Handboksinformation

Mål

This course aims at enhancing the participants' understanding of a range of issues in International Human Resource Management (IHRM) and competitive strategy. The challenge of effective HRM is greatest in international firms with complex operations in culturally and institutionally diverse environments. The strategic role that IHRM may play in resolving a set of dilemmas of coordination, control and change in large international firms will be discussed. The course will deal both with state of the art research and practical cases of (strategic) IHRM.

Undervisningsspråk

English

Förkunskaper

Advanced, open for students completing Master’s Degree Programme in International Management and to other students so that the total number of partcipants does not exceed 40. The participants will be chosen among those who have signed up for the course no later than October 22. Preference will be given to students who have signed up for no more than two advanced course during Period II.

Undervisningstimmar

38 h

Undervisningsformer

Short papers & term paper. Seminars: teamwork, presentations & class discussions. Mandatory class participation.

Litteratur

Evans, P., Pucik, V. & Björkman, I. (2010): The global challenge: International human resource management. Boston: McGraw-Hill.

Additional reading package.

Examination

Team presentations & leadership of class discussions, individual activity in class, term paper.

Examinator

Björkman, Ingmar