The reasons as to why recent changes was needed within HRM was based on the findings related to top strategic issues for organization doing global business:
- Globalization
- Emerging Market
- Increasing Competition
The management of global mobility is key to all three issues and the management of HR is key to global mobility. Here we have established the link between global mobility and HRM. Furthermore, HRM functions as a bridge between business and global mobility. In order to fulfil these requirements, the recent HRM transition was necessary to address the strategic issues.
Addressing the following mentioned challenges affecting corporate talent and HR below will further trigger changes within HR:
- Rapid business change
- Shift towards emerging markets
- Borderless workplace
- Specialization creating new career and job models
- new style of leadership
- Intense talent competition
The expected outcome from addressing the above challenges will shift the HR transformation focus from cost savings to more agile and business driven HR function. A shift to business focus HR functions is required for the approach to global mobility in this case study.