SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES-MRPG COLLEGE

MBA IV Semester
LESSON PLAN: INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Class work from 5th Dec 2016 - 30th March 2017
LECTURE
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TOPICS TO BE
COVERED
Overview of the paper and
learning objectives
Introduction to International
HRM
HRM
at
International
Perspective
Distinction between
domestic and International
HRM
HR
Challenges
at
International Level
Introduction to international
recruitment and selection
Reasons
for
using
International assignments
Criteria for international
recruitment and selection
Approaches to international
recruitment and selection
Various
types
of
International assignments
Definition of culture and its
impact on IHRM
Cross cultural theories
Culture and Values

METHODOLOGY

ASSIGNMENT

Lecturing
Lecturing
discussion
Lecturing
discussion
Lecturing
discussion

and Submission on Definitions of key

IHRM terms
and

Lecturing
discussion
Lecturing
discussion
Lecturing
discussion
Lecturing
discussion
Lecturing
discussion
Lecturing
discussion
Lecturing
discussion
Lecturing
discussion

and Collection of few examples depicting

HR complexities at international level
and Staffing a new International ventureCase Study
and

Lecturing
discussion
Complexities
and Lecturing
challenges in International discussion
Training
The role of training in Lecturing
supporting
expatriate discussion
adjustment
Components of effective Lecturing
pre-departure
training discussion
programs
Training and developing Lecturing
international
management discussion
teams.
Reasons
for
expatriate Lecturing
failure
discussion

and Flow chart showing dimensions of

IHRM

and
and International HR planning Exercise
and Spanning the globe Case Study
and
and

Written submission on Important

components of American, Japanese and
European Cultures

and
and
and
and
and
and Mark Chans decision to stay overseas
or return home after his expatriate
assignment

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Dual Career couples and

Female
International
managers
Factors
moderating
expatriates performance in
foreign assignment
Complexities
of
International Compensation
Objectives of International
compensation
Key
components
of
International compensation
Approaches to International
Compensation and their pros
and cons
Culture and compensation

Lecturing
discussion

and

Lecturing
discussion

and

Lecturing
discussion
Lecturing
discussion
Lecturing
discussion
Lecturing
discussion

and

Lecturing
discussion
key issues in industrial Lecturing
relations at international discussion
level
potential constraints that Lecturing
trade unions may have on
discussion
Multinationals.
key concerns for trade Lecturing
unions
discussion
Recent trends and issues in Lecturing
the global workforce context discussion
formation
of
regional Lecturing
economic zones
discussion
Labour relations in the Lecturing
international level
discussion
Structure of International Lecturing
Trade Unions
discussion

and

Trade
Unions
and Lecturing
International
Industrial discussion
relations

and
and Conflicting expectations where pay
and performance collide Case Study
and

and
and submission on key international labour
conflicts
and
and
and
and
and Detailed collection of details of
International trade unions and their
functions
and

Suggested readings:
1. Anne-Wil Harzing & Joris Van Ruyoss eveldt (eds.), International Human Resource
Management Sage Publications, New Delhi.
2. Dowling, International HR Management, Cengage, ND
3. SPS Bedi, & M.Kishore, Global HRM, Widom, Delhi
4. Peter J.Dowling: Intrnational Human Resource Management, Excel Publications.
5. Tayeb International HRM, Oxford University Press
6. C.S.Venkata Ratnam, Globalisation and Labour Management Relations, Sage, New Delhi.
7. PS Rao, International HRM, Himalaya, Mumbai
8. Lawrence Kleiman, Human Resource Management, Wiley India, New Delhi.