Reflection on Ch. 15

Today in class we discussed the things affecting HRM in international markets. We talked through slides and covered things like individualism, collectivism, power distance, masculinity and femininity, etc. We got in our groups and discussed our research papers, also, talked about X Patriots and the qualifications for them. We talked about the typical barriers and challenges in international work, and the stages of honeymoon phase, culture shock, learning (which takes the longest), and adjustment. It was interesting that many people don't make it past the culture shock phase.