Year
2023Credit points
10Campus offering
No unit offerings are currently available for this unit.Prerequisites
MGMT100 Managing People, Systems and Culture
Incompatible
PERS310 International Human Resources
Teaching organisation
3 hours per week for twelve weeks or equivalent.Unit rationale, description and aim
Globalisation challenges organisations to grapple with complex issues as they seek to gain competitiveness. This unit focuses on the opportunities and challenges associated with managing employees in global crosscultural contexts. The unit is designed to build upon prior knowledge of the principles of human resource management in a domestic setting. Specific emphasis is placed on effective talent management including: remuneration, sourcing staff, managing expatriate assignments, performance management and training and development. The unit also explores strategies that need to be implemented by organisations to maximise their cross-cultural performance and achieve sustainable organizational outcomes.
Learning outcomes
To successfully complete this unit you will be able to demonstrate you have achieved the learning outcomes (LO) detailed in the below table.
Each outcome is informed by a number of graduate capabilities (GC) to ensure your work in this, and every unit, is part of a larger goal of graduating from ACU with the attributes of insight, empathy, imagination and impact.
Explore the graduate capabilities.
On successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:
LO1 - Compare theoretical and practical approaches to human resource management in international and global organisations (GA 4, 6, 8,)
LO2 - Develop strategies for effectively managing talent to achieve sustainable organisational outcomes across international and global organisations; (GA 4, 6, 8, 9)
LO3 - Analyse ethical considerations in global human resource management, with a particular focus on diversity (GA 1, 4, 6)
LO4 - Effectively apply written and oral communication skills, individually or in groups, within a global human resource management context. (GA9)
Graduate attributes
GA1 - demonstrate respect for the dignity of each individual and for human diversity
GA4 - think critically and reflectively
GA6 - solve problems in a variety of settings taking local and international perspectives into account
GA8 - locate, organise, analyse, synthesise and evaluate information
GA9 - demonstrate effective communication in oral and written English language and visual media
Content
Topics will include:
- Introduction to global HRM and sustainability
- Global, cultural and organizational context
- Modes of global operation
- Talent management in global organisations
- Industrial relations in a global context
- Managing HRM risk situations
- Emerging challenges in global HRM
Learning and teaching strategy and rationale
This unit has been re-written to include the feedback from you. The focus is more on conflict and personal understanding of attitudes to diversity. As your feedback is received changes are made to improve the unit.
Assessment strategy and rationale
The assessment strategy in this unit is geared towards a working understanding of the HRM support required when organisations include offshore business in their structure. The responsibilities for HRM go far beyond the domestic expectations and the assessment will allow application of learning in this area to develop a level of exposure to the international world of business. The assessment tasks for this unit are designed for you to demonstrate your achievement of each learning outcome.
In order to pass this unit, you are required to submit all assessment pieces and receive an overall mark of 50/100.
Overview of assessments
| Brief Description of Kind and Purpose of Assessment Tasks | Weighting | Learning Outcomes | Graduate Attributes |
|---|---|---|---|
The Decision | 30% | LO1, LO2, LO4 | GA4, GA6, GA8, GA9 |
Country report HRM Perspective | 20% | LO2, LO3, LO4 | GA4, GA5, GA6 |
Country Report Lifestyle Poster Presentation | 20% | LO1, LO2, LO4 | GA1, GA4, GA6, GA9 |
Country Book | 30% | LO1, LO2, LO4 | GA1, GA4, GA6, GA9 |
Representative texts and references
Required text(s)
E-text: Tarique, I, Briscoe, D R and Schuler, R S, 2015. International Human Resource Management: Policies and Practices for Multinational Enterprises Routledge.
Recommended references
Belizón, MJ, Morley, MJ and Gunnigle, P, 2016. Modes of integration of human resource management practices in multinationals. Personnel Review,45(3), pp.539-556.
Brewster, C., Mayrhofer, W. and Smale, A., 2016. Crossing the streams: HRM in multinational enterprises and comparative HRM. Human Resource Management Review.
Harzing, AW & Pinnington A 2015, International Human Resource Management, (4th edn), Sage Publications, London.