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Article: Dealing with discomfort and danger. (employee morale and foreign operations)
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- HRMagazine
- Article date:
- October 1, 1996
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Companies operating in harsh and high-threat locations overseas can maintain good employee morale and prevent unnecessary turnover by providing safe working and living conditions as well as basic comforts.
Employee morale is a key element of human resource management in a foreign country, regardless of the company's level of experience with overseas operations. Maintaining good morale becomes more difficult when the company is operating in a developing country, particularly when the work site is isolated, conditions are harsh, or the area is politically unstable. If the transportation and communication systems are not as advanced as employees are accustomed to in ...