International Human Resource Management (Functional Electives HR)

Paper Code: 
MBH- 521
Credits: 
4.0
Contact Hours: 
40.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  • This course is aimed to familiarize the students with the latest global trends in HRM across differing countries, HR Systems & policies. Management across borders requires global managerial staffing & International decision-making.
8.00
Unit I: 
Introduction

Definition, Reasons for going global, approaches, difference between domestic & international HRM, internationalisation of HRM: Socio-cultural context, organisational dynamics & IHRM, organisational process in IHRM, linking HR to international strategies, challenges of IHRM

8.00
Unit II: 
Recruitment, Selection & Staffing in International Context

International managers-parent country nationals, third country nationals, host country nationals, third country nationals, advantages & disadvantages of different selection methods, different approaches to multinational staffing decisions, recruitment methods using head-hunters, cross-national advertising, e-recruitment; selection criteria & techniques, use of selection tests, interview for international selection, international staffing issues

8.00
Unit III: 
Performance Management

A conceptual background, constraints in global attainment, performance management cycle, models, performance & appraisal in IHRM appraisal of expatriate, third & host country employees, issues & challenges in international performance management.

8.00
Unit IV: 
Training & Development in International Context

Context backdrop of international training, current scenario in international training & development, training & development of international staff, types of expatriate training, HCN training, Career Development, repatriate training, developing international staff & multinational teams, knowledge transfer in multinational companies

8.00
Unit V: 
International compensation & Labor Relations

Forms of compensation & factors that influence compensation policy, key components of international compensation policy, key components of international compensation, approaches to international compensation, compensation practices across the countries, social security systems across the countries, global compensation: emerging issues

Essential Readings: 
  • The Global Challenge-framework for international human resource management, Evans, Pucik, Barsoux, Tata McGraw-Hill Irwin, 2010
  • International Human Resource Management-Peter J Dowling, Denice E Welch, Cengage Learning, 2008
References: 
  1. International Human Resource Management, K Aswathappa, Sadhna Das, McGraw Hill Companies, 2007
  2. International Human Resource Management, Tony Edwards, Chris Rees, Pearson Education, 2007
  3. International Human Resource Management- PL Rao, Excel Books, 2008