Reflective 3: Reflective On Globalising HRIS Part 1

In Managing Across Borders: The Transnational Solution, Christopher Bartlett and Sumantra Ghoshal categorize worldwide organizational models into four types. The models are Multinational model, Global Model, International model and Transnational model. 

Multinational model takes a responsive approach to implementing and managing HRIS by being sensitive to local and regional differences. Global model takes an efficiency approach to implementing and managing HRIS by building a single, standardised centralised system. International model takes learning and sharing approach to implementing and managing HRIS by transferring and adapting knowledge and expertise to local organizations while continuing to retain considerable influence and control over the local organizations. Transnational model is one that embraces and exploits such paradoxes. It brings the efficiencies through an integrated network of competencies and processes, provides flexibility through specialised roles and responsibilities and also creates a learning organization through the facilitation of multiple innovation processes.

How we can select the best model that suitable for an organization? Here are three different strategic needs that drive organization in selecting the best model, which are:

• Responsiveness through local differentiation
• Efficiency through global integration
• Learning through leveraging worldwide innovation and knowledge sharing

For sure I have little bit problem in differentiate the types of HRIS organizational models when i just refer it on lecturer slide. But the additional reading that Dr Nur Naha give to us, the article by Karen V. Beaman, On Globalising HRIS:  Moving to a Transnational Solution provides further explanation regarding the four HRIS model.

Reference:

Christopher Bartlett and Sumantra Ghoshal. 1998. Managing Across Borders:

The Transnational Solution. Second Edition. Harvard Business School Press.

Karen Beamen and Alfred J. Walker. October – December 2000. Globalizing

HRIS: The New Transnational Model. pp. 30-33.