INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION

The course (International HRM and Organization) provides an introduction to the critical issues facing organizations in simultaneously managing their human resources at home and abroad. It focuses on the connection between corporate strategies and the effective management of human resources, which at times may require differing policies across countries. It offers a deep review of the main methods and systems applied in the area of people management. Students learn how the relationship between employers and employees affects the productivity, influences the personal motivation and contributes to the collective performances.The main topics concern with cross cultural human resources management and the global organizational structures. A main attention is paid to the global strategies to developing economies and european markets.

The course is based on the notion that competitive firms and economies require appropriate structures, policies, and strategies for managing their employees at every level of the enterprise. This is particularly true of multinational enterprises (MNEs) and global corporations involved in a global environment. Some more insights will be offered on Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) analysing their specificities and the competitive advantages based on people management in different cultural environments.
Students will learn:
- The diversity of HRM in an international context and the key HR/ER challenges facing organizations working internationally;
- Cross-cultural management: the impact of national culture on how individuals react to HR/ER interventions in different countries; - Comparative HRM: the impact of national institutions and systems on designing HR/ER policies and practices in different countries;
- Strategic IHRM: the linkage between corporate internationalization strategies and IHRM strategies, and how multinational organizations manage the global-local dilemma;
- The impact of internationalization on the role of HR departments in MNE and SME.

No previous course attendance is required.

The program on international HR and Organization provides an introduction to the critical issues facing organizations in simultaneously managing their human resources at home and abroad.
It focuses on the connection between corporate strategies and the effective management of human resources, which at times may require differing policies across countries.
The course is based on the notion that competitive firms and economies require appropriate structures, policies, and strategies for managing their employees at every level of the enterprise.
This is particularly true of multinational enterprises (MNEs) and global corporations involved in a global environment. Some more insights wil be offered on Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) analysing their specificities and the competitive advantages based on people management.

Main topics are:
Human Resources Management: Gaining a Competitive Advantage
The Analysis and Design of Work
Designing Organizational Structures
The Organization of International Business
Strategic Human Resource Management
Human Resource Planning and Recruitment
Selection and Placement
Managing Human Resources Globally
Managing the Performance of International Staff
International HRM, National and Cultural Differences
Globalization and IHRM Policies
IHRM Culture and Knowledge Flow in Alliances,, Joint Ventures and Merger and Acquisition
Cross-cultural and Global Leadership
Motivation across Cultures

Andrea Pontiggia (Ed.), IPeople Management and Organization: An International View, Custom Publishing McGraw-Hill Education edition 2021
Please notice that the book will be available at the beginning of the program (September 2021).
Additional materials (cases, readings, articles) will be available online in the course website.

The evaluation is based on the final exam (written exam - 4 open questions) for the student attending the program there'll be some group (n.3.) and individual (n.2) assignments during the program; The final grade is (80%) written exam and (20%) on assignment. For non attending student the grade is based on the written exam - four open questions).
The final written exam lasts 1 hour.

Students are expected to attend all classes prepared to discuss the readings. The format of this class is highly interactive. We will explore how International HRM unfolds in practice, and how managerial skills affect the HR performances.
Short assignments must be handed in during class. They are designed to facilitate class discussion and learning. Further details about the assignments will be given in class.
Class participation. Your contribution to the enhanced learning of the class will be evaluated. We expect everyone to come to every class having done the readings and having formulated questions about the readings. The questions have to facilitate the "learning community" spirit as much as knowledge gained from the readings. Students enrolled in the course will receive two weeks from the start a list of readings to study before.

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