LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY AND ITS IMPACT ON CROSS CULTURAL HR PRACTICES

Abstract

In today's world, primarily all the businesses do business in various countries and cultures. The only serious challenge the employees get at work is that they employ their native language rather than the lingua franca, i.e., English. This essay focused on how language proficiency affects cross-cultural organisations' human resource (HR) practices. Since all businesses undoubtedly function on a massive worldwide scale, language is playing a very important role in coping with multiculturalism. The primary purpose of this study is to find out how language differences and proficiency influence HR for many initiatives such as training, recruitment, performance appraisal and employee relations in multicultural environments.

This study primarily relies on the mixed-methods design based on interviews and questionnaires of workers and HR managers employed in multinational companies. Moreover, the study conducted in the different industries, such as medicine companies, educational institutions, hospitality and manufacturing houses, is to locate the different language issues. To examine the effective practice implemented by HR in different organisations Qualitative as well as quantitative data were reviewed.

Proficiency in the language is essential for highlighting the key results and fostering employee trust and cooperation. The misunderstanding, decreased morale, and lower productivity occur through the gap in the language. The effect of HR practices is considered to be that they provide the special training on language to encourage multilingualism. The stability of employees in the organisations, the language proficiency and the great culture play a very crucial part.

The research interprets that language training is a necessity considered by HR managers. This kind of initiative not only improves the communication skills but also creates more productivity and great cultures. For the holistic development of the employees and organisation, a language enhancement is very required. These findings also improve the harmonious workplace culture and language.