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Assessing the Value of International Workers: A Case of Shell Petroleum Development Company in Nigeria

1College of Development Studies Covenant University Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria

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Citation Information: Annals of the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University - Economics. Volume 59, Issue 1, Pages 141–153, ISSN (Online) 2068-8717, DOI: 10.2478/v10316-012-0010-0, February 2013

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2013-02-12

Abstract

As a result of globalization, many companies, be it corporate, public or international operates on a global scale. With the rise of companies operating in a global village, many companies are also expanding internationally. Mostly, international organizations operating abroad are faced with employees of foreign cultures with an entirely different perspective. Oftentimes, cross-cultural issues arise in the management of the company's human resources (HR). According to Laroche (1998), the rapid globalization of the world's economy has brought forth several changes. In view of this, it is the intention of this non-empirical article to investigate how to assess the international workers, by adopting the latest management trend.

Keywords : International HR; Multinational companies; Nigeria; International Workers

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