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Unit of Study MNG00786 - International and Comparative Human Resource Management (2017)

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Unit description

Enables the student to effectively conduct the management of diverse human resources, particularly in the international employment relations context. Fosters an understanding of International HRM as well as HRM practices in other countries.

Unit content

Topic 1  Introduction
Topic 2  The cultural context
Topic 3  The organisational context
Topic 4  Equity and non-equity modes of international operations
Topic 5  Planning, staffing and selection
Topic 6  Performance management
Topic 7  Training, careers, repatriation
Topic 8  Compensation, benefits and taxes
Topic 9  Global employment laws, labour relations, ethics and standards
Topic 10  Trends: Emerging types of assignees and assignments; women managing across borders
Topic 11  Trends: Managing knowledge; social responsibility, sustainability and diversity of human resources
Topic 12  Case study: BRICS

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
New Zealand - MIT Session 3 Session 3
Online Session 3 Session 3
Papua New Guinea - Air Niugini N/A Session 3

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 identify the range of HRM practices in an international context
2 examine the challenges in implementing HRM practices in an international context
3 develop management solutions to implementing HRM practices in an international context
4 research HRM practices in the context of at least two countries
5 compare the HRM practices in the context of at least two countries.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. identify the range of HRM practices in an international context
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    • GA5:
    • GA7:
  2. examine the challenges in implementing HRM practices in an international context
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    • GA5:
    • GA7:
  3. develop management solutions to implementing HRM practices in an international context
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    • GA7:
  4. research HRM practices in the context of at least two countries
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    • GA4:
    • GA5:
    • GA7:
  5. compare the HRM practices in the context of at least two countries.
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    • GA4:
    • GA5:
    • GA7:

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