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| Module code:  MAIM-133 | 
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| 4V (4 hours per week) | 
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| Semester: 1 | 
| Mandatory course: yes | 
| Language of instruction: English
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| Assessment: Written exam (60 minutes / can be repeated semesterly) and flexible test performance (has to be announced in advance / can be repeated annually);
 Weighting: 1:1
 
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| MAIM-133 (P420-0280, P420-0282) International Management, Master, ASPO 01.10.2020
, semester 1, mandatory course
 
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| 60 class hours (= 45 clock hours) over a 15-week period. The total student study time is 180 hours (equivalent to 6 ECTS credits).
 There are therefore 135 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
 
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| Recommended prerequisites (modules): None.
 
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| Recommended as prerequisite for: MAIM-311 Seminar International Management
 MAIM-322 International Management Workshop
 
 
 [updated 11.10.2024]
 
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| Module coordinator: Prof. Dr. Stefanie Jensen
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| Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Petra Garnjost
 Prof. Dr. Stefanie Jensen
 
 
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| Learning outcomes: After successfully completing this module the student should be able to …
 • explain the content and purpose of international human resource management
 • explain and reflect on compensation models, employee selection and employee deployment in a global environment
 • explain the specifics of international human resources management in practice.
 • name and evaluate cultural influences on human resources management.
 • identify the tools used for personnel development and assess their application and potential.
 • explain, reflect upon and apply the principles and fields of application of cultural diversity.
 • analyse areas of tension in the multi-cultural work environment and develop solutions.
 • evaluate a culturally influenced work environment and adjust the own behavior.
 • form and justify an opinion about selected topics from the field of international human resource management.
 • successfully work within a work group towards a specific goal within a specific timeframe. This comprises literature research, the independent distribution of work packages within the group, their respective completion by the individual group members and the combination of these to form a group effort. This also includes solving possible conflicts within the group resp. escalating them to the lecturer.
 
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| Module content: Background, purpose and organization of human resource strategies in multinational companies
 • Compensation, planning and implementation of personnel deployment
 • Human resources development in multinational companies
 • Cultural behavioral patterns and their effect on international human resource work
 • Intercultural cooperation in mixed teams
 • Diversity management
 
 
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| Teaching methods/Media: Lecture, group work, case studies and structured discussions
 
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| Recommended or required reading: in the newest edition:
 •Briscoe/Schuler, International Human Resource Management, London.
 •Dowling/Festing/Engle, International Human Resource Management:  managing people in a multinational context, Andover.
 •Mendenhall/Oddou, Readings and Cases in IHRM, Cincinnati.
 •Deresky, International management: managing across borders and cultures
 •Hall/Hall, Understanding cultural differences, Boston.
 •Hofstede, Culture´s consequences, comparing values, behaviors, institutions, and organizations across nations, Thousand Oaks.
 •Kutschker/Schmid, Internationales Management, De Gruyter.
 •Lewis, When cultures collide, Nicholas Brealey International.
 •Scholz/Böhm, Human Resource Management in Europe –Comparative analysis and
 contextual understanding, Routledge.
 Current expert articles in English-language business magazines such as the Harvard Business Review
 
 
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