LB5306 - International Human Resource Management
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 3 |
| Administered by: | College of Business, Law & Governance |
This subject provides an overview of Human Resource Management (HRM) in an international perspective. The course covers a wide range of topics including the interaction between national cultures and management, the central role played by multinational corporations and HRM functions at play in a globalising business context. In addressing these topics, special attention is given to specific as well as emerging areas of practice, research and debate in International HRM, such as: the impact of business structure and home/host-country institutions and culture; private regulation and corporate social responsibility; global labour issues and international regulatory frameworks; global management skills and the challenges posed by expatriate management. While this subject focuses on the complex task of managing globally, it also sheds a light on current and prospective issues surrounding global governance.
Learning Outcomes
- An ability to understand HRM in a comparative perspective with an emphasis on the mediating role played by national cultures and institutions and new trends in global corporate governance;
- The ability to analyse and critically assess strategic HRM in the light of overall business structure and governance, with a focus on best practices and innovative HRM initiatives developed by multi-national corporations;
- The ability to ponder global labour issues and the impact of globalisation on labour organisations, industrial democracy, the international division of labour and labour standards;
- An understanding of the challenges involved in managing a cross-cultural workforce and managing transnationally, including expatriate management and the conduct of organisational change and development in global business operations.
| Assumed Knowledge: | Students should have acquired the basic HR concepts included in LB5205 People in Organisations. |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Block, Study Period 11 | |
| Census Date 07-Dec-2017 | |
| Face to face teaching (6-9pm Friday 15th, 9am-5pm Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th December, 2017 & 6-9pm Friday 5th, 9am - 5pm Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th January 2018.) | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Stephane Le Queux |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); essays (30%); group presentations (20%). |
| Cairns, Block, Study Period 11 | |
| Census Date 07-Dec-2017 | |
| Face to face teaching (6-9pm Friday 15th, 9am-5pm Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th December, 2017 & 6-9pm Friday 5th, 9am - 5pm Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th January 2018.) | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Stephane Le Queux |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); essays (30%); group presentations (20%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.