Course topics:

• Internationalization of Business and HRM
• Strategic HRM and evolving IHRM function
• Global Organization, Choice of entry into International Business
• Managing Across Cultures
• Motivating and Leading Across Culture 1-2
• Building an Effective Workforce 1-2
• Evaluating and Rewarding International Employees
• Case Study Discussion

Aims:

• To be able to understand the concept of HR in an international context
• To differentiate international and domestic level HR issues
• To be able to apply theoretical learnings in practice through case study exercises

McFarlin, D.B. – Sweeney, P.D. (2005): International Management: Strategic Opportunities and Cultural Challenges. Houghton Mifflin Company, ISBN-10: 0618519831

Briscoe – Schuler – Claus (2009): International Human Resource Management. Routledge, ISBN-10: 0415773504

Dowling, P. J. – Festing, M. – Engle Sr., A. D. (2009): International Human Resource Management (5th ed.) Thomson South-Western Mason, OH. ISBN: 978-0-324-58034-1