How to overcome global OD challenges

Organisational design and development is becoming all the rage among the most savvy multinational companies. HR magazine asks why and what role HR can play

The HR guide to emerging markets: Part three

The inside guide to doing business in China, India, Mexico and South Africa

The HR guide to emerging markets: Part two

The inside guide to doing business in Brazil, Russia, Turkey and Indonesia.

The HR guide to emerging markets: Part one

Emerging markets are forecast to achieve phenomenal economic growth, making them attractive prospects for Western companies seeking to expand – but these countries all come with unique issues for HR...

Lynda Gratton: Companies must ditch outdated methods to jam with global workforce

If globalisation has changed the way we work, it is also changing people’s attitudes to work, asks Lynda Gratton, professor of management practice at London Business School.

Employee engagement and productivity biggest HR challenges for UK, report finds

Low employee engagement and lagging productivity is the greatest HR challenge facing UK employers in 2013, according to research from talent and career management company, Right Management.

Diversity takes fresh thinking by businesses, says top HR thinker

London Business School professor Lynda Gratton (pictured) has called diversity an “inevitable consequence of business strategy”.

HR teams drive Asian growth through recession, says CIPD

Research by the Chartered Institute of Professional Development has suggested that a "new breed of insight-led HR teams" has helped maintain growth in Asian countries during the recession.

Masterclass: Look at diversity as an asset

Robert Day offers guidelines on creating an environment where a diverse workforce can work together harmoniously to maximise the contribution of each member of the team.

Interesting stuff: Around the world in 80 seconds

An analysis of the latest HR, legal and employment news from around the globe.

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