Compare, contrast and critically evaluate how a global organisation (Amazon) might implement “reward systems” in a country of your choice (America).
This critical evaluation should consider the national, global cultural, institutional and governance frameworks that operate in America and related cross-national differences in HRM practices, for reward systems.
Use the UK for comparison and contrast purposes only, ensuring the primary focus remains on the overseas location (America).
You should provide a justification for the decision to centralise, de-centralise or synthesise the chosen HRM practice (reward system), or recommendations.
For example: Perlmutter, ethnocentric, polycentric, geocentric, regiocentric.
• Does Amazon allow its’ plants in America to select their own reward systems? How does this differ in the UK?
• Describe how this might work in America-eg: does it have wage bands linked to skills needed?
• Does this work well in practice? Why? Productivity, turnover, recruitment etc.
• Give some information about how wage effectiveness is in both countries eg: labour costs, more expensive/cheaper in America or UK.
• Also comment on cultural differences and employment structure (consider Hofstede).
• Thus conclusions may include keeping reward systems the same or different for America and the UK.