Managing People Across Cultures

Managing People Across Cultures maps out the value of people issuesin the organizations of today. It challenges us to ask keyquestions such as ?How did Human Resource Management (HRM) come tobe and what genuine need is there for it and ?What should thefuture direction of HRM be Fons Trompenaars and CharlesHampden-Turner spell out their vision for what HRM must do to stayrelevant to businesses today. Their view is that people managementmust embrace the values of entrepreneurship i.e. agility, flexibility and innovation to ensure its continued effectiveness.The authors also argue that workplaces have to become customized togrow and learn as its employees push the boundaries of learning anddiscovery. Functional barriers also need to be torn down. You willdiscover that the rightful place for HRM is at the fountainhead ofany business
the place where ideas are first generated andmobilized for action.