INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Course Code: 19BBA-0IH32E

Credits: 04

Course Objectives
The main objectives of this course are to make students understand the nature of International
HRM, and develop cultural sensitivity as well as design effective IHRM systems and
practices for MNCs.

Course Outcomes
By the end of the course, students will have gained an insight into:
CO1: The impact of internationalization on the role of HR professionals in multinational
organizations.
CO2: The diversity of HRM in an international context and the key HR challenges facing
organizations working internationally;
CO3: Cross-cultural Management: the impact of national culture on how individuals react to
HR interventions in different countries;
CO4: Strategic IHRM: the linkage between corporate internationalization strategies and
IHRM strategies, and how multinational organizations manage the global-local dilemma.

Course Content Total

Hours (40)

Module I- Introduction to International HRM

Nature of International Human Resource Management (IHRM) and Global Perspective and
Multi-culturalism: Introduction of International Business, Difference between IHRM and
Domestic HRM, Role of Culture in International HRM, Challenges of International Human
Resource Management, Process of Expatriation, Introduction to IHRM, Cultural foundations
of IHRM- Understanding Culture.

Module II- Global Staffing

Staffing of International Business: Global Human Resource Planning, Different approaches
to Multinational Staffing decisions, Recruitment, Selection and Staffing in International
context, Recruitments Methods using Head hunters, Cross national Advertising, E-
recruitment, Selection Criteria & Techniques, Global Workforce Training and Development.

Module III- IHRM and related HR processes

Performance Management and Compensation: Performance Management and its links with
other HR processes, Performance Management of Expatriates, Challenges of International
Performance Management, Objectives and Philosophy of Compensation, Challenges of
International Compensation, Benefits in International Compensation, Compensation Strategy,
International Reward Systems.

Module IV- Contemporary issues in IHRM

Repatriation and International Industrial Relations (IIR) Understanding Repatriation, Benefits
and Challenges of re-entry, Managing Repatriation Process, Nature of IIR, Approaches to
IIR, Key players in IIR, Dispute Status, Strategic issues before – MNC/Employer, Employee,
and Government, Ethics and Social Responsibility, Latest Trends.
 Pedagogy
Interactive sessions, Case studies, Role-plays, Tutorials, Class Exercises, Term Paper,
Management games, Seminars. The course is covered by adopting a combination of lecture
methods, class presentation by groups of students, case discussions and self-study sessions.
Cases are also to be analyzed, discussed in groups (teams) outside the class as preparatory
work.

Text and References

Text:
 Dowling, Peter J. & Welch, Denice E. International Human Resource Management, Latest
Edition, Cengage Learning
 Aswathappa K. & Dash, Sadhna., International Human Resource Management, Latest
Edition Tata McGraw Hill

References:
 Barsoux, Evans& Pucik, The Global Challenge- Framework for International Human
Resource Management, Latest Edition, Tata McGraw-Hill Irwin
 Gupta, SC., Text Book of International HRM, Latest Edition, Macmillan Publishers
 Jackson, T., International HRM – A Cross Cultural Approach, Latest Edition, Sage
Publishing
 Brewster, Chris. Sparrow, Paul. & Vernon, Guy., International Human Resource
Management, Latest Edition, Universities Press
 Tayeb, Monir H., International Human Resource Management – A Multinational Company
Perspective, Latest Edition, Oxford
 Lucas, Lupton & Mathieson., Human Resource Management in an International Context,
Latest Edition, Jaico

Helpful Websites/e-books/Journals / Magazines

 www.businesscasestudies.co.uk
 www.mindtools.com
 www.businessballs.com
 www.hr.com
 www.hrmguide.net
 www.citehr.com
 www.humancapitalonline.com