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International Human Resource Management

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
International Human Resource Management
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
International Management, Master, ASPO 01.10.2011
Module code: MAIM-130
SAP-Submodule-No.:
The exam administration creates a SAP-Submodule-No for every exam type in every module. The SAP-Submodule-No is equal for the same module in different study programs.
P420-0278
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
4V (4 hours per week)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
5
Semester: 1
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
German
Assessment:
Written examination

[updated 20.03.2010]
Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

MAIM-130 (P420-0278) International Management, Master, ASPO 01.10.2011 , semester 1, mandatory course
Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
60 class hours (= 45 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 150 hours (equivalent to 5 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 105 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
None.
Recommended as prerequisite for:
MAIM-310 International Management Seminar
MAIM-320 International Management Workshop (case study / business game)


[updated 06.07.2011]
Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Stefanie Jensen
Lecturer:
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Appel


[updated 22.10.2010]
Learning outcomes:
After completing this course, students will be able to:
 - recognize the core fundamental principles of international human resource management and to take these principles into account when structuring practical personnel management procedures in an international context
 - assess specific national cultural environments from the viewpoint of corporate culture and corporate strategic requirements and to draw relevant conclusions for IHRM
 - structure the central areas of IHRM activity in terms of the methodology and control of decision-making processes; students will learn about human resource management and its methods with special emphasis placed on national and international aspects of manpower management

[updated 20.03.2010]
Module content:
The conceptual frame of reference of IHRM:
 - Changes in the social and economic environment
 - The characteristics of cultural context: Intercultural comparative research
- Corporate strategy, corporate culture, and international staffing strategy
 
Areas of activity in IHRM:
 - Manpower resourcing needs and personnel recruitment planning in international companies
 - Pre-employment screening procedures in international companies
 - Transnational deployment of personnel (foreign postings and reintegration of expatriates on return)
 - Personnel management (motivation) in an international context
 - Personnel development and career planning in international companies
 - Performance appraisal (employee rating schemes) and performance targets as management instruments for personnel deployment and personnel development in international companies
 - International remuneration, particularly compensation for employees deployed internationally
 - Organization of human resource management in international companies
 
Industrial relations in international companies:
 - National co-determination (employee participation) models; cross-country comparison of the influence of unions on corporate decision-making
 - Industrial relations management

[updated 20.03.2010]
Teaching methods/Media:
Lectures and case studies

[updated 20.03.2010]
Recommended or required reading:
- Wolfgang Weber; Marion Festing; Peter J. Dowling; Randall S. Schuler: Internationales Personalmanagement, Verlag Dr. Th. Gabler, 2. Aufl., Wiesbaden 2001
- Ewald Scherm: Internationales Personalmanagement, 2. Aufl., R. Oldenburg Verlag, München-Wien 1999
- Alois Clermont; Wilhelm Schmeisser (Hrsg.): Internationales Personalmanagement, Verlag Franz Vahlen, München 1997

[updated 20.03.2010]
 
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