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Course
Global Human Resource and Diversity Management
Module information>
This is a central module on the MSc degree programmes in HRM offered by Birkbeck College, Departments of Management and Organisational Psychology (face-to-face version) and Department of Organisational Psychology (distance learning version).
Topics covered
- The theory and practice of human resource management at the international level
- Working with other cultures and values
- The practice of HRM in multi-national firms
- Including performance management and training
- International regulation and governance
Learning outcomes
By completing this module, you will be able to:
- understand the theory and practice in the study of international human resource management.
- be familiar with the approaches to HRM in a number of countries and to understand their similarities and differences.
- have a better grasp of the specific issues involved in working with people from other cultures and countries.
- understand the specific issues involved in HRM in multi-national firms, including performance and pay, training and development, and diversity and well-being.
Assessment
One two-hour unseen written examination.
Essential reading
- Harzing, A-W and Pinnington, A H (2011) International Human Resource Management, 3rd edition, London: Sage Singer, P (1993).
- Bamber, G, Lansbury, R. & Wailes, N. (eds) (2011) International and Comparative Employment Relations, 5th edition, London: Sage.
- Brewster, C, Sparrow, P and Vernon, G (2007) International Human Resource Management (see also more recent edition 2011), London: CIPD.
- Katz, H and Darbishire, O (2000) Converging Divergences: Worldwide Changes in Employment Systems, Ithaca: ILR Press.