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Lecture_1_HRMG3203_Introduction_Globalization11.pptxIntroduction: Globalization and International HRM
Onah Godspower
Lecturer, International HRM
Leicester Business School, DMU
HRMG 3203
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Learning Outcomes
By the end of the lecture students should be able to:
To understand key concepts of Human Resource Management (HRM)
To understand the concepts of comparative and international HRM
To explore the concept and implications of globalisation
Introduction to the Module
Learning Zone
Regular updates, changes, announcements etc
Ms Teams
Lecture slides, recordings etc
Handbook, Turnitin and other useful information
Module Handbook
You have access to a Soft copy and review activities before tutorials (contains seminar activity and pre-reading)
Lecture and seminar outlines in Handbook
Any changes will be communicated and updated on Blackboard
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Lectures and Seminars
History shows students who fail or score low marks tend to be students who do not attend and participate in lectures and seminars
It is your responsibility to have the seminar activity case study and articles (see links to online articles and case studies in Handbook) – your tutor may sometimes help but it is still your responsibility
Please access a soft copy of the Handbook prior to seminars (they contain the seminar activity questions etc)
Ensure you do the pre-readings and participate actively in seminars
Ask questions during workshops and seminars
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Support
Your Seminar Tutor
Module Leader
Programme Leader
Student Advice Centre (SAC)
http://www.dmu.ac.uk/study/undergraduate-study/student-support/student-support.aspx
Student Gateway
https://www.dmu.ac.uk/current-students/student-support/index.aspx
Centre for Learning and Study Support (CLaSS)
http://libguides.library.dmu.ac.uk/class
ITMS Service Desk
See Module Handbook for more support and contact links
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Recommended Books
Edwards, T. and Rees, C. (2011) International Human Resource Management: Globalization, National Systems and Multinational Companies. Harlow, Pearson Education Limited
Bamber, G., Lansbury, R., Wailes, N. and Wright, C. (eds.) (2016) International and Comparative Employment Relations. London: Sage
Beardwell, J. and Thompson, A. (2017) Human Resource Management: A Contemporary Approach. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited.
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Assessments
It is your responsibility to prepare early and manage your time effectively to meet the submission deadlines as it may be close to the deadlines to submit assignments on other modules
Submit early as extensions will not be granted merely because you have other module submissions close to the deadline
We will teach the core concepts early and provide support to ensure you can submit in advance of the deadline. Use the recommended readings to start early preparation.
Introduction to HRM
What does the HRM department do in an organisation?
Introduction to HRM
The state and state agencies
Employers and employer associations
Workers and Trade unions – including other collective representative bodies such as works councils
Collective bargaining – process of bargaining between employers and trade unions
3 Major Actors in Employment Systems
International HRM emergence (Scullion, 2001)
Growth of internationalization and global competition resulting in HR/employment challenges
Implementation problems of strategic alliances and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, particularly in culturally diverse regions.
Growing recognition that source of advantage of multinationals is derived from ability to create, transfer and integrate knowledge across borders
Continued evidence of underperformance of expatriates.
Shortages of international managers
Ethical issues associated with globalization ‘sweat shop’, etc
Introduction to IHRM
International HRM (IHRM) encompasses:
Cross-cultural management
Focus on impact of differences in national culture on HRM activities
Comparative HRM
Focus on comparing local HRM practices and institutional context e.g. comparing HRM in UK and China
International HRM
Focus on HRM practices that cross national borders e.g. HRM in multinational organisations and the management of expatriate staff
Global
Regional
National
Organisational
Levels of analysis IHRM
Edwards and Rees (2006)
Introduction to Globalization
What does Globalization mean to you?
Introduction to Globalization
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Introduction to Globalization
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Introduction to Globalization
Tin mining in Indonesia
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What is Globalization?
Multidirectional flow of people, things, products, ideas, information across the world
Increasing sense of global community
Interdependency of ‘individuals, companies, groups and nations’ (Giddens and Sutton, 2013, p.127)
What is Globalization?
‘At the core of economic globalisation is the increased movement of capital and labour, of finance, goods and services between countries.’ (Edwards & Rees, 2016 p. 3)
Is globalization more than economic?
What is Globalization?
Technological Globalization: The rise of information and communication technology
Information Flows: The spread of information via technology, tourism, local community
Economic Globalisation: FDI and Transnational Corporations
Political Globalisation: International law and supra-national regulatory bodies (IMF, World Bank, WTO; regional: EU,NAFTA etc.) vs. nation states
Cultural Globalization: Global brands and consumption; cultural change
Migration and Workers: formal; informal labour; precariat; migration
What is Globalization?
Technological: ICT, Biomedical, Green, Robotics
Demographic: Growth, Aging, Youth Bulge, Women, Labour, Migration
Economic: FDI, Multinational Corporations (MNC) Outsourcing, Offshoring, Services, Investments, Banking, Money Laundering, Black Markets
Cultural: Ideational, Ideological, Pop Culture, Education, Brands
Political: Democracy, Rule of Law, Human Rights, International Law, Civil Society
Military/Security: Nuclear Proliferation, Alliances, Rising Powers
Environmental: Climate Change, Global Warming, Biodiversity, Deforestation
Health: Pandemics (Swine Flu, Ebola etc), Potable Water, HIV/AIDS, Malaria
Resources: Water, Food, Agriculture, Energy, Fuels, Minerals
Terrorism: Religious Extremism, Ethnic, National
Crime: Organized Crime, Drug Trafficking, Piracy, Human Trafficking, Conflict Diamonds
Context: Key Global Trends
Global finance - foreign direct investment (FDI)
Global workforce
Global production and supply (Global value chains)
Global markets
Global Information Communication Technology (ICT)
Global organisations
Global social and ecological networks
Global consciousness and solidarities (e.g alter-globalisation and social justice – alternative globalisation)
Scholte (2000, 2005)
‘Strong Globalisation’
Universalism
Technology: convergence
Economic: free market
Psychological: common needs
Political: dissolving national borders
MNCs accountable only to global capital market
(Ohmae1990;Fukuyama1992; for a critique Child 2002)
Critics
Oversimplification and exaggeration
Not unprecedented changes, rather historical
Lack of sensitivity to nations and regions i.e. context = divergences
FDI remains concentrated in advanced economies and cities, not Africa or Mongolia or rural areas
Not genuine MNCs: retain national management
(Hirst et al.2009; Whitley 2000; Child 2002)
Contesting Globalization
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Contesting Globalization
Neoliberal globalisation?
International free trade (but is it free?)
The rule of the market (over social solidarity and social welfare)
Cutting public expenditure for social services (austerity);
Deregulation (reducing government regulation of everything that could diminish profits);
Privatization (selling state-owned enterprises, goods and services to private investors)
World Trade Organisation (WTO), the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Westernization or Americanization?
Neo-colonialism and Imperialism?
Winners and Losers?
Harvey (2007); Ritzer and Dean (2015); Scholte (2005); Stiglitz (2003)
Understand key concepts of Human Resource Management (HRM)
Understand the concepts of comparative and international HRM
Explored the concept and implications of globalisation
Conclusion
International Link up University of Wollongong Dubai & De Montfort University
Good for your CV
Opportunity to meet other students studying internationally
Opportunity to do a podcast
Link to previous episode
On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/24lQh1i2CIjjDKWPQPXDWq?si=RLM7LrznS_u3azvDSmuRZw
On Anchor: https://anchor.fm/politics-people-place/episodes/Equality--diversity-and-cultural-exchanges-et0ovk
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