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Human Resource Management: An International Perspective
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Course Overview
This course was designed to introduce students to the issues that emerge from performing the human resource management function in an international context.
The focus of the course is on the relevance of the human resource management function to the performance of an organization.
The relationship between the external environment of an organization and human resource management (HRM) will be explored with a particular emphasis on the effect of cultural differences on management processes.
Current HRM trends and practices in the U.S. will be reviewed. Relevant legal conditions, as well as trends and developments in Employee Staffing and Selection and Compensation will addressed.
HR and Organizational Performance
What is an organization? Why do organizations exist?
Organizations = People
Mission, goals, objectives --- concerted effort; efficiency; effectiveness.
When is an organization effective?
Distinguish between efficiency and effectiveness. Distinguish effectiveness measures for the short, intermediate, and long run.
Strategic Planning
Scanning the environment: SWOT
Vision
Mission
Goals
Objectives
Strategies and Tactics
Performance Indicators
HR and Org. Performance
Strategic HRM
Political Development and the Role of HR
Reading: September 11
Economic Development and the Role of HR
Agriculture/Land–Industrial/Capital-Information/Knowledge
Jeffrey Pfeffer
What CEOs want from HR
HR Leaders
Case: Sun Micro Systems
Globalization
Types of "international" organizations
International organization:Any organization that exports to/imports from organizations in other countries with primarily domestic production -Multidomestic.
Multinational organization: An organization with operations in different countries but each is viewed as a relatively separate enterprise.
Global organization: An enterprise structured so that national boundaries become blurred. The best people are hired irrespective of national origin. Transnational