Hrm Issues For German Companies Establishing A Subsidiary In Indonesia

Inhaltsangabe:Introduction: Indonesia has a strategic position on major trade routes and possessing a rich variety of natural resources. With total numbers of 17,508 islands, the Archipelago is on a crossroads between two oceans, the Pacific and the Indian Ocean, bridges two continents, Asia and Australia, and has hundreds of different languages. These factors have created a highly diverse environment and society. They influence the social, political and economic life of the country. Under such circumstances, HRM of foreign companies establishing subsidiaries in Indonesia, have numerous challenges. Chapter 2 and 3 start identifying the overview of Indonesia and what kind of environment aspect such as politic, economic, socio-culture, technology, environment and legal of Indonesia influence Human Resource Management policies and practices in Indonesia. Furthermore, this part addresses the opportunities and threats for German subsidiaries in Indonesia regarding HRM Issues. It is an essential introduction part for German companies in order to optimize opportunities and minimize threats, when they establish subsidiaries in Indonesia. Since international business involves the interaction and movement of people across national boundaries, an appreciation of cultural differences is essential. Research into these aspects, which is explored in Chapter 4, helps us to understand of differences the culture dimension between Germany and Indonesia that influence human resource policies and practices. The object of this chapter is to help in managing, working together and dealing with the difference in thinking, feeling, acting and reacting of German and Indonesian people. This study uses the research of GLOBE Study of culture dimension such as Performance Orientation, Assertiveness, Future Orientation, Humane Orientation, Institutional Collectivism, In-Group Collectivism, and Uncertainty Avoidance. Chapter 5 examines the current issues of HRM in Indonesia, especially for German companies establishing a subsidiary in Indonesia, such as general condition of employment (type of employment, wages system, working hours, and worker social security), recruitment and selection issues, compensation appraisal, performance management, trade unions, and gender issues. In this chapter show us, how political, economical, socio-cultural, technological, environmental, and legal aspects; and culture dimension of Indonesia, strongly influence HRM policies and practices in [...]

Indonesia, with over 240 million people and rich of natural resources and abundant human resources, is very attractive for investors operating in wide array of industries. Many reports on Human Resource Management (HRM) and the English journals have written about the developing countries in Europe, Africa, and Asia (countries such as Hong Kong, China, and India), but surprisingly, writing on HRM issues in Indonesia has been rare and mainly limited to labor economics and macro-level Human Resources Development. Therefore, this thesis intends to make a contribution to literatures of HRM issues in Indonesia, with the example for German companies which are establishing their subsidiaries in Indonesia. This book examines Human Resource Management Issues in Indonesia from environment context such as political, economical, socio-cultural, technological, environmental and legal perspective (PESTEL Analysis); culture dimension difference between Indonesia and Germany; and the current issues of managing human resources in Indonesia by firms, especially for multinational companies, such as issues of general condition of labors, recruitment and selection process, compensation appraisal, performance management, trade unions and gender. Regarding HRM issues, the study has also shown that foreign companies have many threats, if they establish their subsidiaries in Indonesia. But on the other hand, Indonesia has some strengths and already improved some essential sectors that should be considered as opportunities for foreign companies, such as abundance in labors, rich natural resources, good international relationships, increasing foreign trades and FDI, growing telecommunication development, and starts improving national education and health. As conclusion, the HRM issues for foreign companies establishing a subsidiary in Indonesia are very complex, especially due to environment aspects and culture dimension difference. However, through understanding culture dimension of Indonesian societies, use the opportunities and minimize the risks, managing people in Indonesia is not an impossible mission.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich BWL - Unternehmensführung, Management, Organisation, Note: 1,7, FOM Hochschule für Oekonomie & Management gemeinnützige GmbH, Berlin früher Fachhochschule (International Management), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Russia's unique, very dynamic and complex business environment has not only caused great business prospects but also some difficult, painful upheaval. Therefore many Western entrepreneurs still associate risk rather than opportunity with Russia. But nevertheless, Russia still remains the world's largest country in terms of territory spanning nine time zones with a population of over 140 million people. Such massive changes as the liberalization and rapid growth of the Russian economy, its substantial growth in purchasing power and a relative lack of competition in some sectors make that challenging environment an attractive destination for foreign investment - especially for the German. Since 1997 Germany remains Russia's most important trade partner worldwide. Russia's exports to Germany went up to 30 Billion Euros in 2006 and 28.8 in 2007. But for the German companies Russian market is not less important - in 2007 the exports to Russia have had an impressing value of 28.2 Billion Euros which has increased to 20.6% from the year before. It must be noted however, that Russia's traditional exchange of goods with its Western partners mainly sustains of the export of its raw materials (energy) and the import of manufactured goods. Anyway, the close link and the growing dependency of both countries over the years become more and more evident. And both trade partners are considered as quite compatible as it can shortly be described by: "The German Market can deliver whatever the Russian Market desires". But these business engagement opportunities now appear in an environment significantly different from the German investor's habitual home culture - and culture is a crucial factor of human resource manageme

