PES INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY – BANGALORE SOUTH CAMPUS

Dept. of MBA

Lesson Plan

Semester – I

Subject Code : 14MBAHR409 Total no of Lectures: 58

Subject Title : International Human Resource Management IA Marks: 50

Type : Elective Credits: 4

Faculty Name : Dr. S.Naveen Prasath Exam Hours: 03

No of Lecture Hours / Week : 04 Exam Marks: 100

Practical Component Hour : 01 Ratio of theory to problems:100 : 00

Course Objectives:
1.Critically analyse the impact of contemporary issues and global imperatives on
Human Resource concepts, policies and practices in multinational organizations
2. Compare, contrast and explain a variety of strategic approaches to the management of
Human Resources in multinational organizations.
3. Apply concepts and knowledge about the range of Human Resource functions to the
deployment of expatriate employees and expatriate failures on international
assignments.
4. Critically evaluate the effects of different Human Resource and International
Industrial Relations strategies adopted by multinational international organisations
operating in various regions of the world.
Course Outcomes:
1.To identify the impact of new issues and global imperatives on IHRM concepts and policies.
2.To analyze various approaches in MNC’s.
3.To implement concepts and knowledge of HRM functions.
4.To understand the importance of IHRM and its implication on Industrial Relations strategies adopted by MNC’s.

