Unit 16 – P1 Notes Internal factors Organisational needs - The workforce needs to be able to adapt to changes. Demand for products and services will affect the number of people needed in certain roles. Businesses can look to move into new markets - this could mean abroad and staff needing new skills such as languages. More staff may be needed in distribution if the business grows. Technological change can also affect the internal working arrangements - machinery leads to redundancies, new training may be needed etc.
As PepsiCo and Riordan work in many areas across the world, understanding this helps define the different personal value patterns and effectively work toward cross-cultural teams to bridge the gaps. As PepsiCo continues development globally, somber issues arise as international commerce differs from domestic commerce. Given that an establishment working across boundaries must contract with the forces of domestic, foreign, and international power that persuade the existence, and expansion of a company. PepisCo issues include the controllable and uncontrollable forces influencing trade. These forces encompass raw materials, instant capital, and people.
Managing Change Part II MGT/426 Managing Change At times organizations tend to take on their own culture and in doing so, they face different challenges and changes. For Citigroup to compete, stay financially fit, and adapt, the organizations has to change. Citigroup’s employees must understand how change can be beneficial to the organizational and to them as well. By implementing change will allow the organization grow, meet customers’ needs, challenge the employees to improve his or her skills. Change is imperative for Citigroup to remain relevant.
Society and community have an important impact in the decision of the consumers. In this globalized modern world the social factors are as influential as the psychological. Economics, culture, trends, peer pressures, to mention some social factors are influential in the products and services that consumer purchase. This document explores the consumer behavior and its nonstop process. The authors provide an analysis of the influence of consumer purchasing, the increase of shopping centers across the United States and Europe, famous trademarks, among other social manipulations are constantly changing the mindset of the different
Strategic Plan Paper: Riordan Manufacturing, Incorporated Team A Strategic Plan Paper: Riordan Manufacturing, Incorporated Global organizations have complex structures because operations span beyond their domestic markets and into the international marketplace. This global marketplace affects how organizations conduct business because of varying differences and needs in economic, technological, political-legal, and sociocultural forces. Organizations then must balance these external factors by strengthening their core competencies. Strategy planning is the means for organizations in realizing goals while considering the factors that affect their businesses. Riordan Manufacturing, Incorporated is a global organization planning for sales
The impact of changing technology on both employers and employees is considered. Employment patterns and the expertise required of staff are changing. Flexibility in the face of new information technologies will be essential if organisations and individuals are to survive and flourish in the business world. The introduction or enhancement of technologies will always carry some risk and learners will consider the types of risk and how organisations can manage these. Finally, learners will consider how organisational business systems may be improved by the introduction of new technologies and
If we want to sell our own products with other countries it is necessary to learn of their cultures, languages, needs and wants to be successful. Another example of the relationships of global and diversity awareness is the changing demographics of the country. As the population grows, more and more work force will be of people of different races and genders. People will have to interact with each other in this kind of situation. I personally see the world being impacted by global and diversity awareness with the recent hate crime and bulling is being addressed more and more every day.
A) job analyst B) job training specialist C) compensation manager D) EEO coordinator D 7) How have globalization and increased competition most likely affected human resource management? A) Corporate intranets are used by HR managers to communicate important messages. B) HR managers need to focus on integrating ethics into a firm's policies and practices. C) Benefits administration is increasingly being handled internally as a way to lower costs. D) HR managers need to focus on big picture issues to help firms achieve their strategic
Impact of Race & Culture on Human Resources The growth in diversity in the U.S. workforce requires a greater understanding of culture and cultural differences. Brislin (1993) maintains that culture consists of “ideals, values, and assumptions about life that are widely shared among people and that guide specific behaviors.” In light of the enormous importance of and variation in cultures, human resource managers in the contemporary workplace must gain knowledge and develop sensitivity to such variations. This is necessary in order to effectively organize and lead workers to achieve goals, while reducing workplace conflict and tensions that arise due to cultural and racial differences. Human resource managers must acquire a variety of skills
An explanation of ethnic and cultural demographics will also be provided and a conclusion will follow discussing key findings found in the essay. Managing a wide range of cultural diversity in the workplace is challenging but not impossible. In current times, workplaces are becoming more diverse due to globalisation with employees working amongst many different nationalities and cultures and as such, businesses are