scullion, & Collings, 2006). These expats can provide the required skills to manage the operations that the business is looking for . However, they lack knowledge of culture and have little idea regarding dealing with people from such different cultures (Capelli, 2011). Therefore, if these expats are hired, then they must be trained properly about the cultural issues of these difficult countries and how they can overcome these issues (Gregersen, & Black, 1999). However, many organizations have formulated a strategy that combines both people from that particular region as well as local staff at important positions.
References
Albrecht, M. H. (2000). International HRM: Managing diversity in the workplace. Wiley-Blackwell.
Capelli, P. (2011). Why companies aren’t getting the employees they need. The Wall Street Journal.
Gregersen, H. B., & Black, J. S. (1999). The right way to manage expats. Harvard business review, 77(2), 52-59.
Scullion, H., & Collings, D. G. (2006). Global staffing. Routledge.