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Session Plan

Cumulative Coverage / Module No / Session No. / Contents / Pedagogical Tools / Presentation/Practical Component / Assignments / additional work / Student
Learning
Evaluation Technique
18% / I / 1 / Course Outline: Definition of IHRM.
Course Objective:To understand IHRM concept.
Course Outcome:To get basic ideal about IHRM. / Lecture
Case Discussion
Video / Refer the
Table 2 / Refer the
Table 3 / # Class Discussion
# Test I
# Case Presentation
2 / Course Outline: The drivers of internationalization of business and its different settings.
Course Objective:To learn drivers and different settings of IHRM.
Course Outcome:
To be able to understand drivers and settings of IHRM. / “ / “ / “ / “
3 / Course Outline:The development of IHRM and discriminations between domestic and IHRM.
Course Objective:To compare IHRM and domestic HRM along with its growth.
Course Outcome: To enable students to understand development and differences between IHRM and domestic HRM / “ / “ / “ / “
4 / Course Outline: Models of IHRM-Matching model, Harvard
Model, Contextual Model
Course Objective:To learn three models of IHRM.
Course Outcome: To enable students to get ideas on three models of IHRM. / “ / “ / “ / “
5 / Course Outline 5P Model European Model
Course Objective: To learn 5P Model European Model
Course Outcome: To enable students to understand 5P Model European Model / “ / “ / “ / “
6-8 / Course Outline: Evolution of MNE’s,Business strategies, IHRM Strategies, SIHRM. Barriers in effective global HRM.
Course Objective:To learn Evolution of MNE’s,
Business strategies, IHRM Strategies, SIHRM. Barriers in effective global HRM.
Course Outcome: To enable students to understand the Evolution of MNE’s,Business strategies, IHRM Strategies, SIHRM. Barriers in effective global HRM. / Case Discussion / Refer the
Table 2 / Refer the
Table 3 / # Class Discussion
# Test I
9 -10 / Course Outline: Socio cultural and its role as well as Country culture VS MNE and its impact on IHRM with culture and employees issues.
Course Objective:To learn Socio cultural and its role as well as Country culture VS MNE and its impact on IHRM with culture and employees issues
Course Outcome:
To enable students to understand Socio
cultural and its role as well as Country
culture VS MNE and its impact on IHRM
with culure and employees issues. / Student Presentation / Participation / Practical Component / Refer the
Table 2 / Refer the
Table 2
Cumulative Coverage / Module No / Session No. / Pedagogical Tools / Presentation/Practical Component / Assignments / additional work / Student
Learning
Evaluation Technique
36% / II / 11 / Course Outline: Exploiting global integration and logic of global
integration, differentiation.
Course Objective:To learn about exploiting global integration and also logic of global integration, differentiation.
Course Outcome: To enable students to understand exploiting global integration and also logic of global integration, differentiation, / Lecture
Case Discussion
Video / Refer the
Table 2 / Refer the
Table 3 / # Class Discussion
# Test I
# Case Presentation
12 – 13 / Course Outline: Mastering expatriation, beyond the traditional expatriate model,
the limits of global integration.
Course Objective:To learn Mastering expatriation, beyond the traditional expatriate model,
the limits of global integration
Course Outcome: To enable students Mastering expatriation, beyond the traditional expatriate model,the limits of global integration. / Lecture
Case Discussion / Refer the
Table 2 / Refer the
Table 3 / # Class Discussion
# Test I
# Case Presentation
14 -15 / Course Outline: Becoming locally responsive and roots of responsiveness and understanding diversity.
Course Objective:To learn about becoming locally responsive and its roots of responsiveness, and understanding diversity.
Course Outcome: To enable students to become locally responsive and the roots of responsiveness,
understanding diversity. / Lecture
Case Discussion / Refer the
Table 2 / Refer the
Table 3 / # Class Discussion
# Test I
# Case Presentation
16 – 17 / Course Outline: responding to diversity, the challenges of localization. Managing
alliances and joint ventures.
Course Objective:To learn responding to diversity, the challenges of localization. Managing
alliances and joint ventures - IHRM and International Alliances, IHRM and International
Joint Ventures.
Course Outcome: To enable students to understand responding to diversity, the challenges of localization. Managing
alliances and joint ventures - IHRM and International Alliances, IHRM and International
Joint Ventures. / Lecture
Case Discussion / Refer the
Table 2 / Refer the
Table 3 / # Class Discussion
# Test I
# Case Presentation
Module No / Session No. / Contents / Pedagogical Tools / Presentation/Practical Component / Assignments / additional work / Student
Learning
Evaluation Technique
18 – 19 / Course Outline: International labour market International
Recruitment function
Course Objective: To learn the International labour market International Recruitment function.
Course Outcome: To enable students to understand International labour market International
Recruitment function / Lecture
Case Discussion / Refer the
Table 2 / Refer the
Table 3 / # Class Discussion
# Test I
# Case Presentation
20 / Course Outline: The head hunters and cross national advertising.
Course Objective: To learn head-hunters, cross-national advertising.
Course Outcome: To enable students to understand about head-hunters, cross-national advertising / Lecture
Case Discussion
Video / Refer the
Table 2 / Refer the
Table 3 / # Class Discussion
# Test I
# Case Presentation
50% / III / 21 / Course Outline: E-recruitment; International staffing choice.
Course Objective:To learn E-recruitment; International staffing choice
Course Outcome: To enable students to understand E-recruitment; International staffing choice. / Lecture
Cases Discussion
Video / Refer the
Table 2 / Refer the
Table 3 / # Class Discussion
# Test II
# Case Presentation
22 / Course Outline: The different approaches to multinational staffing decisions.
Course Objective: To learn different approaches to multinational staffing decisions
Course Outcome: To enable student to get thorough understanding on different approaches to multinational staffing decisions / Lecture
Cases Discussion
Video / Refer the
Table 2 / Refer the
Table 3 / # Class Discussion
# Test II
# Case Presentation
23 – 26 / Course Outline: Types of
international assignments, Selection criteria and techniques, use of selection tests.
Course Objective:To learn about types of international assignments, Selection criteria and techniques and use of selection tests.
Course Outcome: To enable students to understand its types of
