A14002 International Human Resource Management

1. Understand the complexity deriving from managing people in a multinational company;

2. Comprehend the aim of HRM tools and the different approaches that multinational companies might adopt;

3. Properly and ethically use the main methodologies related to every HR operational system in an international context;

4. Lead personal and team analysis and develop critical thinking of the sustainable use of human resources operational systems in companies operating in international contexts.

Role of the HR function in a multinational company, and the required competencies. The HR policies. The complexity coming from an international context. Different approaches: HCN, PCN, TCN. Planning the workforce in a multinational company.

Recruitment and selection of multinational companies: advantages and disadvantages of different approaches. Discussion of a case study.

Issues and complexities in assessing performances across the world. Ethical issues in the use of HRM tools. Compensation systems: expatriates vs. locals. The importance of pre-departure and post-departure training. Discussion of a case study.

Re-entry issues and the management of dual career couple. Strategies evolution of companies going abroad. 

The course is developed around the discussion of a few case studies.

The learning process is assessed through a mix of methods including presentation, team work, individual assignment and peer assessment.