Abstract:
Globalization affected various areas of human activity and one of them is the personnel management
systems. The question of globalization improvements in the staff management systems was already
discussed by different researchers, however, Kazakhstani companies were not studied well. The
outcomes of the research were intended to evaluate human resource management in Kazakhstani
companies and to define problematic areas. Thus, the research questions are: “How personnel
management systems have changed in the process of mergers and acquisitions in Kazakhstani
companies?”, “How international expansion affected Kazakhstani companies and their approach to
personnel management?”, “How international standards that appeared as a consequence of globalization
affect Kazakhstani companies?” Various methods of research were applied to investigate the stated
problem. The first method was a qualitative analysis, which included a secondary research to find out
the main impacts of mergers and acquisitions and international cooperation. The second method was a
quantitative analysis that included a questionnaire to find out public opinion and understand what
Kazakhstan workers think about the personnel system improvements. Improvements refer to changes in
company structure. The results outlined that personnel management systems in `Kazakhstan are in
transition phase. Employees that worked in both international and Kazakhstani companies prefer
working in international companies, consequently, personnel management systems in Kazakhstan need
further development. This dissertation differentiates international and Kazakhstani practices in a sphere
of staff management and its improvement. Thus, workers from both international and local companies
were surveyed. Furthermore, different aspects of globalization were evaluated, which give exact
conclusions about the change.
