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SUMMARY:Fifth Global Conference on International Human Resource Management
DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe Fifth Global Conference on International Human Resou
rce Management was held on May 19–21 to celebrate a decade of developmen
ts in IHRM\, focused on the theme: Looking back over a decade of interna
tional HRM: Who knew the world could change so much! Organized by the CI
HRS and hosted at the Manhattan Campus of St John’s University\, the con
ference included over eighty scholar attendees from eighteen countries w
ho congregated for presentations\, discussions\, and networking opportun
ities. The conference also included a practitioner / academia seminar wh
ere experts reflected on changes in their HR careers and what this means
for the future of IHRM. The panelists included: Norbert Brömme (head of
strategic workforce planning at the United Nations)\, Cesar Salas (head
of HRIS Implementation Americas at A.P. Moller-Maersk)\, and Melissa Sw
ift (U.S. transformation leader at Mercer).\n\nIn addition\, at the same
conference\, the CIHRS also hosted a paper development workshop aimed t
owards junior academic faculty or doctoral students looking to improve t
heir publishing skills. The workshop included paper development roundtab
les intended to be developmental conversations among a small group of sc
holars led by an expert mentor\, including CIHRS professors Elaine Farnd
ale\, Miguel Olivas-Luján (Penn West)\, and Maja Vidović (RIT Croatia)\,
along with professors Marion Festing (ESCP Business School)\, Maral Mur
atbekova (ESCP Business School)\, Mila Lazarova (Simon Fraser University
)\, and Vlad Vaiman (California Lutheran University).\n\nThe Fifth Globa
l Conference on IHRM featured keynote speakers:\n\nNancy Alder\, Samuel
Bronfman Professor Emerita in Management at McGill University in Montrea
l\, Quebec\, Canada who spoke on: “Not What We Thought We Would Learn: G
lobal Leadership Lessons in a World of Grand Challenges.”\n\nThe COVID-1
9 pandemic and its related economic meltdown and social unrest severely
challenged the world. What leadership lessons have we learned? What shou
ld we have learned? What questions do global companies\, governments\, a
nd civil-sector organizations need to ask themselves? As international H
RM thought leaders\, have we undervalued the role of humility? Have we o
veremphasized leaders’ impact while markedly underestimating the often-d
ecisive influence of context? Have we embraced the illusion that integra
ted global economies promote and preserve peace\, prosperity\, and a sta
ble world order? As a global community\, do we truly understand what it
means to live in a world in which either everyone wins\, or no one wins?
\n\nWe have proven that we are excellent at learning. But are we equally
good at unlearning – at dropping prior approaches and assumptions that
no longer work or have proven false? Do we know how to transcend the lim
iting vocabulary of economic efficiency and least-cost solutions in orde
r to embrace more fundamental values to guide our strategies? How skille
d are we at learning from each other\, when “the other” differs markedly
from us in what they look like\, in the language they speak\, and in th
eir most cherished beliefs? What role do historic parochialism\, ethnoce
ntrism\, and exceptionalism continue to play in the twenty-first century
? Perhaps most important\, how do we maintain a robust and resilient hop
e that is not merely wishful thinking?\n\nThere is no single heroic expe
rt to lead us toward the future we yearn for. We need all our best think
ing\, reflection\, and creativity. Our conversation together will open w
ith observations I’ve made in working with twenty cross-cultural experts
from around the world who analyzed and interpreted why some approaches
to the pandemic succeeded\, while others failed. Then together\, we wil
l ask what leaders\, scholars\, and organizations need to learn from dea
ling with the critical\, life-threatening\, society-encompassing crises
and grand challenges that currently confront us? How do leaders build an
d maintain trust? What kinds of communication are most effective at vari
ous stages of a crisis? How does cultural resilience emerge within rapid
ly changing environments of fear\, shifting cultural norms\, and profoun
d challenges to core identity and meaning? This keynote is designed to e
nable all of us—participants and speakers alike–to learn from each other
and to begin to discover novel and more successful approaches to tackli
ng grand challenges.\n\nSheila Puffer\, Distinguished Professor\, Intern
ational Business\, D'Amore-McKim School of Business who spoke on “Doing
Research with Impact in a Chaotic World”.\n\nThe conference theme\, “Who
knew the world could change so much\,” resounds far more dramatically t
han anyone could have imagined just a few short months ago. Talented ind
ividuals and sound institutions are desperately needed to provide leader
ship in a world that has suddenly become even more unimaginably chaotic.
