HRM4016S Managing in MNCs

Academic Year 2024/2025

"This modules provides a critical review of human resource and employment practices of multinational companies (MNCs). MNCs are have an unique business organisation and exercise considerable political and social influence in the workplaces today. In addition to providing a conceptual insight into the multinational as an entity, this module will assess how MNCs of different national origin manage the employment relationship within their overseas subsidiaries. Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the opportunities for convergence and divergences of practices and the influences affecting them. This modules provides an in depth exploration of the variance across different national business systems across a variety of institutional settings, particularly from the European and Asean regions. Some of the concepts which are explored include convergence and variations in MNCs’ employment and HR practices, government and labour responses, cultural impact on employment practices and the power interplays in the transfer of practices across borders.

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Learning Outcomes:

In completion of this module, students should:


- have an understanding of the dominant theories and concepts within the
literature;

- have an in depth appreciation of national business systems;
- be able to analyse the influences shaping MNCs' employment and HR practices;

- be able to reflect on specific HR practices pertaining the MNC company and its workforce;

- be able to appraise the ethical dilemmas in regard to the international HRM practices of MNCs
"

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities

80
Autonomous Student Learning

150
Lectures

20
Total

250
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lecturers, case study, project work, etc 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Exam (In-person): Examination n/a Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

60
Assignment(Including Essay): Assignment n/a Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

40

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
Repeat Within Two Trimesters
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

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