You are in charge of the HRM team of Widgets, a UK based manufacturing company which is about to transfer production to a facility in China. You have been asked to investigate the HRM implications of the decision and present critically a well-written report to the senior management team.

Q.1.

• Define National Business systems (NBSs) (5%)
• Compare the NBSs of UK and China and explain the reasons for the diffrences between the two different NBS. Provide examples to illustrate your points (20%)

Q. 2. Using cultural and institutional theories critically analyse :

• The potential impact of any cultural differences between home and host nations in respect of how people expect to be managed; whether key appointments are to be filled locally, globally or by expatriates (20%)

Your recommended approach in terms of standardising or localising HRM practices.
(15%)