International Human Resource Management

Syllabus

Unit 1: Approaches to International Human Resource Management

Introduction

Objectives

What is human resource management?

What is international HRM?

References

Unit 2: Context of International HRM

Introduction

Objectives

The organisational context

The cultural context

References

Unit 3: Staffing the Organisation

Introduction

Objectives

Human resource planning

Approaches to international staffing

Expatriate staffing

Integration without parent-country expatriates

Selecting expatriates

Selecting host- and third-country nationals

International differences in selection practices

Summary

References

Unit 4: Managing Performance in an International Context

Introduction

Objectives

What is performance management?

Appraising individual performance

Expatriate performance management

Appraising host-country nationals

Summary

References

Unit 5: Training and Developing the International Workforce

Introduction

Objectives

Training and career development for expatriates

Training and development of host-country nationals

Training and culture in the local environment

Developing a global perspective

Summary

References

Unit 6: Reward Management for International HRM

Introduction

Objectives

Aims of international reward management

Components of international remuneration

Approaches to international reward management

Taxation

Pay and motivation in an international context

Summary

References

Unit 7: Repatriation Policies and Practices

Introduction

Objectives

The repatriation process

Career development issues

Easing the repatriation process

Summary

References

Unit 8: Employee Relations and the International Firm

Introduction

Objectives

Trade union recognition

Country of origin and employee relations

Response from labour

Regional integration and employee relations

Summary

References

Unit 9: Issues and Challenges in International HRM

Introduction

Objectives

Country case studies: China and India

Social responsibility in an international context

Strategic IHRM

Summary

References

Appendix

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Study Hours

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The approximate amount of time required to complete the course is: 135 hrs.