... and Basu report, there were around 30,000 expatriates employees and managers were working in the subsidiaries of all the above industries (Basu 2003 & Prayag 2002). 4.1. Choice of Expatriates Vs. Local Executives Several dimensions are considered while selecting a parent country national employee (expatriate) and local executive. The former should be selected for three reasons: to satisfy a technical requirement ... the long-term relationships with their local employees (Dunning 1999). On the contrary, firms which deliver a transaction-cost access, where the coordination and integration o...

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... a local attorney concerning compliance with the current law and regulation before posting any materials on the sexual harassment policy. It is also a good idea to ensure that those materials cover both State and Federal laws. Some states go beyond the minimum requirement and these must be incorporated ... into the policy (Toliver, 1997). 2. Implement a Policy As stated in Phase 1 DB it is a good idea to update the employee handbook with any policy changes. When conducting new employee training ensure that this section of the handbook is covered and ... if needed. The goal here is to ha...

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... to send personal e-mail messages to friends and family, purchase goods from an Internet vendor, look for alternate employment, play online games, as well as a myriad of other non-business related uses. Businesses have legitimate concerns about this use. The first and most obvious one is loss of ... employees have a legitimate expectation of privacy in the new electronic workplace? The legal aspects of this debate have arisen in the public forum, as well as the legislative, judicial, and executive branches of government. With the nation's preoccupation with safety and security, employees ...

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... and learning styles, managers can increase productivity, job satisfaction and commitment to the organization while reducing absenteeism and the rate of job turnover. Technical Skills vs. Human Skills Many leaders are impressed by some employee's technical skills that allow them to work faster. The focus is on this more so than ... describes human skills". (p. 7) Any manger has to work through and with other people in order to achieve results; they must have good communication skills in order to achieve their goals while they attempt to motivate their team members. It must also be mention...

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... October 1999, Dr Lee Boon Yang, Minister for Manpower, pointed out that "...Recent studies showed that workers' top concern is the flexibility to manage their work schedule and achieving good work-life balance is an important consideration for many workers". This calls for implementation of innovative Human Resource practices as Singapore progresses towards a more knowledge based economy, where human ... funded training schemes to manage their excess labour and minimize the need for retrenchment. The New Singapore Shares scheme is also a new initiative specially weighted in favor of les...

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