This keynote will explore two broad topics relating to people being dis
placed in massive numbers and global institutions in flux: global talent
in the context of immigration and global leadership at the institutiona
l level. First\, the contexts of immigrants’ home and host countries and
factors facilitating adjustment are key to immigrants making contributi
ons to the economy. This process will be illustrated by research on high
ly skilled immigrants from the former Soviet Union in the United States
as well as the role of informal networks in facilitating that transition
. Second\, the existential crises of climate change and realignment of t
he geopolitical order\, among others\, require global leadership in whic
h business\, government\, and NGOs find common ground and collaborate. A
framework of how businesses can approach collaboration and factors infl
uencing that decision will be provided\, with examples from the global s
upply chain and CSR and sustainability in the international construction
industry. Research on factors facilitating the development of global ta
lent and greater institutional collaboration in global governance could
well be designed for practical impact to address these enormously challe
nging issues.\n\nThe Leading Beautifully Award was presented by Keynote
Speaker: Nancy J. Adler to Chris Brewster at the Conference:\n\nSee more
here: https://cranet.la.psu.edu/leading-beautifully-award/\n\nFor more
details: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/fifth-global-conference-on-inte
rnational-human-resource-management-2/
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The Fifth Global Conference on International Human
Resource Management was held on May 19–21 to celebrate a decade
of developments in IHRM, focused on the theme: Looking back ove
r a decade of international HRM: Who knew the world could change so much
! Organized by the CIHRS and hosted at the Manhattan Campus of
St John’s University, the conference included over eighty scholar attend
ees from eighteen countries who congregated for presentations, discussio
ns, and networking opportunities. The conference also included a practit
ioner / academia seminar where experts reflected on changes in their HR
careers and what this means for the future of IHRM. The panelists includ
ed: Norbert Brömme (head of strategic workforce plannin
g at the United Nations), Cesar Salas (head of HRIS Imp
lementation Americas at A.P. Moller-Maersk), and Melissa Swift (U.S. transformation leader at Mercer).
In addition, at the same conferen
ce, the CIHRS also hosted a paper development workshop aimed towards jun
ior academic faculty or doctoral students looking to improve their publi
shing skills. The workshop included paper development roundtables intend
ed to be developmental conversations among a small group of scholars led
by an expert mentor, including CIHRS professors Elaine Farndale
, Miguel Olivas-Luján (Penn West), and Maja Vidović (RIT Croatia), along with professors Mari
on Festing (ESCP Business School), Maral Muratbekova (ESCP Business School), Mila Lazarova (Simon Fra
ser University), and Vlad Vaiman (California Lutheran U
niversity).
The Fifth Global Conference on IHRM feat
ured keynote speakers:
Nancy Alder
, Samuel Bronfman Professor Emerita in Management at McGill University i
n Montreal, Quebec, Canada who spoke on: “Not What We Thought We
Would Learn: Global Leadership Lessons in a World of Grand Challenges.”
We have proven that we ar
e excellent at learning. But are we equally good at unlearning – at drop
ping prior approaches and assumptions that no longer work or have proven
false? Do we know how to transcend the limiting vocabulary of economic
efficiency and least-cost solutions in order to embrace more fundamental
values to guide our strategies? How skilled are we at learning from eac
h other, when “the other” differs markedly from us in what they look lik
e, in the language they speak, and in their most cherished beliefs? What
role do historic parochialism, ethnocentrism, and exceptionalism contin
ue to play in the twenty-first century? Perhaps most important, how do w
e maintain a robust and resilient hope that is not merely wishful thinki
ng?
There is no single heroic expert to lead us toward the f
uture we yearn for. We need all our best thinking, reflection, and creat
ivity. Our conversation together will open with observations I’ve made i
n working with twenty cross-cultural experts from around the world who a
nalyzed and interpreted why some approaches to the pandemic succeeded, w
hile others failed. Then together, we will ask what leaders, scholars,
and organizations need to learn from dealing with the critical, life-thr
eatening, society-encompassing crises and grand challenges that currentl
y confront us? How do leaders build and maintain trust? What kinds of co
mmunication are most effective at various stages of a crisis? How does c
ultural resilience emerge within rapidly changing environments of fear,
shifting cultural norms, and profound challenges to core identity and me
aning? This keynote is designed to enable all of us—participants and spe
akers alike–to learn from each other and to begin to discover novel and
more successful approaches to tackling grand challenges.
Sheila Puffer, Distinguished Professor, International Busi
ness, D'Amore-McKim School of Business who spoke on “Doing Resea
rch with Impact in a Chaotic World”.
The conference
theme, “Who knew the world could change so much,” resounds far more dram
atically than anyone could have imagined just a few short months ago. Ta
lented individuals and sound institutions are desperately needed to prov
ide leadership in a world that has suddenly become even more unimaginabl
y chaotic. This keynote will explore two broad topics relating to people
being displaced in massive numbers and global institutions in flux: glo
bal talent in the context of immigration and global leadership at the in
stitutional level. First, the contexts of immigrants’ home and host coun
tries and factors facilitating adjustment are key to immigrants making c
ontributions to the economy. This process will be illustrated by researc
h on highly skilled immigrants from the former Soviet Union in the Unite
d States as well as the role of informal networks in facilitating that t
ransition. Second, the existential crises of climate change and realignm
ent of the geopolitical order, among others, require global leadership i
n which business, government, and NGOs find common ground and collaborat
e. A framework of how businesses can approach collaboration and factors
influencing that decision will be provided, with examples from the globa
l supply chain and CSR and sustainability in the international construct
ion industry. Research on factors facilitating the development of global
talent and greater institutional collaboration in global governance cou
ld well be designed for practical impact to address these enormously cha
llenging issues.