This study addresses the corporate cultural practices of German companies in the host country Indonesia from the perspective of Indonesian employees, managers and German expatriates. The focus is on the intercultural challenges that arise in the practice of daily cooperation between Indonesian and German organizational members. Using qualitative methods, the study examines how these challenges are viewed and managed by organizational members, what cultural differences are evident in them and how these differences can be explained, and finally, what strategies can be used to overcome the challenges in everyday business. This ethnographic study is based on interviews with Indonesian and German organizational members, analysis of internal company journals and newsletters, and observations collected by the author as a "professional stranger" at Indonesian sites of German multinational companies. The study concludes that four cultural issues are fundamental factors in the corporate culture of German companies in the host country Indonesia: first, the implementation of a culture of integrity; second, issues of leadership in a hierarchy-driven social environment; third, the daily use of language and the flow of information in a multilingual professional environment; and finally, the creation and maintenance of harmonious, family-like working relationships.

Global Human Resource Management therefore is a very challenging front in Human Resource Management. If one is able to strike the right chord in designing structures and controls, the job is half done. Subsidiaries are held together by Global Human Resource Management, different subsidiaries can function operate coherently only when it is enabled by efficient structures and controls. Globally, the corporate experts are putting in their best efforts to research, renovate and redefine the tools, techniques and concepts of business management to provide customized services and improve the efficiency level of employees. Apart from these tolls, techniques and concepts of business management, there is a need to understand other things that can strengthen professional acumen and can improve competencies. The new millennium prompts us to take a hard look at what all has gone by, what is the scenario today and what needs to be changed to meet the new demands of the future. Therefore, the human resource function will be to survive, cope and adapt in the turbulent environment along with their primary aim of working for an all-round development of our most important resource 'The Human Being'. This book is an aims in bringing the field closer together by illustrating and analysing some of the analytic and practical links between the two. We do not seek to submerge the distinctive and different contributions from industry and marketing management makes to our understanding of management of human resource and organisation.

In recent years scholars and practitioners have increasingly recognized that human resource management (HRM) has paid insufficient attention to the impact of context. While research has been devoted to examining the impact of national context on HRM systems, this literature has been largely separate from that focused on other levels of context affecting organizational choices in HRM strategies, such as the impact of the organizational environment, industry sector, occupation or workforce characteristics. In addition, research has tended to consider elements of context in isolation rather than considering its impact at different levels. The goal of The Oxford Handbook of Contextual Approaches to Human Resource Management is to provide a more holistic approach to developing a contextual understanding of HRM. This Handbook offers a comprehensive understanding of the influence of contextual characteristics on the design and implementation of HRM systems. Rather than focusing on a single level or approach to examining context, the Handbook provides both conceptual and empirical analyses of different elements of context using a range of different lenses and measures. In order to explore the influence of contextual factors at multiple levels, the volume assembles a range of detailed accounts of how context affects the design, implementation and impact of HRM activities.