Globalization and its impact on organization

Challenges and opportunities

A quick look at few dramatic changes now taking place in organization1 . O l d e m p l o y e e
g e t t i n g o l d 2 . C o r p o r a t e D o w n s i z i n g 3.Temporar y worki ng
e m p l o y e e s 4 . G l o b a l c o m p e t i t i o n 5 . W a r o n t e r r o r In short there are lot of
challenges and opportunities today for managers to OB concepts.
1. Globalization to Respond
Organizations are no longer constrained by national borders, world become global
village.

Increased foreign assignment

Transferred to your employers operating division in another country, Once there, youll have to
manage workforce, aspiration from employees, and attitudes from those you are used to back
home

Working with different people

Working with bosses, peers and other employees who were born and raised in different culture, to
work effectively with them youve to understand how their culture, geographic and religion have
shaped them.

Coping with Anti-capitalism backlash

Soak the rich means fine should be charged with respect of income you earn.
Managers at global companies have come to realize that economic values are not
universally transferable,
N e e d t o m o d i f y b y m a n a g e r s t o reflect economic values in those countries theyre working.

Overseeing Movement of jobs to countries with low cost labour

In a global economy, jobs tend to flow to places where lower cost provide business firms
with a comparative advantages

Managing people during the war on terror

An understanding of OB topics such as emotions, motivation, communication a n d l e a d e r s h i p
c a n h e l p m a n a g e r s t o d e a l m o r e e f f e c t i v e l y w i t h t h e i r employees fear
about terrorism
2. Managing workforce diversity
The people in organization are becoming heterogeneous demographically, Workforce d i v e r s i t y=
whereas globalization focuses on differences between people from d i f f e r e n t
countries, mix of people in terms of gender, age, race, and sexual
orientation. Embracing diversity Changing US demographics Changing management philosophy
Recognizing and responding to difference
3. Improving Quality and productivity
World added capacity in response to increase demand. Excess capacity translate in
increase competition, is forcing managers to reduce costs and, at the same time; improve
the organization quality and productivity.
4. Improving Customer service
OB can contribute to improving an organization performance by showing that how
employees attitude and behaviour are associated with customer satisfaction.
5. Improving people skills
Designing motivating jobs, how creating effective teams, techniques for improving
interpersonal skills
6. Stimulating innovation and change

Victory will go the organization the maintain their flexibility, continually improve their quality and
beat their competition in market place. An organizations employees can be major block in change, the
challenge to the manager to stimulate their creativity and tolerance for change.
7 . C o p i n g w i t h Tem p o r a r i n e s s
Survival for the organization, is need to move fast and flexible and innovative in their products,
jobs are redesigned, task are done by flexibility, trained old employees w i t h n e w
t e c h n o l o g y, b e t t e r u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f c h a n g e , o v e r c o m e r e s i s t a n c e t o change,
create organizational culture
8 . W or k i n g i n n e t w o r k o r g a n i z a t i o n
Global working through one link i.e. INTERNET, technology changes the people to
work together and communicate at thousand miles, people can work from their home and non-office
locations.
9. Helping employees Balance work-life conflicts
Flexible Working hours, reporting time, creating opportunities for employees, job
security, design workplace and jobs
10. Creating positive Work Environment
Human strength, vitality, right person appointed at right place, effort on what good for organization.
11. Improving Ethical Behaviour
Manager shouldnt place an order on which subordinate dont agree Define clearly the right and
wrong conduct Fair policy and appropriate system Increase confidence and trust over organization