Karen Beaman
Karen Beaman is the Founder and Chief Executive of Jeitosa Group International, co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of the IHRIM Journal, Program Chair for IHRIM's Global HRIT Forum, author, and industry expert with over 25 years of experience in information systems and human resource management. Fluent in English, German, and French, Ms. Beaman brings a truly international perspective on HRM to the SuccessFactors Research Thought Leaders Network. She led ADP’s professional services across the Americas, Europe, and Asia/Pacific and explores issues related to global HR in her book, BOUNDARYLESS HR: Human Capital Management in the Global Economy.Her qualifications include a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies from Old Dominion University, an M.S. in Sociolinguistics from Georgetown University, and was promoted to PhD Candidate at Georgetown, studying Sociolinguistics with minors in Historical and Computational Linguistics. In addition to her academic accomplishments and industry experience, Ms. Beaman has served on the boards of several thought leading HR/HCM organizations, and holds a US patent for an investment fund accounting system.
Recorded Webinar
November 07, 2007 - Global Mobility and Working Effectively with Cultural Differences around the World
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With the rapid growth of the Internet and the emergence of the Digital Economy, with the increase in mobility of people across geographic borders, and with the expansion and multiplicity of regional trade alliances (NAFTA, EEC, ASEAN), the birth of the "global village" is becoming a reality. Yet, most companies are ill-prepared to take on the challenge of working across borders: the vast majority of our employees have had largely "ethnocentric" upbringings with little to no exposure to how business is done outside their own cultures. What role does culture play in the workplace and in the success (or failure) of international business interactions? What are the differences in how people communicate, conduct meetings, make decisions, etc. that are ripe for conflict and misunderstanding in a multi-cultural environment? The fact that culture has a profound impact on the workplace cannot be disputed. Karen Beaman talks about the many factors involved in effective cross-cultural communications with the goal of increasing awareness that business around the world cannot be done the same manner that it’s done at home.
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With the rapid growth of the Internet and the emergence of the Digital Economy, with the increase in mobility of people across geographic borders, and with the expansion and multiplicity of regional trade alliances (NAFTA, EEC, ASEAN), the birth of the "global village" is becoming a reality. Yet, most companies are ill-prepared to take on the challenge of working across borders: the vast majority of our employees have had largely "ethnocentric" upbringings with little to no exposure to how business is done outside their own cultures. What role does culture play in the workplace and in the success (or failure) of international business interactions? What are the differences in how people communicate, conduct meetings, make decisions, etc. that are ripe for conflict and misunderstanding in a multi-cultural environment? The fact that culture has a profound impact on the workplace cannot be disputed. Karen Beaman talks about the many factors involved in effective cross-cultural communications with the goal of increasing awareness that business around the world cannot be done the same manner that it’s done at home.
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- Effecting Change in Business Enterprises (PDF)
- Global Orientation and Sociolinguistic Accommodation as Factors in Cultural Assimilation (PDF)
- Mindset and Identity in the Globalizing Future (PDF)
- Myths, Mystiques, and Mistakes in Overseas Assignments: The Role of Global Mindset in International Work (PDF)
- The Promise of Web Services: Why SOA Means Better HR Service (PDF)
- An Interview with Christopher Bartlett (PDF)
- Consulting in the 21st Century: Managing the Paradox (PDF)
- Europeanisation and the New European HRIS Business Environment (PDF)
- Globalization: The Payoffs and Tradeoffs (PDF)
- Sourcing Strategies for the Transnational Organization (PDF)
- Globalizing HRIS: The New Transnational Model (PDF)
- On Globalizing HRIS: Moving to a Transnational Solution (PDF)
- The New Transnational Model: Building a Chaordic Organization (PDF)
- Transnational Development: The Efficiency-Innovation Model (PDF)
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