Module description
What is the module about?
This course aims to introduce students to theories and practices of international human resource management (IHRM). The course helps students critically examine the influence of national institutions and culture on the choice and effectiveness of HRM practices.
Building on a discussion of the challenges and opportunities firms face in managing people and workplaces at the global level, the course will help students reflect about the role of HRM policies and practices - including global hiring, training, performance and reward management - in achieving desired employee and organisational outcomes.
Provisional Workshop Outline
Workshop 1: Globalisation, Multinational Companies and IHRM
Workshop 2: MNCs and the host country environment
Workshop 3: MNCs and the transfer of employment practices across borders
Workshop 4: International training and development
Workshop 5: Global performance management
Workshop 6: International compensation
Workshop 7: Wellbeing of the international workforce
Workshop 8: Managing international careers
Workshop 9: Employee engagement
Workshop 10: CSR and ethical IHRM
Assessment details
100% Coursework
Teaching pattern
Weekly Workshop
Suggested reading list
Key text or background reading
Edwards, T. and C. Rees (2011) International Human Resource Management: Globalization, National Systems and Multinational Companies. Essex: Pearson Education Limite
Harzing, A-W. and Ruysseveldt, J. V. (2004) International Human Resource Management, Fourth Edition. London: Sage Publications.