QUESTION 3

This question has been designed to facilitate critical reflection on your learning from selected topics in the module for International Human Resource Management. You are required to review the selected chapter titled, International Industrial Relations and the Global Institutional Context. Having reviewed this chapter, you are required to complete a comprehensive reflective piece that addresses the following four (4) questions IN RELATION TO THAT CHAPTER - International Industrial Relations and the Global Institutional Context.

3a.  What are the two most critical points that you have learned about International Industrial Relations?                                                                                                     

3b.   For EACH of the two (2) points that you have identified, explain in detail the      significance of EACH of these two (2) points for Multinational Enterprises in relation to       Industrial Relations.                                                              

3c.  Why does the knowledge gained from the chapter matter to you at this time, or why is it significant to you as a future International Human Relations Management practitioner?                                                                                                                                         

3d.  How has this knowledge changed your perception of the Management of Multinational Enterprises and International Human Resource Management? 

Chapter reflection

International Industrial Relations and the Global Institutional Context.

3a. what are the two most critical points that you have learned about International Industrial Relations?                                                                                                     

The primary lesson learned from the chapter International Industrial Relations and the Global Institutional Context is that international relations allow organizations and nations to cooperate and collaborate to pool resources, share information, and develop the community. This is the essential role of international relations, and international managers should help global organizations and nations achieve this goal. International relations go beyond a country and a region.

The other and most important thing I have learned from the chapter is the power and role of trade unions in collective bargaining at an international level. I now understand the various tactics in collective negotiations. The most interesting this was that both parties should be willing to give and take to achieve a win-win conclusion for both parties in a collective bargaining table. The parties in collective bargaining should hold flexible grounds for the negotiations to run smoothly.

3b.   For EACH of the two (2) points that you have identified, explain in detail the significance of EACH of these two (2) points for Multinational Enterprises about Industrial Relations.        

The significance of international relations is that it helps organizations and countries pool resources, promote world peace, and promote economic growth and development. Through international relations, nations and organizations have improved the mobility of goods, resources, and capital from one region to another. A country can not exist in isolation; it needs others to develop.

Collective bargaining is a tool that the trade unions use to bargain with the employer and consider their demands. Thus through collective bargaining, trade unions can fight for the rights of the employees. Through these roles, employees enjoy good working conditions, better pay, and their rights are protected. Trade unions adopt various mechanisms in presenting their grievances to the employer, depending on the union's culture and location. For instance, in India, trade unions strike by stopping working, while in Japan, unions strike by wearing a black badge and working for extended hours.                 

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Chapter reflection

International Industrial Relations and the Global Institutional Context.

3a. what are the two most critical points that you have learned about International Industrial Relations?                                                                                                     

The primary lesson learned from the chapter International Industrial Relations and the Global Institutional Context is that international relations allow organizations and nations to cooperate and collaborate to pool resources, share information, and develop the community. This is the essential role of international relations, and international managers should help global organizations and nations achieve this goal. International relations go beyond a country and a region.

The other and most important thing I have learned from the chapter is the power and role of trade unions in collective bargaining at an international level. I now understand the various tactics in collective negotiations. The most interesting this was that both parties should be willing to give and take to achieve a win-win conclusion for both parties in a collective bargaining table. The parties in collective bargaining should hold flexible grounds for the negotiations to run smoothly.

3b.   For EACH of the two (2) points that you have identified, explain in detail the significance of EACH of these two (2) points for Multinational Enterprises about Industrial Relations.        

The significance of internatioanl relations is that it helps organizations and countries pool resources, promote world peace, and promote economic growth and development. Through international relations, nations and organizations have improved the mobility of goods, resources, and capital from one region to another. A country can not exist in isolation; it needs others to develop.

Collective bargaining is a tool that the trade unions use to bargain with the employer and consider their demands. Thus through collective bargaining, trade unions can fight for the rights of the employees. Through these roles, employees enjoy good working conditions, better pay, and their rights are protected. Trade unions adopt various mechanisms in presenting their grievances to the employer, depending on the union's culture and location. For instance, in India, trade unions strike by stopping working, while in Japan, unions strike by wearing a black badge and working for extended hours.                                 

3c.  Why does the knowledge gained from the chapter matter to you at this time, or why is it significant to you as a future International Human Relations Management practitioner?    

I plan to apply the concepts learned in the chapter in my personal and career life. As an international human relations manager, I plan to treat trade unions as a tool for protecting and defending employees' interests and serving as a mediator between the company and the employees. The positive attitude will help me develop a friendly and constructive relationship with the employees for organizational success.                                                                                                                          

3d. How has this knowledge changed your perception of the Management of Multinational Enterprises and International Human Resource Management? 

International human resource management and relations are essential in the success of a countries company. After reading this chapter, my eyes were opened to see the real significance of unions in a community. Before the class, I had a preset mind that global partnerships are work groups organized by employees to withstand managerial pressure in managing multinational enterprises. After going through the course, I now understand the importance of unions among the employees and the employers, the community, and the country.

My negative attitude towards trade unions has changed significantly. I was against any association of employees due to the belief that they are formed to champion the employees' interests at the employer's expense. I now understand that trade unions are developed to ensure safe and improved working conditions for the employees. When employees have their rights protected, they are motivated, and the employer benefits from increased employee commitment and performance. At a broad concept, trade unions are essential for the growth and development of a country, region, and the world. Unions help the community set the standards of education, safeguard workers' state and federal laws, fight for improved working conditions, and enhance life quality.