Human Resource Management in Multinational Companies

Faculty

Faculty of Business Management and Social Sciences

Version

Version 9.0 of 10/12/2017

Code of Module

22M0377

Modulename (german)

Human Resource Management in Multinational Companies

Study Programmes

International Business and Management (Master) (M.A.)

Level of Module

4

Mission Statement

In international businesses human resource management always has an additional level of complexity. In order to handle this successfully it is useful to have an insight in the specific fields and challenges of international human resource management. Moreover, the strategic aspects of international human resource management have to be taken in account in order to be able not only to understand human resource issues and come to decisions of practical relevance.

Content
  • Conception of human resource management-Fundamental knowledge of the theory and paradigm formation -Strategic and international aspects

    Fields of activity of international human resource management
  • Personnel selection in international companies
  • Posting employees and (re-)integration
  • International incentive structures and performance appraisal

    Leadership and motivation in multinational companies

    Gender related issues of career and talent management.
Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Broadening
Students who successfully complete this module
- are able to recognize human resources issues particularly within the context of companies operating on an international level.
- identify connections between decisions affecting human resources policies and business strategies.
Knowledge Deepening
Students who successfully complete this module
- are aware of a range of practice-relevant methods for dealing with IHRM challenges.
Instrumental Skills and Competences
Students who successfully complete this module
- apply appropriate methods for dealing with IHRM challenges.
Communicative Skills and Competences
Students who successfully complete this module
- are able to develop their own suggestions for dealing with challenges on the basis of suitable methods, and can critically assess and discuss the risks and opportunities involved.
Systemic Skills and Competences
Students who successfully complete this module
- are able to deal appropriately with the complexity and decisions within international companies, and reach their own well-founded decisions.

Mode of Delivery

Lecture, group work, role plays, self-awareness exercises, case studies, group exercises and presentations

Expected Knowledge and/or Competences

Basic overview: Human Resource Management and Legal Systems

Responsible of the Module

B?hmer, Nicole

Lecturer(s)
  • B?hmer, Nicole
  • Steinert, Carsten
  • Schinnenburg, Heike
Credits

5

Concept of Study and Teaching
Workload Dozentengebunden
Std. WorkloadLehrtyp
32Vorlesungen
6?bungen
Workload Dozentenungebunden
Std. WorkloadLehrtyp
30Veranstaltungsvor-/-nachbereitung
57Hausarbeiten
25Prüfungsvorbereitung
Recommended Reading

-Armstrong, Michael (2014) Armstrongs?s Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice. London.

-Crawley, E. et al. (2013): Introduction to International Human Resource Management. Oxford. -Dowling, Peter J.; Festing, Marion; Engle, Allen D. (2013): International Human Resource Management. Bath, Singapure.

-Ewards, Tony; Rees, Chris (2011): International Human Resource Management. Harlow.

Further literature will always be recommended at the beginning of the semester.

Graded Exam
  • Two-Hour Written Examination
  • Oral Presentation / Seminar Paper
  • Homework / Assignment
Assessment Methods Remark

Oral examination/homework/1-hour written examination + assignments/2-hour written examination /presentation

Duration

1 Term

Module Frequency

Only Winter Term

Language of Instruction

English