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Schedule

All activities are due by Sunday, 11:59 pm Eastern time of the week listed unless additional dates are provided in the schedule.

Lesson 1: Introduction to IHRM
Readings
  • Lesson 01 Commentary/PowerPoint
  • Compulsory textbook Chapter 1: Globalization and Human Resource Management, 1-22.
Activities
  • Complete and submit:
    • Lesson 01 Quiz (20 points)
    • Short Essay: Cultural Intelligence Assessment (25 points)
Lesson 2: Understanding National Cultures
Readings
  • Lesson 02 Commentary/PowerPoint
  • Compulsory textbook Chapter 2: Cultural and Institutional Context of Global Human Resource Management, 23-35 (not full chapter).
  • Course Reserve Article:
    • Hofstede, G. (1980). Motivation, leadership, and organization: do American theories apply abroad. Organizational Dynamics 9, no. 1: 42-63.
Activities
  • Complete and submit:
    • Lesson 02 Quiz (20 points)
    • Case Study: Cross-Cultural Persuasion (50 points)
Lesson 3: Comparative HRM
Readings
  • Lesson 03 Commentary/PowerPoint
  • Compulsory textbook Chapter 2: Cultural and institutional context of global human resource management, 36-46 (note: not full chapter)
  • Compulsory textbook Chapter 7: Global human resource development - ‘Comparative educational systems’, 135-140 (note: not full chapter)
Activities
  • Complete and submit:
    • Lesson 03 Quiz (20 points)
    • Discussion: Best Practice vs. Best Fit (25 points)
Lesson 4: Comparing HRM Practices
Readings
  • Lesson 04 Commentary/PowerPoint
  • Course Reserve Articles
    • Brewster, C., Sparrow, P., & Vernon, G., & Houldsworth, E. (2011). Chapter 8: Recruitment and Selection, in International Human Resource Management (3rd edition): 157-185. London: CIPD.
    • Brewster, C., Sparrow, P., & Vernon, G., & Houldsworth, E. (2011). Chapter 9: Performance Management, in International Human Resource Management (3rd edition): 186-210. London: CIPD.
Activities
  • Complete and submit:
    • Lesson 04 Quiz (20 points)

    Complete and submit Group Activities:

    • Comparing HRM Practices Across Countries (75 points)
      • Decide countries
      • Country profiles complete
      • Combined final report
Lesson 5: Strategic IHRM in Multinational Enterprises
Readings
  • Lesson 05 Commentary/PowerPoint
  • Compulsory textbook Chapter 3: Organizational context of global HRM, 47-67.
Activities
  • Complete and submit:
    • Lesson 05 Quiz (20 points)
    • Short Essay: Internationalization Strategy of a Firm (25 points)
Lesson 6: Global Employee Relations Theory
Readings
  • Lesson 06 Commentary/PowerPoint
  • Text: Chapter 10: International Employee Representation and Corporate Social Responsibility, 207-230
Activities
  • Complete and submit:
    • Lesson 06 Quiz (20 points)
    • Article Review: Almond et al.  (50 points)
Lesson 7: Global Employee Relations Practices
Readings
  • Lesson 07 Commentary/PowerPoint
  • Course Reserve Articles
    • Gill, C. 2006. Industrial relations in Western Europe. Global Industrial Relations. M  J Morley, P Gunnigle & D G Collings (Eds.), 71-85. Oxon: Routledge.
    • Kim, D-O. 2006. Industrial relations in Asia: old regimes and new orders. Global Industrial Relations. M  J Morley, P Gunnigle & D G Collings (Eds.), 146-177. Oxon: Routledge.
  • Additional readings for group assignment:
    • Almond, P., Edwards, T. and Clark, I. 2003. Multinationals and changing national business systems in Europe: towards the 'shareholder value' model? (Links to an external site.) Industrial Relations Journal 34, no.5: 430-445.
    • Kaufman, B. E. (2004) Australia. In  ‘The Global Evolution of Industrial Relations: Events, Ideas and the IIRA’, pp. 422-431. Geneva, Switzerland: International Labor Office. (Free Download)
    • Kaufman, B. E. (2004) Latin America. In  ‘The Global Evolution of Industrial Relations: Events, Ideas and the IIRA’, pp. 527-548. Geneva, Switzerland: International Labor Office. (Free Download)
Activities
  • Complete and submit:
    • Lesson 07 Quiz (20 points)
  • Complete and submit Group Activities:
    • Comparing Western European and Asian Systems (75 points)
      • Decide countries
      • Country research complete
      • Country profiles complete
      • Combined final report
Lesson 8: Mid-Term Exam
Readings
  • None
Activities
  • Complete and submit:
    • Open Book Exam (100 points)
Lesson 9: International Staffing
Readings
  • Lesson 09 Commentary/PowerPoint
  • Text: Chapter 6: Global Staffing, 112-133
  • Text: Chapter 9: International Mobility and Global Careers, 184-204
Activities
  • Complete and submit:
    • Lesson 09 Quiz (20 points)
    • Case Study: Alternatives to Traditional Expatriation (50 points)
Lesson 10: International Performance Management
Readings
  • Lesson 10 Commentary/PowerPoint
  • Text: Chapter 8: Global Performance Management and Compensation, 159-182
  • Hollinshead, G. 2010. Working across borders: the expatriation cycle. In Hollinshead, G, International and Comparative Human Resource Management, pp. 87-97
Activities
  • Complete and submit:
    • Lesson 10 Quiz (20 points)
    • Short Essay: International Assignment Compensation Worksheet (25 points)
Lesson 11: Global Talent Management
Readings
  • Lesson 11 Commentary/PowerPoint
  • Course Reserve Article: Farndale, E., Scullion, H., & Sparrow, P. (2010). The role of the corporate HR function in Global Talent Management. Journal of World Business, 45(2), 161-168.
Activities
  • Complete and submit:
    • Lesson 11 Quiz (10 points)
    • Discussion: Linking HR roles and Internationalization Strategies (25 points)
Lesson 12: Global Knowledge Management
Readings
  • Lesson 12 Commentary/PowerPoint
  • Text: Chapter 4: Transfer of HRM across Boundaries, 68-84
  • Course Reserve Article: Gooderham, P and Nordhaug, O. 2003. Knowledge transfer between HQ and subsidiaries. International Management. Cross-boundary challenges, 258-273. USA/UK: Blackwell.
Activities
  • Complete and submit:
    • Lesson 12 Quiz (20 points)
    • Case Study: HR Community (50 points)
Lesson 13: Ethics and Globalization
Readings
  • Lesson 13 Commentary/PowerPoint
  • Text: Chapter 10: International employee representation and corporate social responsibility, 221-232 (note: not full chapter)
  • Abrams, F. (2002). New balls, please. The Guardian. Retrieved from: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2002/jun/24/tennis.wimbledon20027
Activities
  • Complete and submit:
    • Lesson 13 Quiz (20 points)
    • Article Review: Abrams (50 points)
Lesson 14 and Lesson 15: Final Paper
Readings
  • Lesson 14 and 15 Commentary
  • Textbook
    • Labor Law, pages 1052-1073
    • Labor Law, pages 1075-1087
Activities
  • Due the last day of the semester:
    • Complete and submit Individual Activities:
    • Final Paper (145 points)
    • SRTE

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