HRM630 - International Human Resource Management

%(red)[Due Date: 22-01-2020] Marks: 10 Topic: Global Compensation: Emerging Issues Scenario: ASSIGNMENT International Human Resource Management (HRM630) Due to Globalization, Multinational Companies have to manage their employees across countries with varied needs, wants and motivation levels. It is a challenging task for the HR teams to keep the motivation of their employees intact with their compensation plans. There are two different views about providing compensation to employees in different countries. One view advocates adopting uniform plans for all employees, regardless of their geographical location while the other view emphasizes implementing different plans for different countries. Both the views have their own pros and cons, but recently, it has been observed that the multinational companies are going for different compensation plans for different regions and countries. Requirement: Being a Manager of a multinational company, what are the issues you will face in implementing different compensation plans across counties? %(red)[IMPORTANT:] 24 hours extra/grace period after the due date is usually available to overcome uploading difficulties. This extra time should only be used to meet the emergencies and above mentioned due dates should always be treated as final to avoid any inconvenience. DEADLINE:  Make sure to upload the solution file before the due date on VULMS.  Any submission made via email after the due date will not be accepted. FORMATTING GUIDELINES:  Be concise and to the point.  Use the font style “Times New Roman” or “Arial” and font size “12”.  It is advised to compose your document in MS-Word format.  You may also compose your assignment in Open Office format.  Use black and blue font colors only. RULES FOR MARKING Please note that your assignment will not be considered, if:  It is submitted after the due date.  The file you uploaded does not open or is corrupt.  It is in any format other than MS-Word or Open Office; e.g. Excel, PowerPoint, PDF etc.  It is cheated or copied from other students, internet, books, journals etc.

Total Marks 10 Starting Date Friday, November 22, 2019 Closing Date Thursday, November 28, 2019 Status Open Question Title Expatriate Question Description Fall 2019 GDB International Human Resource Management (HRM630) Due Date: November 28, 2019 Marks: 10 Weightage: 3 Topic: Expatriate GDB Now days, most of the multinational companies are facing the challenge of hiring and retaining the required staff in order to manage their overseas subsidiaries. Further, at times the organizations practice to send expatriates for managing a business setup. However, expatriate’s failure or premature return can cause serious problems and may lead to failure in the business. In your opinion what could be the effects of early return of an expatriate on the business? Note: For acquiring the relevant knowledge, do not rely only on PPT slides and audio recording but also read additional material available online or in any other mode. Important Instructions: Your discussion must be based on logical facts. The GDB will open and close at above specified date and time. Please note that no grace day or extra time will be given for posting comments on GDB. Use the font style “Times New Roman” and font size “12”. Your answer should be relevant to the topic, i.e. clear and concise. Do not copy or exchange your answer with other students. Two identical / copied comments will be marked Zero (0) and may damage your grade in the course. Books, websites and other reading material may be consulted before posting your comments; but copying or reproducing the text from books, websites and other reading materials is strictly prohibited. Such comments will be marked as Zero (0) even if you provide references. You should post your answer on the Graded Discussion Board (GDB), not on the Moderated Discussion Board (MDB). Both will run parallel to each other during the time specified above. Therefore, due care will be needed. Obnoxious or ignoble answer should be strictly avoided. You cannot participate in the discussion after the due date via email. Questions / queries related to the content of the GDB, which may be posted by the students on MDB or via e-mail, will not be replied till the due date of GDB is over. For planning your semester activities in an organized manner, you are advised to view schedule of upcoming Assignments, Quizzes and GDBs in the overview tab of the course website on VU-LMS. Note related to load shedding: Please be proactive Dear students, As you know that Pre Mid-Term semester activities have been started and the load shedding problem is also prevailing in our country nowadays. Keeping in view the fact, you all are advised to post your activities as early as possible without waiting for the due date. For your convenience; activity schedule has already been uploaded on VULMS for the current semester, therefore no excuse will be entertained after due date of assignments, quizzes or GDBs. Good Luck