PGBM18:InternationalHRMAssessment-LogisticsandRationale-CourseworkTaskSpecificGuidelinesMarkingFrameworkGenericGuidelinesLogisticsandRationaleLogistics:Oneformativeassessment100%individualwrittenworkHandindate:21stMay2021Handintime:nolaterthan5.00pmHandinplace:AssignmentServicesatProspectBuildingAttendance/WorkshopactivitiesusefulFurtherguidance:lastworkshop–session10TBC(reportwriting,referencing,opportunitytoaskanyassessmentrelatedquestions)SeeSunSpaceRationale:Meetmodule’salllearningoutcomesTestknowledgeandunderstandingSkillsdevelopmentnecessaryforcorporateenvironmentMeettheneedsandinterestsofarangeofstudentsTaskAnAmericanorEuropeanorJapanesemultinationalenterprise(studentsmightuseafictitiousorrealorganisation)istoopenanewsubsidiaryinacountryofyourchoice(thehostcountrycanbeeitheradevelopedordevelopingnation).Itisthefirstinvestmentthecompanyhasmadewithinthisnationalsetting.AstheinternalHumanResources(HR)consultantofthisorganisationyouhavebeenaskedbytheseniormanagementteamtoconductthoroughresearchandprepareareportthatdealswiththefollowingissues:-Guidance:ProposedstructureEvidenceonthestructureandstrategyofthespecificcompanyasamultinationalenterprise.FictitiousorganisationorreallifeorganisationSpecificcompany=specificcountryoforigin/nationality(EuropeanorAmericanorJapanese)andnotaspecificreallifeorganisation2)Adetailedanalysisanddiscussionofthehostnation’ssystems(i.e.socio-economicinstitutionalmechanismsandemployment/HRMsystems).3)Anevaluationofthefeasibilityoftransferringatleastonehumanresourcemanagementpracticetothenewsubsidiary.Guidelines:Part1Part1:Evidenceonthestructureandstrategyofthespecificcompanyasamultinationalenterprise.SIHRM:i.e.Exportive/Adaptive/Close-OpenHybrid;Ethnocentric/Polycentric/Geocentricetc.STRUCTURE:i.e.Relationship(co-ordination+control):parent–subsidiary;Centralised/Decentralised/Co-ordinatedFederations,CentralisedHubetc.EmpiricalevidenceonthestrategyandstructureofEuropeanorAmericanorJapaneseMNEs.Evidenceoncountry-of-originsystems(thiscouldalsobeincludedinpart3–dependsonhowstudentswishtostructuretheirreport)Guidelines:Part2Part2:Adetailedanalysisanddiscussionofthehostnation’ssystems(i.e.socio-economicinstitutionalmechanismsandemployment/HRMsystems).Drawevidenceinrelationtothechosenhostnationfromaninstitutionalistoraculturalistoranintegratedperspective.Ideallystudentsshouldgoeitherfortheinstitutionalaccountortheintegratedoneasthesearemuchmorefruitfulapproachesthatwillhelpthemtodealeffectivelywiththethirdpartofthereport.Inthissection,studentscouldincludeissueslike:labourmarkets,recruitment,performancemanagement,wagesystems,training/education,labourlegislation,governmentrole,industrialrelationssystemetc.Theissuesthatcouldbeincludedhere,however,arelikelytobedeterminedbythestudents’choiceontheHRMpracticesthattheirmultinationalcompanywishestotransfer.Guidelines:Part3Part3:Anevaluationofthefeasibilityoftransferringatleastonehumanresourcemanagementpracticetothenewsubsidiary.FocusshouldbeplacedonatleastoneHRMpractice(i.e.recruitment/selection,learning/development,compensation/performance,relations/equalityetc.)Studentshereneedtoconsidertheextenttowhichthis/thesepractice(s)maybetransferredanddiffused.InthisrespecttheyneedtoconsiderthedifferentlevelsanddirectionsofHRMdiffusion(i.e.forward/reversediffusion)andthedifferenteffectsonHRMtransfer(i.e.home-country,dominance,hostcountry).Theirargumentandviewsneedtobesupportedbyempiricalevidence.MarkingframeworkResearch:25%Analysis:55%Structure:10%References:5%Presentation:5%Research(25%)Doesthereportindicatepreparationandplanningthroughevidenceofbackgroundresearchanduseofanappropriatevarietyofrelevantsources?Doesthereportprovideenoughdescriptivecontentandfactualinformation(i.e.host-countrysystems)fromwhichtoderivetheargumentsandassessmentofkeythemes,issuesandproblemsaddressedinpartthreeofthereport,suchasthediffusionandtransferofHRMpractice(s)?Analysis(55%)Doesthereportpresentseveralarguments,whichconveythewriter'sownviewsinrelationtothetopicandwhichmeettheobjectivessetbythewriter?Aretheseargumentssupportedbyempiricalevidenceandexamplesfromavarietyofsources?Doesthereportengageinacriticalassessmentoftheidentifiedthemes,issuesandevidencebysubjectingthemtoscrutinythroughdrawingonrelevantsourcesandthewriter'sownthoughts(obviouslysupported)?Structure(10%)Doesthereporthaveaclearandappropriatestructure,includingintroduction,methodology,linkedpointsandargumentsandaconclusion?Doesthereportsetouttheobjectivesintermsofwhatthewriterintendstoachieveandhowtheselectedtopicrelatestoclassthemes?Doesthereporthaveaconclusion,whichsummarisesthekeypointsandarguments,andrelatesthesebacktotheoriginalobjectives?References(5%)andPresentation(5%)ReferencesArerelevantreferencesandsourcescited?Aretheycitedcorrectly(i.e.Harvard)?PresentationIsthereportwellplanned,clear,coherentandwellsetout?Grammatical,spellingmistakesetc.Doesitreadasanintegratedpieceofwork?GenericGuidelinesMax.3,000words(excl.references+methodology)Appropriateformat:reportstyle(lastworkshop)Thoroughresearch+varietyofsourcesChooseacountry(home/host)withsubstantialevidenceDiagrams,tablesandappendicesonlyifnecessaryUsereferences(otherwisereferred)(lastworkshop)Methodologyiscompulsory(maxoneA4page)演讲完毕,谢谢观看!