INCREASING GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS THROUGH EFFECTIVE PEOPLE MANAGEMENT

An overall goal of improving global competitiveness is the imperative under which managers strategically guide their organizations today. An y process or function that enables organizations to gain a competitive advantage on a global scale is therefore considered valuable to those at the helm. Through our research on 60 of the world's top multinatio nal organizations, we found that the effective management of the peopl e side of global business does, in fact, pay dividends in stronger bot tom lines.