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Parent Programme
Bachelor of Business (Honours) in International Business
Module Level & Reference
Level 8 / Ref: M4.10
Duration
12 Weeks Full-Time X 2.5 Hours per week
12 Weeks Part-Time X 1.5 Hours per week
MODULE TITLE
International Human Resource Management
STAGE
Award
Module Unit Credits
ECTS 5

International HRM Module

Introduction to International HRM

The International Human Resource Management module explores the challenges of managing people in multicultural workplaces, providing a deep understanding of the factors influencing people management in international organisations. It focuses on developing the ability to navigate cross-cultural complexities and enhancing business and leadership skills in the global arena. It includes gaining knowledge of various people management approaches, understanding trends in human resource management driven by globalisation, and acquiring practical skills to analyse cultural, economic, and legal impacts on HR management in multinational companies.

Indicative Syllabus Content

Introduction to IHRM

  • HRM V IHRM- principles and practices
  • The changing context of globalisation
  • Trends in Human Resource Management 

Cross Cultural Models

  • Culture and cross-cultural comparison
  • Culture Theory from Hofstede, Hall, Schein
  • Cultural identity, intelligence, and organisational culture

Globalisation and IHRM practices

  • The global business environment
  • Standardization V adaptation of IHRM policies of the global enterprise
  • Global HRM departments in MNC’s 

Strategic workforce planning

  • International recruitment planning, methods, and strategies
  • Employer branding & talent retention
  • The scope of labour legislation

Performance Management

  • The Employee life cycle
  • Expatriate management
  • National differences in culture and institutional PM 

Reward Management across borders

  • Reward & benefit strategies in MNE
  • Expatriate reward expectation and motivation
  • Cross-cultural reward systems & strategies

Training and development

  • Pre-departure training methods and strategies
  • Cross-Cultural training & development
  • The learning organisation
  • Culture shock and re-entry approaches

Diversity Management

  • Layers of diversity in organisations
  • Reponses to diversity in organisations
  • Managing & valuing diversity

International Employee relations

  • Conflict management
  • Industrial relations across culture & legislation
  • Intercultural communication strategies & employee engagement

Current issues in IHRM

  • Ethics, Sustainability and Corporate Social responsibility
  • GDPR and other pertinent legislation
  • Technological advances and IHRM

Minimum Intended Learning Outcomes (MIMLOs)

Upon successful completion of this module, the learner should be able to:
MIMLO1
Frame business and management problems within a broader economic, social, cultural, political, and historical.
MIMLO2
Evaluate culture theories, organisational culture and cross-cultural management techniques.
MIMLO3
Apply people management principles to practical scenarios, including designing international remuneration policies and developing training strategies within multinational companies.
MIMLO4
Evaluate HRM practices in different countries and demonstrate good intercultural teamworking skills.
MIMLO5
Critique current issues and laws shaping International human resource management.

Assessment

MIMLOs
Assessment
Percentage
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Report
100%

Reassessment Opportunity

Where the combined marks of the assessment and examination do not reach the pass mark the learner will be required to repeat the element of assessment that they failed. Reassessment materials will be published on Moodle after the Examination Board Meeting and will be aligned to the MIMLOs and learners will be capped at 40% unless there are personal mitigating circumstances.

Aims & Objectives

The aim of this HRM Module is to enable learners to understand concepts and theories of effective Human Resources Management and to apply these within an International Business perspective.  Learners will gain insights into their personal capacities to successfully meet these challenges and to identify good HR practice to cope within such International Organisations.

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