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Assignment:

You are an executive at the Society for Human Resource Management. A large national corporate software company has decided to open a manufacturing facility in China. The organization has conducted preliminary research and realizes they have many issues to managing human resources in the international realm, and they have decided to hire SHRM to put together a training session for their human resource team.

1. Globalization and Your Organization: Discuss how globalization has impacted the manufacturing industry. Specifically, explain why it is likely that a manufacturing-based company would benefit from entering/expanding into a new market.

2. Cultural Differences: Provide an in-depth discussion of the various cultural challenges, both domestic and foreign, that HR will encounter. Ensure that you address this question in regard to opening a location in China in the manufacturing industry. Then describe how these challenges will be faced and overcome. Make sure to provide specific examples that are relevant to China and the manufacturing industry.

3. Management Strategy: discuss how you would manage employees from China differently than those in the domestic country (e.g., the United States). Additionally, explain how technological innovations would allow you to more effectively manage the workforce. Importantly, you should propose 3 to 4 specific strategies that an international human resource manager should adopt to better manage employees working in China.