Human Resources Management in Global Corporations

2023/2024

Academic Year

ENG

Instruction in English

4

ECTS credits

Delivered at:

Department of Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management

Course type:

Elective course

When:

4 year, 3 module

Instructor

Вучкович Алла Александровна

Course Syllabus

Abstract

This blended-learning course examines the theories and practices of international human resource management (IHRM) in global corporations. The course addresses the core issues in IHRM and the ways to overcome them from the standpoint of the business leader. The topics of the course can be divided into three broad themes: (1) what should leader expect from IHRM, how to cascade business objectives toward people, organization, and HR objectives, how to set up metrics and evaluate success (2) what are the main P&O (people & organization) as well as HR challenges leaders face in global corporations (3) how to resolve those global challenges and what are the tools, practices and technologies that can help and whether IHRM career fit my personal career goal .

Learning Objectives

• Students will master the following topics: - The responsibility, scope of international HRM and the link with business objectives - Key challenges of international P&O, HRM - Global HRM policies and practices, tech tools for international HRM

Expected Learning Outcomes

• • understand how P&O, HR strategy support business strategy accomplishment in an international organization • cascade company's strategy to the P&O, HR strategy
• • understand how to solve the global-local loyalty dilemma. • realize role of HQ and consequences to IHR
• • be aware on how to respond to today's challenges (working with virtual and hybrid teams, cross-cultural communication, relocation)
• • be aware on how to respond to today's challenges (innovations, continuous improvement, disruption management, mental wellbeing, burnout, stress management etc.)
• • understand role IHR manager at creating an employer brand, talent management, recruitment and selection, onboarding processes
• • know which tech tools & practices fit • set objectives for HR managers, assess the quality of HR strategy, understand the HR metrics
• • understand role IHR manager at performance management, training and career management, internal communication and corporate culture management, engagement and wellbeing management

Course Contents

• Meeting 1. Cascading business strategy to HR strategy
• Meeting 2. HR accountability
• Meeting 3. P&O challenges
• Meeting 4-5. HR support for Innovations
• Meeting 6-7. HR challenges and solutions
• Meeting 7-8. HR challenges and solutions continued
• Meeting 8-9. HR challenges and solutions continued

Assessment Elements

• Seminar Individual and Group Activities
  Students are expected to complete all required readings, demonstrate attentiveness in class and participate actively in course activities and discussion. Individual or team case studies and valuable questions, comments and/or answers, awarded by the lecturer when they are valid and valuable for the whole group and brought students further in their understanding and case studies solution.
• Essay
  Individual written work is an analytical report on a particular aspect of International HRM (volume of 4-5 pages, 2000-3000 words). Topic should be proposed by the student and confirmed individually by the lecturer. The essay should cover both theoretical and practical aspects of the chosen topic. The students have to write an essay based on a topic, where they could apply the theories that have been studied during the lectures and seminars.
• Exam
  2-hour final exam on all the topics. Conducted offline in a form of written essay. Essay is an written answer on a particular topic (volume of 2-3 pages, 2000-3000 words). Exam results are announced in several days after the exam is taken.

Interim Assessment

• 2023/2024 3rd module
  0.29 * Essay + 0.41 * Exam + 0.3 * Seminar Individual and Group Activities

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• International human resource management, Brewster, C., 2011

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• International Human Resource Management, 5th edition. (2018). Sage Publications Ltd. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsnar&AN=edsnar.oai.tilburguniversity.edu.publications.e8a0c5fa.6722.4383.abb1.51ca685b3229