The HR Challenge in Emerging Markets
KnowlEdge Series

The HR Challenge in Emerging Markets: Rethinking Strategy, Rewiring Operations and Retaining Talent

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04 November, 2010 | (01 hr)

Emerging markets around the world are the drivers of global growth, offering lower cost of operations and rapidly expanding markets that are hard to match in more developed economies. Global companies are focusing on growth operations in Asia, Latin American, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa , with profound implications for the location, composition and management of their overall workforce. With this emphasis on international expansion in emerging markets, HR leaders in global companies are examining their strategies and delivery models, realigning their resources to align with new business structures and identifying new professional HR capabilities their organizations will need to succeed in this rapidly evolving environment.

This two part webcast will examine key factors that concern global HR practitioners:

  • To what extent can global HR policies be applied uniformly, given the need to adapt to local culture, legal requirements and unique local market imperatives?
  • What HR delivery models and organizational structures are companies adopting in the face of a new strategic focus?
  • What are the skills needed by HR teams operating in emerging markets and how quickly can companies acquire and/or develop them?
  • How are companies attracting and retaining talent in these highly competitive labor markets?

Audience:  Managers within global corporations who are responsible for developing and/or implementing the company’s human capital strategies and HR policies will benefit from this webcast.  This includes managers in HR, compensation and benefits, finance, planning and related areas.

According to The Conference Board’s Emerging Markets HR Council, participants from a wide cross section of sectors and geographies categorize the particular challenges of identifying and retaining talent in emerging markets as: corporate policy challenges, differences in cultural/geographic dimensions, and how to address supply/demand skill imbalances. Part 2 of this KnowlEdge Series will explore the experience of Adobe India, which is addressing the particular challenges of employee engagement and retention in the hi-tech sector in India.

The war for talent is more pronounced in the Indian hi-technology industry than in other sectors. While blessed with a demographic dividend, acute shortage of talent still challenges technology product companies. Multi-nationals compete neck to neck with local employers to hire the best talent from technical schools.  However, the top end of this highly talented and much sought after workforce is driven not only by attractive compensation but other key factors which matter most to GenNext.  Organizations will need to do more than win a place on best employer rosters, once perceived as a hallmark of excellence. Adobe India is a premier R&D hub for Adobe Inc. This presentation explores on-going efforts made by Adobe Systems in India to position itself as an employer of choice in its pursuit of developing leading edge software products.

Please note, a recording available is not available for Part 1 of this webcast.

 

Series Host

Andrew Bell Andrew Bell
Senior Fellow, Human Capital
The Conference Board

Andrew Bell is a Senior Fellow, Human Capital at The Conference Board. In this role, Andrew supports the Human Capital Practice which includes The Conference Board Human Capital Exchange™, research, conferences, web... Full Bio

Nancy K. Owens Nancy K. Owens
Vice President, Human Resources
GM International Operations

Nancy Owens has been located in Shanghai, China since September 1, 2009.  She has responsibility for leading HR strategies for international operations with major emphasis in developing talent, facilitating cultural transformation, and buildi... Full Bio

Jaleel Abdul Jaleel Abdul
Director of Human Resources
Adobe India

A career HR Professional, Jaleel Abdul worked with Wipro Ltd and different divisions of Motorola in various HR roles before joining Adobe. His last assignment was with VeriSign Inc. as HR Director for the Asia Pac region.  In his current role... Full Bio

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