BE462-7-AU-SO:
International Human Resource Management
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2025/26
Essex Business School
Southend Campus
Autumn
Postgraduate: Level 7
Inactive
Thursday 02 October 2025
Friday 12 December 2025
15
01 August 2023
Requisites for this module
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This module enables students to acquire a critical understanding of theories and practice of human resource management in the international context.
The module helps to identify the impact of internationalization processes on human behaviour within organisations from an international perspective, explore key aspects of human resource management in multinational firms; understand cross-cultural dimensions of international management, and comprehend trends and challenges in the global work environment.
The aims of this module are:
- To enable students to acquire a critical understanding of the process of recruiting and allocating human resources and their management in the international context, including the training and development needs, performance measurement, appraisal systems, recruiting talent and global leaders, developing cross-cultural understanding in the management of business process and people at work, and the management of diversity.
- To examine HRM policies and regulations in different countries and to apply them with reference to the specific nature of companies and businesses.
By the end of this module, students will be expected to be able to:
- Understand and appreciate the need for good international HRM practices that are appropriate to the context in which they occur.
- Appraise the importance of cultural awareness and how cross-cultural factors influence HRM practices, and obtain critical understanding of the value of cultural diversity in an organisation.
- Analyse and evaluate critically the impact of internationalization and globalization on international HRM practices and approaches, and critically review HRM practices in a range of countries.
- Analyze and understand the challenges for international HRM including international business ethics, mode of operation, ownership issues and future trends in the field of IHRM.
- Develop practical skills in comparing and contrasting different theoretical and practical approaches to leading and managing people in the international context and develop key skills in oral and written communication, use of IT, problem solving, and improving own learning & performance.
No additional information available.
This module will be delivered via:
- Lectures; Seminars (for discussion of case studies, journal articles, presentations); Group work; Class exercise; Tutorials; Signposting to additional resources.
The lectures will be developed around the key concepts as mentioned in the indicative course content and will use a range of cases from organisational practice to demonstrate the application of concepts applied to HRM.
The seminars will concentrate particularly on linking theoretical approaches with their possible functional application in relation to problems that arise in a more ongoing manner in HRM.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
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Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Prof Caleb Kwong, email: ckwong@essex.ac.uk.
Dr Caleb Kwong
ckwong@essex.ac.uk
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Dr Toma Pustelnikovaite
Cardiff University
Lecturer in Management, Employment and Organisation
Available via Moodle
Of 28 hours, 2 (7.1%) hours available to students:
26 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
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