Reference no: EM131405459

International HR: Contemporary Issues Assignment

Learning outcomes:

• Critically evaluate the perspectives and approaches to international human resource management and development.
• Analyse and understand diversity, social responsibility and sustainability of human resources.
• Synthesise concepts relating to employment in emerging countries, national culture and international labour.
• Apply models, theories and academic research to the employment of international workers and international HR practice'.

Assignment:  A Portfolio of 3 Academic Papers and a Personal Reflection

1. Analyse and critically evaluate the problems in using the three approaches to international HR in an emerging/developing country of your choice. This should not be you home country.

2. Critically review the issues highlighted in selecting professional level employees for international assignments.

3. Choose an example of modern slavery from the UK media. Using this case debate and evaluate the human rights and human resource responses to the example chosen.

4. Your personal reflections (including utilising refernces) regarding how the module content will inform and assist you in your future management role.

You are asked to produce 3 academic papers and a personal reflection, which address the questions above. It is important that you debate and evaluate the mainstream and relevant critical perspectives; addressing the topics and debates that have been covered in the module.

To do this it is expected that you will research and review the current literature within this area of knowledge. This should incorporate at least 20 different high ranked academic journal articles within your work as opposed to textbooks.  This individual portfolio should be no less than 4,000 words (approximately 1,000 words on each question) and be written in an academic essay style, which should meet the relevant post graduate academic grade descriptors to gain a pass. (See assessment criteria).

All students will be expected to submit the assignment on time by e submission and it should be referenced using the Harvard Reference System. It should be written in an academic style and should not include personal views (apart from task 4) but should be based on the published academic literature from ranked journals.

Your tutor will give further advice regarding this assessment, which accounts for 100% of the final grade for this module. Your tutor will explain this in further detail and provide advice about academic writing both in class sessions and tutorials, which will be available at the end of each class. Please make sure you attend all lectures, seminars and tutorials to take advantage of this assistance.

The following information is important when:

• Preparing for your assessment
• Checking your work before you submit it
• Interpreting feedback on your work after marking.

Assessment Criteria

The module learning outcomes tested by this assessment task are indicated on page 1. The precise criteria against which your work will be marked is as follows:

• Content and Theory
• Secondary research
• Analysis and Critique
• Academic Writing
• Presentation and Harvard referencing