Heathcare

BHM320 INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Number of Aston Credits: Number of ECTS Credits:

10 5

Staff Member Responsible for the Module:

Professor Pawan S Budhwar, Work & Organisational Psychology Group South Wing Room 8012, Extension 3049 Email: p.s.budhwar@aston.ac.uk Availability: see ‘office hours’ on door Or contact Jenny Thompson, SW 8002, Extension 3257

Pre-requisites for the Module:

None

Module Objectives and Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the course, students will have: A good knowledge and understanding of the main issues involved in the management of human resources in the international context. The capacity to contribute to the development and review of management policy, practices and systems in the field of international human resource management. Knowledge of different international perspectives on human resource management. Knowledge of the operation of human resource management in multinational enterprises/ different countries. Acquired skills in library-based research, team working and team discussion and in written and oral presentations. Been able to evaluate critically and analyse case studies based on the functional areas of international human resource management.

Module Content:

Week 1 Introduction – HRM to International HRM Introduction to the module, differences between HRM and IHRM, factors affecting IHRM. International HRM, Challenges and Approaches Key issues in IHRM, challenges to IHRM, main approaches to IHRM, issue of nationality, local versus global. IHRM, National culture and Cross-cultural Communication Meaning, elements, and dimensions of national culture, cross-cultural encounters, cultural profiles, cross-cultural communication – issues and way out. Diversity Management What and why of diversity, dimensions of diversity, reasons for increasing diversity, management of diversity and challenges and barriers to managing diversity at the work place. HR Issues in Expatriation and Repatriation Reasons...