international assignments, Selection criteria and techniques and use of selection tests/ / Lecture
Cases Discussion
Video / Refer the
Table 2 / Refer the
Table 3 / # Class Discussion
# Test II
# Case Presentation
27 / Course Outline:Interviews
for international selection, international staffing issues
Course Objective:To learn interviews for international selection, international staffing issues.
Course Outcome: To enable students to understand the interviews
for international selection and international staffing issues. / Lecture
Cases Discussion
Video / Refer the
Table 2 / Refer the
Table 3 / # Class Discussion
# Test II
# Case Presentation
28 / Course Outline: Successful expatriation, role of an expatriate, female expatriation, repatriation,
re-entry and career issues.
Course Objective:To learn about successful expatriation, role of an
expatriate, female expatriation, repatriation, re-entry and career issues.
Course Outcome: To enable students to get ideas on successful expatriation, role of an expatriate, female expatriation, repatriation, re-entry and career issues. / Lecture
Cases Discussion
Video / Refer the
Table 2 / Refer the
Table 3 / # Class Discussion
# Test II
# Case Presentation
Cumulative Coverage / Module No / Session No. / Contents / Pedagogical Tools / Presentation/Practical Component / Assignments / additional work / Student
Learning
Evaluation Technique
64% / IV / 29 / Course Outline: Cross cultural context and international
assignees
Course Objective:To learn about Cross cultural context and international
Assignees.
Course Outcome: To enable students to understand about Cross cultural context and international
Assignees. / Lecture
Cases Discussion
Video / Refer the
Table 2 / Refer the
Table 3 / # Class Discussion
# Test II
# Case Presentation
30 / Course Outline: Current scenario in international training and development, training & development of international staff.
Course Objective:To learn about Current scenario in international training and development, training &
development of international staff.
Course Outcome: To enable students Current scenario in international training and development, training &
development of international staff. / Lecture
Cases Discussion / Refer the
Table 2 / Refer the
Table 3 / # Class Discussion
# Test II
# Case Presentation
31 / Course Outline: Types of expatriate training.
Course Objective:To learn the types of expatriate training.
Course Outcome: To enable students to understand w.r.t types of expatriate training. / Lecture
Cases Discussion / Refer the
Table 2 / Refer the
Table 3 / # Class Discussion
# Test II
# Case Presentation
32-33 / Course Outline: Sensitivity training and Career Development
Course Objective: To learn about sensitivity training and Career
Development.
Course Outcome: To enable students to understand sensitivity training and Career Development. / Lecture
Cases Discussion / Refer the
Table 2 / Refer the
Table 3 / # Class Discussion
# Test II
# Case Presentation
34 / Course Outline: The repatriate training, developing international staff.
Course Objective: To learn about repatriate training and developing international staff.
Course Outcome: To enable students to understand repatriate training, developing international staff. / Lecture
Cases Discussion / Refer the
Table 2 / Refer the
Table 3 / # Class Discussion
# Test II
# Case Presentation
35 / Course Outline: The multinational teams and knowledge transfer in multinational companies.
Course Objective: To learn about multinational teams,knowledge transfer in multinational companies.
Course Outcome: To enable students to understand multinational teams,
knowledge transfer in multinational companies. / Lecture
Cases Discussion / Refer the
Table 2 / Refer the
Table 3 / # Class Discussion
# Test II
# Case Presentation
Cumulative Coverage / Module No / Session No. / Contents / Pedagogical Tools / Presentation/Practical Component / Assignments / additional work / Student
Learning
Evaluation Technique
V / 36 / Course Outline: Performance Management and MNE.
Course Objective:To learn Performance Management and MNE.
Course Outcome:To enable students Performance Management and MNE / Lecture
Cases Discussion / Refer the
Table 2 / Refer the
Table 3 / # Class Discussion
# Test II
# Case Presentation
78% / V / 37 / Course Outline: Constraints in goal
attainment, performance management cycle.
Course Objective:To learn constraints in goal attainment, performance management cycle.
Course Outcome: To enable students to understand constraints in goal
attainment, performance management cycle. / Lecture
Cases Discussion
Video / Refer the
Table 2 / Refer the
Table 3 / # Class Discussion
# Test III
# Case Presentation
38 / Course Outline: Performance Management of International
Assignees.
Course Objective:To learn Performance Management of International Assignees.
Course Outcome: To enable students to learn Performance Management of International Assignees. / Lecture
Cases Discussion
Video / Refer the
Table 2 / Refer the
Table 3 / # Class Discussion
# Test III
# Case Presentation
39 / Course Outline: Third and host country employees, issues and challenges in international
performance management
Course Objective:To learn about third and host country employees, issues and challenges in international
performance management
Course Outcome: To enable students to understand third and host country employees, issues and challenges in international performance management. / Lecture
Cases Discussion
Video / Refer the
Table 2 / Refer the
Table 3 / # Class Discussion
# Test III
# Case Presentation
40-41 / Course Outline: The issues and challenges in international performance management, country specific performance management practices.
Course Objective:To learn about issues and challenges in international performance management, country specific performance management practices.
Course Outcome: To enable students to understand issues and challenges in international performance management, country specific performance management practices. / Lecture
Cases Discussion
Video / Refer the
Table 2 / Refer the
Table 3 / # Class Discussion
# Test III
# Case Presentation
Cumulative Coverage / Module No / Session No. / Contents / Pedagogical Tools / Presentation/Practical Component / Assignments / additional work / Student
Learning
Evaluation Technique
VI / 42 / Course Outline: International
compensation and international assignees.
Course Objective:To learn International compensation and international assignees.
Course Outcome: To enable students to understand International
Compensation and international assignees. / Lecture
Cases Discussion
Video / Refer the
Table 2 / Refer the
Table 3 / # Class Discussion
# Test III
# Case Presentation
43-44 / Course Outline:
Forms of compensation, key components of International compensation, Approaches to international compensation