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Level 8 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice

Strategic Management of Globally Diverse Workforces

SMP806 · Globalisation and Corporate Governance — Week 4 of 16

CourseSMP806
Week4 of 16
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This week’s topics

Strategic Management of Globally Diverse Workforces

  1. Transnational human resource architectures
  2. Comparative cross-cultural management paradigms
  3. Systemic inclusion across multinational subsidiary networks
  4. Eliminating ethnocentrism in global leadership policies
  5. IHRM 4.1: HRM and strategy of multinational corporations
  6. IHRM 6.3: Global Recruitment of Human Resources
  7. HRM CH16--Managing Human Resources Globally

What you will be able to do

  • 2.2 Compare and contrast organisational approaches to ethically manage a globally diverse workforce.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: compare and contrast organisational approaches to ethically manage a globally diverse workforce.

Study materials

Videos

  • IHRM 4.1: HRM and strategy of multinational corporations · YouTube · Prof. Fabian Froese · 17 min · for registered students
  • IHRM 6.3: Global Recruitment of Human Resources · YouTube · Prof. Fabian Froese · 17 min · for registered students
  • HRM CH16--Managing Human Resources Globally · YouTube · William Obenauer · 20 min · for registered students
  • The Role of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leaders · YouTube · Columbia Business School · 60 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Human Resource Management, ch. 14: International HRM · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 458–506 · for registered students
  • Leading with Cultural Intelligence, ch. 2: Understanding Culture · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 30–68 · for registered students
  • OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct (2023), ch. IV: Human Rights · PDF · Oecd, guidance; pp. 25–27 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Globalisation Drivers and Macro-Environmental Dynamics
  • Week 2: Regional Trading Blocs and Multilateral Institutions
  • Week 3: Socio-Cultural Dynamics and International Business Ethics
  • Week 4: Strategic Management of Globally Diverse Workforces
  • Week 5: Global Workforce Welfare and Labour Accountability
  • Week 6: Responsible Corporate Governance Foundations
  • Week 7: Comparative Regulatory Regimes and Stakeholder Interests
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: International Consumer Protection and Legal Frameworks
  • Week 10: Enterprise Consumer Safeguarding and Product Governance
  • Week 11: Digital Commerce Regulation and Compliance Strategy
  • Week 12: Applying Globalisation and Corporate Governance in practice…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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