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Description

This unit considers the international and cross-cultural dimensions of human resource management (HRM) theory and practice. In particular, the unit focuses on a series of comparative management studies among a number of Asia Pacific countries and draws out their implications for HRM in multinational organisations, joint ventures and Australian companies' overseas operations.

The unit places generic HRM practice in the context of different social, cultural, political and economic environments. The impacts of globalisation, different industrial relations systems, and HRM policies and philosophies in different countries will be discussed in relation to a theoretical framework of international human resource management. The unit will develop students' awareness of the contemporary HRM issues in their dealing with international business.

Topics

• The impact of globalisation on HRM
• Key issues in international recruitment and selection
• Issues on expatriate and repatriate
• Performance evaluation for international employees
• International staff training and development
• Design of international compensation packages
• Strategic performance management
• Implications of culture on international HRM
• Cross-cultural management
• Essential skills for international assignments in multinational companies