Describe the theoretical underpinnings of international HRM. Apply HR theories to HR practice with sensitivity to the international context, as well as multicultural and ethical concerns in international work-life.

INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Module Specific Skills and Knowledge:

1. Describe the theoretical underpinnings of international HRM.
2. Apply HR theories to HR practice with sensitivity to the international context, as well as multicultural and ethical concerns in international work–life.
3. Actively engage with debates of aspects of HR practice in an international context.
4. Critically analyse HRM rhetoric, implications, and opportunities in an international context.
5. Produce appropriate theoretical and practical solutions to organisational problems in the international arena.

Discipline Specific Skills and Knowledge:

6. Clearly explain of the importance of the competitive environment (in relation to management generally and international HRM specifically) and how changes in the external social and economic environments influence international HRM decisions.
7. Engage in debates on cultural and institutional environments and their effects (in relation to management generally and international HRM specifically) with multicultural and multilingual groups of peers.

Personal and Key Transferable/ Employment Skills and Knowledge:

8. Think analytically and conduct critical analysis of practical challenges in international human resource management.
9. Apply reason and justification within discussions and interactions with peers.
10. Practise independent study skills, including critically assess credibility of (electronic) data obtained from various sources.
11. Demonstrate written communication skills.
12. Apply theory and conceptual frameworks to practical problem.