The assessment for this module will consist of a 3000 word essay, and your answer should meet all of the learning outcomes of the module as below.

Module Learning Outcomes:

1. Critically analyse the aims of International Human Resource Management (IHRM) and its contribution to international organisational strategy and effective performance within a global context
2. Identify, analyse and articulate key challenges associated with managing people in global organizations
3. Critically evaluate organisational strategies for managing people in global organisations
4. Critically discuss practices and interventions utilised to effectively, efficiently and ethically manage people in global organisations.

Your submission deadline is as follows:

Table 1 Assessment Schedule

2. ASSIGNMENT QUESTION

 The essay takes an ‘applied’ approach. This means you are expected to engage with theoretical concepts and academic studies for the purpose of informing International Human Resource Management strategy and practice. In this way, you should be able to develop your consultancy skills, adding value to the organisations you (will) work for. More precisely, you are asked to critically discuss an IHRM strategy and practice with a view to making recommendations on how best to implement it in a global organisation operating between two specific countries. Please ensure you do not select a topic which could overlap significantly with your dissertation, as you cannot be assessed for the same piece of work twice. You should answer the following question: