Course Overview
This course will present a strategic approach to theoretical and practical aspects and issues of culture and multinational management in the global workplace. Through case studies, the focus will be on International Human Resources Management - how the complexities of culture affect recruitment, selection, training and development, performance appraisal, compensation and labour relations. Can multinational managers be successful embracing other tradition, national cultures and social institutions.
Prerequisite(s)
- HRMG 3765 (Intercultural Management 1) or permission of Instructor)
Credits
3.0
- Retired
- This course has been retired and is no longer offered. Find other Flexible Learning courses that may interest you.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Define culture and understand the basic components of culture.
- Define cross cultural management.
- Define international human resource management.
- Understand how international human recourse management differs from domestic human resource management.
- Identify the skills necessary for a successful expatriate assignment.
- Understand how expatriate managers are selected, trained, compensated and evaluated.
- Understand the basics of spoken and non-verbal commnication that may influence cross-cultural management.
- Know how people from different nations perceive the basic function of working and the importance of working.
- Understand how the national context affects work motivation.
- Understand the characteristics of an international workplace and the various types of employees.
- Apply a variety of models to diagnose and understand the impact of cultural differences on management process.
Effective as of Spring/Summer 2005
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