Internal and external challenges for HRM during expansion Challenges of business with overseas markets Managing workforce and employee expectations Managing and communicating with the workforce Managing fairness and legal obligations in different types of organizations (small vs. large, U.S. vs. overseas, companies with formal vs. informal processes) Using the process of strategic alignment to coordinate decentralized or franchised operating units Changes in level of authority and control Maintaining consistency across units Maintaining coherent business activities Defining goals and objectives Using the process of change planning and implementation to help employees during upheaval Downsizing and layoffs Deregulation and associated disruption Managing diverse divisions (e.g. government vs. commercial) and their market dynamics and bidding processes Addressing rapid personnel turnover and increasing effective recruitment and retention Applying the HR triad, job analysis, applicant assessment, workforce management Creating a dependable workforce Applying people-technology integration Applying organizational alignment