BSc Management (Marketing) with Industrial/Professional Experience

The unit is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of HRM as applied to international contexts. It examines the role of multinational organizations and globalization in disseminating HRM practices around the world and questions the suitability of these practices for the Global South. It covers key aspects of IHRM such as the management of international staff, the impact of migration, different systems of worker representation, worker and management training and development issues, diversity/equality issues in a global context, and reward/payment systems. 

Only available for students on: Mgt, IM & BSc Acctg.

The module aims to introduce students to a range of topics and issues related to the international and comparative dimensions of Human Resource Management (HRM). They need to understand how work and employment is managed and regulated in an increasingly globalised context both from the organisations’ and workers’ perspective. Overall the module aims to introduce the student to how globalisation is changing the way we work and are employed, how organisations manage across different national contexts, including the impact of formal and informal institutions on HRM policy and practice and how ‘Western’ best practices are transferred and implemented in the Global South and what this entails for local organizations and employees.

The unit will contribute to developing communications skills as presentation skills will be a part of the group work in the seminars. Argument and counter-argument techniques will be developed with reference to the different positions on certain topics and the student will be expected to engage with such polemics and develop their ability to argue and sustain and modify a position/view. The use of a diverse set of literatures from various disciplines such as management and sociology will assist the development of academic and materials search skills.  

The focus of the module is on academic content and the developing of knowledge and critical understanding while appreciating the applied aspects of theory. Thus, the module will help students hoping to engage with the transnational dimension of HRM by highlighting different types of MNC environments, different issues related to the management of international staff, their pay and their training, and matters related to managing diversity and change in MNCs thus helping to develop problem solving skills and equipping them for global careers. 

Globalization, MNCs and HRM Practices

Culture and HRM

Institutions and HRM

Global Talent Development and Role of Expatriation

International Performance and Compensation Management

Diversity Management  and Migration

Employee Voice and Industrial Relations around the world

HRM Models in the Global South

CSR Sustainability, -Soft and Hard Regulations

Future of IHRM-Digitalization and AI 

The unit will be delivered through interactive lectures and seminars. One of the lectures will be delivered, online asynchronously The sessions will utilize the Socratic technique of questioning and problem solving. Mentimeter will be utilized for encouraging wider participation and two Kahoot Quizzes to recall concepts. 

Lecture hours: 22  

Seminar hours: 8  

Independent study hours 167.5  

Explain the distinctive nature of the management of human resources and industrial relations in multinational companies in a globalised context.

Describe the main ways in which national systems of HRM vary and how cultural and institutional contexts impact HRM strategies.  

Identify key aspects of IHRM, such as the management of international staff, the impact of migration, different systems of worker representation, worker and management training and development issues, diversity/equality issues in a global context, and reward/payment systems.

 

Analyse and evaluate the effectiveness of ‘Western’ HRM best practices and their applicability to the Global South

Apply theoretical and academic contexts to real life case studies on IHRM

To debate the need for - and role of - new forms of transnational employment regulation and ethically based/CSR strategies in the context of a more globalised system of work and employment.

 

Retrieve, synthesize and present ideas

Suggest practical solutions to HRM issues in international settings 

Develop argument and counter argument techniques and oral communication skills through seminar discussions

 

Group discussion (formative)

Structured essay outline (formative)

7 day open book online exam - 2 questions out of 7 (100%)

The teaching staff urge to students to see them should there be any concerns. There will be collective feedback sessions at the final lecture alongside an overview of the module and the content. Staff involved will have office hours posted on their doors and will meet with students to discuss issues related to feedback. Seminars will allow for an ongoing discussion on features of the module. Questions of examinations will be dealt with collectively at the lecture-based revision sessions.

Miguel Martinez Lucio (2014) International Human Resource Management London: Sage 

Rubery, J. & Grimshaw, D. (2003) The Organisation of Employment: An International Perspective, London: Palgrave.

Programme Restrictions: Available to students on taking the BSc in Management/Management (Specialism), Accounting, and IM.

 

Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies in September 2027 will be £10,050 per annum. Tuition fees for international students will be £35,300 per annum.

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You will receive a significant tuition fee discount for the placement year. UK students with a household income of up to £35,000 are also eligible to receive a  cash bursary  worth up to £2,000.

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