Undergraduate - UnitMGW3430 - International human resource management

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational Unit	Department of Management
Offered	Not offered in 2015
Coordinator(s)	Ms Anne Smith

Synopsis

Introduction to the major differences between domestic and IHRM; cultural, social and ethical issues for IHRM; IHRM planning, policies and procedures; international relations and evaluation of host country environments; recruitment and selection; remuneration; training and compensating expatriates; maintaining the employment relationship within international operations.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

describe the environment and context of International Human Resource Management(IHRM)
identify and analyse country/regional characteristics and organisational factors that are of importance for managing human resources internationally
identify and develop key components of IHR strategy and IHR practice for an international firm
assess the impact of IHRM strategy and practice on an international firm's concerns, goals and structures
evaluate strategies for the establishment and maintenance of ethical and sound employment relationships within international organisations.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 60%
Examination: 40%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Audra Mockaitis

Prerequisites

Students must have passed MGG2430 or MGW2430 before undertaking this unit.

Prohibitions

MGC3430, MGF3430, MGG3430