Human Resource Directors/Managers who work in multinational corporations are responsible for
developing strategies for the management of employees within the organisation, in all locations across
the globe.
As CEO of a multinational corporation, what are some of the key competencies you will expect from
your HR Director. Why?
You may use point form to discuss the key competencies. Use 3-5 academic references.
Rationale
During the course of this subject you will be examining a number of different theories and ideas on
International human resource management and the impact these may have on the employees and on
the organisation. Much of what you read about may be familiar to you as you may have seen it going
on around you in the workplace, or been part of such interactions yourself.
When establishing your blog you should only make it available to me for marking. Details on how to
establish your blog and a guide for users can be found at:
http://www.csu.edu.au/division/landt/interact/help/blog.htm
Marking criteria
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Marking Guide for Blog Postings
Criterion and
weighting
Incomplete Proficient Exemplary Mark
Information sources
(2 marks)
Poor range of sources used in the blogs Two to three sources are used per blog Four or more sources are used per blog
Quality of blog post
(8 marks each)
Posts show little evidence that information was
located, digested and analysed. Posts do not fully
address the requirements
Posts demonstrate reflection on information
sources. Gaps in connecting the analysis to
the requirement
Posts demonstrate that information is
critically analysed, with clear connections
drawn to the requirement
Quality of writing
of each blog (5
marks each)
Poor structure, unacceptable errors in grammar,
spelling, punctuation and referencing of sources
Reasonable structure, some errors in
grammar, spelling, punctuation and
referencing of sources
Well structured, posts are free of
grammatical, spelling, punctuation and
referencing errors.
Total mark
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Presentation
You are required to write a blog using the blog tool in the Interact site. When establishing your blog
you should only make it available to me for marking. When submitting your Blog postings, please
ensure that you include your name and the commentary number in the subject line. Details on how to
establish your blog and a guide for users can be found at:
http://www.csu.edu.au/division/landt/interact/help/blog.htm
Note: Standard penalties will apply to late submissions.
Assessment item 2
Essay
Value: 35%
Due date: 10-Sep-2014
Return date: 01-Oct-2014
Length: approx 1500-2000
Submission method options
Hand delivery (option applies to Internal only)
Alternative submission method
Task
It has been argued that the same HR practices may not produce the same results in different cultural
contexts.
Given this, choose two of the following HR practices and explain how cultural differences may have
an impact.
Support your discussion with academic literature and case examples. Case examples could be drawn
from various sources including journal articles, newspapers and company reports.
Performance management
Recruitment and selection
Human resource planning
Employee involvement in decision making
Staff induction
Rationale