Effects of cross-cultural recruitment on organizational productivity

What is cross-cultural recruitment??

Cross cultural means having people from different backgrounds who readily interact and communicate with each other. In cross-cultural recruitment, organisations, companies, and institutions recruit professionals from diverse backgrounds.?

Cross- cultural recruitment helps in the following ways:?

1. Building stronger relation?

2. More competitive environment?

3. Cultural competency and training?

4. Different perspective towards the problem solving?

5. Increased creativity?

6. More respect towards the cultural differences.?

Common cross-cultural barriers?

Language Barrier?

Communication is the first barrier when it comes to different cultures. When few employees are not fluent in the language it will take more time for them to communicate their ideas and they will find it difficult to get their message correctly.?

Different styles of communication can also lead employees to take offense. If you speak in a more direct manner, someone who is not used to that kind of language might be upset or insulted by something you say, even if that is not what you intended.?

Organizational Structure?

The organizational structure can also be a barrier for cross-culture teams. Organizational structures vary from company to company. They include horizontal organizations where there is no official hierarchy and companies with several levels of management, where the word of the superior is law and not following directives is seen as a sign of disrespect.

When working with cultures that view authority differently, the way the organization is structured can cause problems. Some employees may not feel comfortable bringing up ideas that don't agree with the manager's, while others may do so but make a grave cultural mistake.

Conclusion?

For an effective cross-cultural management, the manager must identify the difference in the cultures and practices of the team members and also they must modify and adapt the business process in order to improve the efficiency of the workforce.?

For Example: The informations which is communicated and the decisions which are taken must be in a way which will improve the work efficiency?

The cross-cultural management helps in better decision making because it is influenced by various cultural viewpoints, beliefs and views and this will help organizations to get good and useful perspectives of various employees to deal with the problems easily. The employees who work under this type of culture will gain various interpersonal skills and people’s skills.And this will also help them to improve their communication skills as there will people using different languages around them, Which make them to become familiar to those languages and also helps them in knowledge transfer from one person to another person.