Case Study Analysis and Individual Essay

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Case 3: Wolfgang’s Balancing Act: Rewarding HealthcareExecutive in a Dispersed yet Integrated Firm (Page 289-297 textbook) Marion Festing and Allen D. Engle Sr. Overview This case study addresses the design of a transnational compensation system in a German pharmaceutical company called Healthcare. The case is a real case, however, the company name and some details have been changed to protect the anonymity of the company. The case study takes the perspective of Wolfgang Hansen, the new HR manager, who is in charge of globally standardizing compensation for top managers while considering local requirements. Folder one includes some general information about the Healthcare Group; folder two gives insights about the personnel structure; folder three outlines the leadership competence set; folder four includes corporate human resource policies; folder five the global performance system and the compensation policy, which are closely linked to each other; folder six gives an overview on recent changes in the corporate and HR strategy. Then, some bumps on the road to international coordination at Healthcare Group are outlined. The conclusion includes Wolfgang’s thoughts about adjusting Healthcare’s pay strategy to the transnational corporate strategy. His suggestion is depicted in Figure 2 (p. 307) and should lead to an in- depth analysis and a challenging discussion. This real case provides an excellent opportunity to learn more about possibilities to globally standardize one part of the HR strategy and about the limims: here, we take the example of the pay strategy. The discussion can be placed in the context of Chapter 3 on the host country context of IHRM (but also Chapter 2 on the Cultural Context), which addresses exactly these factors. This is reflected in Question Block A. Furthermore, the case study can also complete Chapter 8 on international compensation

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