of the country they work in. To create opportunities for international collaboration, global leaders must learn not only the customs, courtesies, and protocols of their counterparts from other countries; they must also understand the national culture and mindsets of the people4. It will be easier to overcome many of such difficulties if the major part of the staff employed in the foreign branch of the company is originally from the country this branch is located in.
             In western world, Middle East is mostly associated with Arabic and Muslim culture and continuing instability and military conflicts. This part of the Euro-Asian world is populated by diverse ethnic and cultural groups including the Arabs, Armenians, Assyrians, Azeris, Berbers, Chaldeans, Druze, Greeks, Jews, Kurds, Maronites, Persians and Turks. The main language groups include: Arabic, Armenian, Assyrian (also known as Aramaic and Syriac), Hebrew, Farsi, Kurdish and Turkish.
             To investigate if there is an impact of globalization on HRM in Middle East countries it's better to take three typical countries of this region: Pakistan, Iran and Nepal.
             Iran is situated almost in the center of Asia, between the Caspian Sea in the north and Persian Gulf in the south. It's significant that all organizations and institutions, universities and other educational establishments, public and private sector companies, the media, the arts and cultural events, are required to conform to Islamic laws and regulations. The legislation system of Iran is different even from legislature of Arab secular states as its laws are based on Islam dogmas, which creates serious obstacles for the foreign investments. Iran represents great interest for the investors looking up to seniors for direction, family-orient
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