Cross Cultural Human Resource Management

Paper Code: 
DBBA 601a
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
12.00
Unit I: 
Introduction to concepts of culture and nationality

Impact of culture on international business environment, Hofstede’s approach, advantages and disadvantages PCN, TCN, HCN, Expatriate adjustment process, Impact of cultural issues on flexibility and work life balance. Recruitment and Selection, Approaches to multinational staffing.

12.00
Unit II: 
Managing diversity

diversity and organisational culture, Approaches to managing diversity, Diversity management programme. Training: cross cultural training, Cultural assimilators, Diversity training. Cross cultural team building

12.00
Unit III: 
Performance appraisal

Criteria for performance appraisal, Variables that influence expatriate performance appraisal. Compensation: Objectives of expatriate compensation plan .Approaches to expatriate compensation: Going rate approach, Balance sheet approach .Cultural impact on compensation policy

12.00
Unit IV: 
Repatriation

Process, Causes of expatriate failure, Problems of repatriation. Cross border Mergers and Acquisitions: HRM perspective

12.00
Unit V: 
International industrial relations

Labour unions and MNC, Employee relations in MNC, Response of labour unions to MNC.

Essential Readings: 

1. Dowling P.J and Engle Sr. A.D: International HRM, Thomson Learning.
2. Browaeys M.J and Price R: Understanding cross cultural management, Prentice Hall.
3. MausamiS. Bhattacharya and Nilanjan Sengupta: International Human Resource Management, Excel Books.
4. Thomas.D.C: Cross cultural Management essential concepts, Sage Publication.

References: 

5. Lucas Rosemary and Lupton Ben: Human resource management in International Context, Jaico publication house.
6. Schuler.R.S, Briscoe.D.R and Claus: International Human Resource Management, Routledge New York.

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