Analyzing Global Convergence in Human Resource Management: A Case Study of a Multinational Organizat

With reference to appropriate models, theories, frameworks and academic literature, you are  required to respond to the following:-

Box A is a compulsory question and should be answered in the form of a discursive essay.  The word count for this piece of work is 2000 words and it is weighted at 40% of the overall mark.

1.Critically analyse the claim that we are witnessing a developing trend towards the convergence of human resource management globally. Refer to a multinational organisation (s) as an example.

provides a choice of questions and requires you to select and answer one of these in the form of a case study, i.e. you should set your response within the context of an MNE, you should introduce and justify the choice of this organization before analyzing, evaluating and concluding or making recommendations supported with both personal research of the MNE and the literature.   The word count for this piece of work is 3000 words and it is weighted at 60% f the overall mark.

1.Your multinational organisation plans to transfer employment relations practices to its overseas subsidiaries, why might it find that they are implemented in full in some countries, partially in others, and not at all in others.  

2.How can the consistency of international compensation across international locations be achieved within your multinational organisation when local environments differ?

3.With a particular emphasis on recruitment and selection, what recommendations would you make to your multinational organisation in relation to the phenomena of expatriate failure?

Please note, in text citations [e.g. (Smith, 2011)] and direct secondary quotations [e.g. “dib-dab nonsense analysis” (Smith, 2011 p.123)] are INCLUDED in the word count.

Summarising and compressing the information in your assignment into the word limit is one of the skills that students are expected to acquire, and demonstrate as part of the assignment process.

All assignments must be submitted via the Turnitin Dropbox on the hand-in date notified at the beginning of this brief.   It is advisable to retain a copy of your assignment for you own records.  Your mark and feedback will be made available to you electronically once the internal moderation process has taken place, you should note that at this stage marks are still subject to external examiner and academic board approval.

In this institution the Harvard method of referencing is used.

The Harvard method of referring to publications and of arranging references uses the author's name and the date of the publication. References are listed at the end of the text in alphabetical order by author's name. The general format of a journal reference is shown below:

Author’s name and initials are listed first, followed by year of publication in brackets. Then there is the title of article and the journal where article appears, which is underlined or in italics. Finally, state the volume and issue Number (in brackets) along with the pages where article can be located.

Inadequate in some of the following aspects or seriously inadequate in at least one: use of relevant material; development of analysis and structure of argument; evaluation of theory; application of relevant theory, research methods and findings to the problem in question; presentation of information to the intended audience.

Adequate in all of (or most of, with balancing strength elsewhere): use of relevant material; development of analysis and structure of argument; evaluation of theory; application of relevant theory, research methods and findings to the problem in question; presentation of information to the intended audience.

Satisfactory in all or most of: use of relevant material from a variety of sources; development of analysis and structure of argument; evaluation of theory; application of relevant theory, research methods and findings to the problem in question; presentation of information to the intended audience.

Good in all or most of: use of up-to-date material from a variety of sources; development of analysis and structure of argument; critical evaluation of relevant theory, research methods and findings to the problem in question; presentation of information to the intended audience.

Excellent in all or most of: use of primary sources of literature from a range of perspectives; development of analysis and structure of argument; critical evaluation and creative use of theory, research methods and findings; presentation of information to the intended audience.