BUS401 CASE, SLP and TD
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required_material.docxModule 1 - Background
Culture and Human Resource Management
Required Material
A good place to start are these two interactive tutorials on international human resource management:
International employees. (2014). Pearson Learning Solutions. New York, NY.
HR challenges of international business. (2014). Pearson Learning Solutions. New York, NY.
Once you have finished reviewing the tutorials, delve deeper into this topic by reading the following two chapters:
Steers, R. M., & Nardon, L. (2005). Chapter 13: Staffing global operations. Managing in the Global Economy. M.E. Sharpe, Inc., Armonk, NY, USA. [Ebrary]
Rao, P. (2010) Unit 2: International human resource management and development. International Business Environment. Global Media, Mumbai, IND. [Ebrary]
Besides international human resource management, this module will also focus on national culture. For a brief introduction to some dimensions of national culture check out leading culture guru Geert Hofstede’s webpage:
Hofstede, G. (2012) National culture dimensions. The Hofstede Centre, retrieved from http://geert-hofstede.com/dimensions.html
After reviewing the Hofstede webpage, read a bit deeper on this topic with the following chapter:
Adekola, A., & Sergi, B. (2007). Chapter 8: Culture defined. Global Business Management: A Cross-Cultural Perspective. Ashgate Publishing Group. Abingdon, Oxon, GBR. [Ebrary]
Case Assignment Reading
Arik Air customer base soars (Jan. 31, 2014). AllAfrica.com. Washington, DC. [ProQuest]
Nigeria loses N500 billion annually to expatriate pilots. (Jan. 24, 2014). AllAfrica.com. Washington, DC. [ProQuest]
Fajana, S., Owoyemi, O., Elegbede, T., & Gbajumo-Sheriff, M. (2011). Human resource management practices in Nigeria. Journal of Management and Strategy, 2(2), 57. [ProQuest]
Optional Material
Comparing global HR practices. (2014). Pearson Learning Solutions. New York, NY.
Adekola, A., & Sergi, B. (2007). Chapter 10: Cross-cultural training and expatriate assignments. Global Business Management: A Cross-Cultural Perspective. Ashgate Publishing Group. Abingdon, Oxon, GBR. [Ebrary]
