Siemens aims to diversify into high-tech products globally. To achieve this, it needs an HR system that attracts and retains talent, encourages continuous learning, and fosters global teamwork and diversity. Key workforce competencies include openness to learning, teamwork skills, cross-cultural experience, and respect for diversity. Siemens instituted training programs in technical and leadership skills, continued education, and requirements for international experience for advancement. It also focuses on building an open, fair and diverse culture through organizational development. A strategy map for Siemens would outline its overarching goals, necessary operational outcomes like global teamwork, and desired employee attitudes of learning, diversity and collaboration that support

1. HRM Case
Questions:-1: Based on the information in this case, provide examples for Siemens of at
least four strategically required organizational outcomes and four required workforce
competencies and behaviors.
Answer: Strategically required organizational outcomes would be the following:
1) An employee selection and compensation system that attracts and retains the human talent
necessary to support global diversification into high-tech products and services;
2) A “learning company” in which employees are able to learn on a continuing basis;
3) A culture of global teamwork which will develop and use all the potential of the firm’s human
resources;
4) A climate of mutual respect in a global organization. Workforce competencies and behaviors
could include: 1) openness to learning; 2) teamwork skills; 3) cross-cultural experience; 4)
openness, respect, and appreciation for workforce diversity
2. Identify at least four of the strategically relevant HR system policies and activates that
Siemens has instituted in order to help HR contribute to achieving Siemens’ strategic goals.
Answer:
1) Training and development activities to support continuous learning through a system of
combined classroom and hands-on apprenticeship training to support technical learning;
2) Continuing education and management development to develop skills necessary for global
teamwork and appreciation for cultural diversity;
3) Enhanced internal selection process which includes pre-requisites of cross-border and cross-
cultural experiences for career advancement;
4) Organizational development activities aimed at building openness, transparency, fairness, and
diversity support.
3. Provide a brief illustrative strategy map for Siemens.
Answer: Student answers will vary but the strategy map should answer the following questions:
1) What overall goals does Siemens want to achieve?
2) What must Siemens do operationally to achieve its goals? And
3) What employee attitudes and behaviors will produce these operational outcomes?