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Managing People Across Cultures

Unit Code: HBH522

Duration

Contact Hours

Campus

Prerequisite

Corequisite

One teaching period

36 Hours

Hawthorn

Nil

Credit Points: 12.5 Credit Points

Related Course/s:

A unit of study in the Master of Commerce (Human Resource Management) suite Master of Commerce (International Business) and Master of Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

Aims & Objectives:

To develop an understanding of national, corporate and regional cultures as they impact on human resources management
To understand and apply theoretical models to enable comparison between national cultures.
To identify and understand the relationships between culture and ethics.
To identify how culture and ethics impact on human resource management policies and practices, to be able to analyse these policies and practices and make recommendations for change.
To identify and understand the critical cultural issues for HR managers and how Australian culture impacts on those issues.
To develop knowledge and skills as researchers, particularly in relation to action research and case study as methods of research.

Teaching Methods:

Presentation of theoretical material from a number of sources, such as textbooks and articles, case studies and experiential activities drawing on students' practical and workplace experience, class discussion, reflection, and consultation on workplace projects with online interaction.

Assessment:

Class Test (15%-25%)

Individual Participation (5%-10%)

Individual Research Report (45%-55%)

Group Report (10%-20%)
Group Presentation (5%-15%)

Generic Skills Outcomes:

Students will enhance their ability to develop an understanding of national, regional and organisational cultures and how they impact on human resource management. Students will have the ability to understand and apply cross-cultural theoretical models and competencies to improve organisational effectiveness.

Content:

National and Corporate Culture – the meaning of culture, national culture and corporate culture, understanding and valuing diversity, the group and the individual, rules, relationships and feelings, and the importance of status
Ethics and Culture
International Human Resources Management – recruiting and selecting, training and development, performance appraisal, rewarding and compensating, expatriate problems and repatriation
Current issues, challenges and developments in HRM

Reading Materials:

Students are advised to check the unit outline in the relevant teaching period for appropriate textbooks and further reading.