Work-Life-Balance. Human Ressource Management Challenges of Multinational Companies

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2017 in the subject Leadership and Human Resources - Employee Motivation, grade: 1,00, University of Linz (Department of International Management), language: English, abstract: This paper discusses the challenges regarding Human Resource Managemente that Multinational companies and cooperations (MNCs) face, with a special focus on the aspect of the work-life balance of those employed. There are a vast number of challenges faced by MNC's in terms of Human Resource Management - in the following simply referred to as HRM. Next to overall challenges like recruiting and hiring the right people for the right job and providing training to enhance their skills, there are many more challenges HRM has to deal with accordingly. After defining the concepts of work-life balance and work-family conflict, this papers goes on to discuss different factors that play a role in this concepts. The focus first lies on the demographic factors, then follows the immediate social environment and technology and telework, and lastly, additional work conditions. The next part of the paper focuses on the issue of work-family conflict and the resulting costs for the company. Logically, the ensuing chapter discusses ways in which MNCs can support the work-life balance.