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
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- Lesson 01 Commentary/PowerPoint
- Compulsory textbook Chapter 1: Globalization and Human Resource Management, 1-22.
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Activities |
- Complete and submit:
- Lesson 01 Quiz (20 points)
- Short Essay: Cultural Intelligence Assessment (25 points)
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Lesson 2: Understanding National Cultures
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- 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.
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Activities |
- Complete and submit:
- Lesson 02 Quiz (20 points)
- Case Study: Cross-Cultural Persuasion (50 points)
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Lesson 3: Comparative HRM
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- 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)
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Activities |
- Complete and submit:
- Lesson 03 Quiz (20 points)
- Discussion: Best Practice vs. Best Fit (25 points)
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Lesson 4: Comparing HRM Practices
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- 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.
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Lesson 5: Strategic IHRM in Multinational Enterprises
Readings |
- Lesson 05 Commentary/PowerPoint
- Compulsory textbook Chapter 3: Organizational context of global HRM, 47-67.
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Activities |
- Complete and submit:
- Lesson 05 Quiz (20 points)
- Short Essay: Internationalization Strategy of a Firm (25 points)
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Lesson 6: Global Employee Relations Theory
Readings |
- Lesson 06 Commentary/PowerPoint
- Text: Chapter 10: International Employee Representation and Corporate Social Responsibility, 207-230
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Activities |
- Complete and submit:
- Lesson 06 Quiz (20 points)
- Article Review: Almond et al. (50 points)
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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)
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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
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Lesson 8: Mid-Term Exam
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Activities |
- Complete and submit:
- Open Book Exam (100 points)
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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
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Activities |
- Complete and submit:
- Lesson 09 Quiz (20 points)
- Case Study: Alternatives to Traditional Expatriation (50 points)
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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
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Activities |
- Complete and submit:
- Lesson 10 Quiz (20 points)
- Short Essay: International Assignment Compensation Worksheet (25 points)
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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.
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Activities |
- Complete and submit:
- Lesson 11 Quiz (10 points)
- Discussion: Linking HR roles and Internationalization Strategies (25 points)
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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.
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Activities |
- Complete and submit:
- Lesson 12 Quiz (20 points)
- Case Study: HR Community (50 points)
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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
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Activities |
- Complete and submit:
- Lesson 13 Quiz (20 points)
- Article Review: Abrams (50 points)
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Lesson 14 and Lesson 15: Final Paper
Readings |
- Lesson 14 and 15 Commentary
- Textbook
- Labor Law, pages 1052-1073
- Labor Law, pages 1075-1087
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Activities |
- Due the last day of the semester:
- Complete and submit Individual Activities:
- Final Paper (145 points)
- SRTE
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