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Assignment Cover Sheet

Course/Unit Information

Course

CIQ Level 7 Postgraduate Advanced Diploma

Unit No.

01

Unit Name

International Human Resource Management

Unit code

CIQGM701

Batch

Instructor Information

Name

Email

Assignment Information

Full/ Part Assignment

Full Assignment

Date Assignment Issued

18th February 2018

Date Assignment Due

Turnitin Class ID

17401215

Turnitin Password

1802

Student Information

(To be filled by the student prior submitting the assignment)

Name

Email

Date of Submission

Student Declaration

I, _________________ (Name) hereby confirm that this assignment is my own work and not copied or plagiarized. It has not previously been submitted as part of any assessment for this qualification. All the sources, from which information has been obtained for this assignment, have been referenced as per Harvard Referencing format. I further confirm that I have read and understood the Westford School of Management rules and regulations about plagiarism and copying and agree to be bound by them.

Students Signature : _____________________

Student Name : _____________________

Date : _____________________

Learning Outcomes and Assessment Feedback

Module Code & Title

CIQGM701

International Human Resource Management

Module Learning Outcomes

LO1

Critically review and analyse the importance of HRM and its practices in an organisation, and how it can be linked with organisational behaviour activities in overcoming business issues and challenges for a better performance of the organisation.

LO2

Critically review and analyse the framework of leadership and consider the nature, strengths and weaknesses of the various approaches: traits; functional; behavioural; style; contingency. The continuum of leadership behaviour should be explored in some depth with consideration of the factors determining the chosen leadership style.

LO3

Discuss the concept of organisational behaviour and its interface with management. Review and critically synthesize the various influences on behaviour in organisations and the interface with management in integrating and balancing these.

LO4

Asses the role of IHRM and its impact on global organisation. Identify some of the key HRM challenges facing organisations working internationally. Discuss the prevalent HRM practices and integrating the best practices in global organisation.

Assessment types

Marks

Marks Achieved

Video Case Analysis

30

Pre-departure Training Report

20

HR Practices at Mazda and Chrysler

20

Global Staffing Policies

30

Overall Score

100

Overall Grade

Date

Summative Feedback:

Overall Feedback on current work with emphasis on how the student can further improve in future.

The following grading criteria will be applicable for the course, Executive Diploma in International Business Management:

Marks

Grade

70 to 100

A – Distinction

60 to 69

B – Merit

50 to 59

Pass

40 to 49

Fail with Resit

0 to 39

Fail with Retake

General Guidelines

(Please read the instructions carefully)

1. Complete the title page with all necessary student details and ensure that the signature of the student is marked in the declaration form.

2. All assignments must be submitted as an electronic document in MS Word to the LMS (Use 12 Times New Roman script).

3. Assignment that is not submitted to the LMS by the prescribed deadline will be accepted ONLY under the REDO and RESIT submission policy of Westford.

4. The results are declared only if the student has met the mandatory attendance requirement of 75% and/or a minimum of 50% under extenuating circumstances approved and ratified by the Academic Director.

5. The assignment should not contain any contents including references cited from websites like www.ukessays.com , www.studymode.com , www.slideshare.net , www.scribd.com .

6. Students can refer Wikipedia as a source of information, but the references cited in Wikipedia has to be mentioned.

7. Submit the assignment in a MS Word document with the file name being:

First Name Last Name_ abbreviation of the subject.

Example: John Smith_IHRM.

Quick Reference Checklist for the Students:

1. Adherence to the deadline of submission date.

2. Original cover sheet and format retained.

3. Student information and signature intact.

4. Font style and size used as instructed.

5. Harvard Referencing System and Citations are strictly followed.

Assignment Task 1: Video Case Analysis [30 Marks]

Review the following YouTube Links on Google and Zappos, and answer the following questions:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8wqS7VkAcw [Google]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CcLIPaUz3E [Zappos]

1. Compare the employee friendly Google offices in USA, China, Brazil and Switzerland and explain how the productivity of employees at Google has improved over the years. [15 Marks]

2. If you were an HR Consultant and asked to review the work culture at Zappos and implement similar initiatives at your organization, discuss how you would execute the task assigned to you. [15 Marks]

Assignment Task 2: [20 Marks]

You are assigned to design a pre-departure training program for a British family moving to UAE. Discuss the program in detail.

Scenario: A British couple with two school going children is taking up an expat assignment in UAE in 6 months from now. The wife has been offered a three year senior management assignment with Zayed University in Abudhabi. Her husband is an experienced music teacher. Their two children, one boy and the other a girl, are aged 11 and 6 respectively.

Assignment Task 3: [20 Marks]

American Versus Japanese Human Resource Management Practices:

Scenario: Mazda and Chrysler faced similar threat of bankruptcy in early 1980s. Mazda’s managers agreed to a 25% salary cut and a loss of bonuses for four years. Chrysler, in contrast, cut its blue-collar workforce by 28%, its white-collar staff by 7% and its senior executives pay by 2%.

1. Explain the starkly different approaches of Mazda and Chrysler in light of International HR strategies? [10 Marks]

2. Compare the cultural differences prevalent in America and Japan that may have influenced the decisions taken at Mazda and Chrysler. [10 Marks]

Assignment Task 4: [30 Marks]

Global Staffing Policies:

Etisalat, a telecommunications company based in UAE has recently outsourced the customer service operations to Egypt. Explain the benefits of this HR initiative with respect to the major functions of Human Resource Management.