Exploring Successful International Human Resource Management: Past, Present, and Future Directions

Today, approximately 60,000 multinational enterprises (MNEs) employ more than 45 million people worldwide. This is about twice as many as in 1990, and this number is predicted to increase to 75 million people by 2010 (Schuler, 2003). This paper is dedicated to helping develop the understanding and competencies necessary for HR managers to succeed. Additionally, this paper aims to review the most important aspects of International Human Resource Management, (IHRM), such as the development of IHRM, IHRM vs. domestic HRM, successful localization, and talent management in IHRM. Finally this paper discusses issues that are likely to gain importance in the IHRM field in the near future.IHRM, HRM, Localization, Talent Management, IHRM Future

The Ranch

Foster Westover’s The Ranch is a mixed-use project located in the proposed East Village downtown. It’s intended to be a kind of “town within the town.” Comprised of eight separate buildings of different sizes, arranged in an irregular pattern on a sloping site, the buildings creating a number of intimate outdoor spaces between them – paths, courtyards, and an amphitheater, all intended to encourage social interaction among the residents. The buildings’ ground floors have a mix of retail spaces, amenity spaces for the residents, and some apartments, which range from two- to four-bedrooms in size

Repression, Renewal and \u27The Race of Women\u27 in H.D.\u27s \u3cem\u3eIon\u3c/em\u3e

Steven Yao has called H.D.\u27s Ion her \u27most ambitious feat of translation\u27 (2002a: 83). Two contexts are relevant for thinking about H.D.\u27s work on this project. One is psychoanalysis, and the other is the scholarship which interprets myth as a narrative reflection of ritual practice. Both contexts are significantly tied to H.D.\u27s personal life and writing career. Matte Robinson even claims that one of the major characters in the play, Kreousa, \u27becomes an extension of H.D.\u27 (2013: 270). This claim may be overstated, but Kreousa\u27s quest for recognition from Apollo does resemble H.D\u27s effort to supply her daughter, Perdita, with a patronym in order to secure the girl\u27s legal standing. Richard Aldington refused to allow H.D. to register him as Perdita\u27s father, though she did so anyway (Robinson 1982: 179-80; Guest 1984: 111). Aldington did not publicly contest H.D.\u27s action, even when he sought a divorce from H.D. in 1937, the year she published her translation of the Ion (Zilboorg 2003: 239-40). However, H.D. told Ezra Pound that he did threaten \u27to use Perdita to divorce me and to have me locked up if I registered her as legitimate\u27 (Friedman 2002: 466). This threat was the source of anxiety for H.D. and it kept her and her daughter in a precarious legal position until Bryher and Kenneth Macpherson legally adopted Perdita in 1928 (Friedman 2002: 467)

National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Tarkanian: If NCAA Action Is Not State Action, Can its Members Meaningfully Air Their Dissatisfaction

In National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Tarkanian, the United States Supreme Court held that the NCAA is not amenable to the constitutional restraints of the fourteenth amendment. Specifically, the Court found that certain conduct by the NCAA in its appellate procedures is not state conduct, a requirement necessary to invoke the fourteenth amendment. This Note addressed the significance of the Court\u27s finding. It argues that adherence to the above rule may lead to an inequitable and inadequate procedure for student athletes and member schools. In conclusion, the Note presents a viable alternative for those members seeking fair procedural treatment when involved with the NCAA

A Longitudinal Analysis of Changing Job Quality and Worker Satisfaction in Israel

Prior research has indicated that the nature of work has changed dramatically in recent years in response to economic shifts and an increasingly global economy. This study used non-panel longitudinal data from the International Social Survey Program (Work Orientations I and II: 1989 and 1997—survey questions on job characteristics and job quality) to examine the changing job quality and job satisfaction determinants in Israel, while exploring the country contextual and cultural shifts that impacted this change. Descriptive statistics and regression analysis show that there were many significant changes in the intrinsic and extrinsic job characteristics and perceived job satisfaction of Israeli workers from 1989 to 1997. The study found workers’ job satisfaction impacting firm performance and workers’ well-being. The results affirm the need for firms to be cognizant of differences and unique challenges facing Israeli workers and thus tailor their management philosophy and policies to create an organizational environment mutually beneficial to the firm and the employees. Key words: Job Satisfaction, Work Qualit

Do Attitudes About Spoiling Children Affect Attitudes Regarding What Infants Need for Early Social-Emotional Development

Secure infant attachment is important for the positive social-emotional development of children. Many parents have limited understanding of social-emotional development and the influence of appropriate responsive parenting behaviors to their infants’ cues. For example, many parents believe you can spoil an infant if you pick them up every time they cry. Researchers study the impact of positive responses to infants’ cues. Infants form a more secure attachment and learn to interpret the world as a safe place for exploration when parents respond to their signs of distress. In contrast, infants reared with authoritarian parenting styles of strict compliance and harsh punishment develop more insecure attachments. This study measured undergraduate students’ beliefs about spoiling children, child obedience, and parental responsiveness and examined changes in beliefs after instruction in the principles of attachment and the role of caregiver responsiveness in the formation of secure attachment. First, a pretest was administered followed by 1 to 2 hours of in class instruction regarding attachment theory. Next, a posttest was given to determine if in-class instruction had an effect on students’ attitudes regarding spoiling children, child obedience, and parental responsiveness. Students’ beliefs about spoiling children were associated with attitudes about child obedience and parent responsiveness, and students changed their attitudes about spoiling and responsiveness, although not obedience, after instruction. Young adults who have developed an understanding of parental responsiveness and have decreased their fears of spoiling children have the potential to be able to implement more developmentally supportive practices in their own lives as future parents and practitioners in the field of child development