Petra Hr Challenges

Question 1: HR

Part 1

Expansion of business in other countries poses many HR related challenges to the organizations.

To maintain a consistent corporate culture among multiple locations is crucial to keep balance between local and corporate culture differences. If Petra sanctions a significant expansion into US market, the management will have to hire more personnel to handle the showrooms and sales representatives to increase the sales. In this concern the Petra will face the following HR related challenges.

1. To handle the business successfully in any location dynamic leadership plays an important role. The most important challenge Petra will face in the US market will be the development of leadership.

2. The second most important challenge will be the recruitment of highly skilled and experienced employees.

3. The third most important challenge will be the retention of already existing employees in USA.

The other challenges faced by the Petra management will be the handling of variations in social, political and economic environment and circumstances at various locations, Challenge to handle different locations offices since people resist change and they have their own way of doing things, challenges of activities coordination because of multiple locations.

The most significant HR related challenges faced by Petra in USA are mentioned above; they are leadership development, recruitment, and retention of employees. More and more organizations are operating across geographical and cultural boundaries, Many companies are lagging behind in the development of Human recourse development as a result they are facing HR related issues leading to damage to the business. Leadership development is a part of HR functions. Petra has already a setup in the US market having a sales manager in New York and in Atlanta and a US National Sales Manager. Management of Petra wants to expand the business, therefore experienced staff needs to be recruited and...