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Impact of Culture on International Human Resource Strategy: A Case Study on the Global Expansion of Sez-Craft, Netherlands

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  • Indranil Bose

    (University of Bolton, United Arab Emirates)

  • Pranjali Madhur

    (Universal Business School, India)

  • Atul Bansal

    (Gulf University, Kingdom of Bahrain)

Abstract

The paper discusses regarding the impacts of the culture on managerial decision making on the topic of the human resource management and people management for the implementation of the international business growth strategies. The study presents a brief analysis on a selected organization working in the software development and network security industry named as Sez-Craft. Sez-Craft is a Dutch company which is based in Amsterdam and operates across the globe. The company is able to decentralize their entire business operations with the hope of increasing the flexibility and efficiency of their business actions. In doing so, the company faced considerable amount of necessity of managing their human resources in an appropriate manner and manage the impact of cultural differences in expanding their business. The study shows that the impact of the culture is significant in various fields of business such as expatriate exchange, workforce diversity and team performances. The paper also highlights the good practices conducted by the selected organization in decentralizing their business actions, in managing talent management, in improving the company’s employer image and most importantly in improving the sustainability of the business actions of the company through efficient management of the culture.

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  • Indranil Bose & Pranjali Madhur & Atul Bansal, 2020. "Impact of Culture on International Human Resource Strategy: A Case Study on the Global Expansion of Sez-Craft, Netherlands," Journal of Applied Management and Investments, Department of Business Administration and Corporate Security, International Humanitarian University, vol. 9(3), pages 105-111, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:ods:journl:v:9:y:2020:i:3:p:105-111
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    Keywords

    culture; managerial decision making; decentralization; expatriate exchange; workforce diversity;
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    JEL classification:

    • J20 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - General
    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity

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