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DEVELOPING GLOBAL HUMAN RESOURCE strategies Hans-Erich Mueller FHW-Berlin School of Economics Discussion paper for European International Business Academy 27th Annual Meeting, 13-15 December 2001 in Paris Abstract. A few years ago it was typical to give one s subsidiaries a free rein and send managers overseas from headquarters only. But today a great deal depends on overcoming this one-way street and in looking for and employing the best-suited managers, regardless of their origins. What contribution can HUMAN RESOURCE management make towards a company s GLOBAL orientation an area in which local scope and latitude are traditionally very high? Our study shows that in recent years large US and German industrial enterprises have re-aligned the management of their executive staff. Cornerstones of this quiet revolution are a policy of worldwide parity of executives in evaluation, remuneration and development, greater participation of those with line responsibility from product areas and regions in strategic development, as well as a re-alignment of HUMAN RESOURCE instruments.

HANS-ERICH MUELLER DEVELOPING GLOBAL HUMAN RESOURCE STRATEGIES - 6 - VISIONS FOR MANAGERS: ALLOW BLUR Predictably, large German companies have supported their worldwide alignment with an appropriate system of objectives.

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