Global HRM at Colgate-Palmolive Co.

HRM and Colgate-Palmolive Colgate-Palmolive is a $6 billion a year personal products giant which earns two-thirds of its revenues outside the United States. In the early 1980's Colgate realized that if it were to be successful in the rapidly changing international business environment, it would have to develop a more transnational orientation. Colgate wanted to become transnational and develop an international cadre of executive managers. In 1987, the Human Resources Division had to develop a plan to …showed first 75 words of 736 total…

…showed last 75 words of 736 total…the training program is still based on the same concepts and training, the program has become shorter than 24 months. The recruits are now on a rotation so that they may learn a variety of skills to become better project managers for the company. Colgate-Palmolive has a great way of recruiting individuals, by attending Universities and offering summer internships it has become one of the best companies to work for both within the US and overseas.