27. International Human Resource Management. Cultural dimensions and expatriates
An
expatriate (in abbreviated form, expat) is a person temporarily or
permanently residing in a country and culture other than that of the
person's upbringing.
Culture
refers to characteristic ways of doing things and behaving that
people in a given country evolved over time
28.
Human resources, personnel,
manpower, workforce. Main definitions and differences
Human
resources -individuals who make up the workforce of an organization
Likewise,
other terms sometimes used include personnel, "manpower",
"talent", "labor", and simply "people".
HRM
- The professional discipline and business function that oversees an
organization's human resources