IHRM Coursework 2 Assignment Brief 2023/24

Learning Outcomes

• To understand what is required for successful completion of the coursework assignment
• To review potential approaches to undertaking the coursework
• To understand how coursework will be assessed
• To set out key dates and assessment information

Assignment brief (1)

• Guidance Note 1: Employment relationship/comparative HRM (750 words)

• The firm is wary of the potential impact of contrasting industrial relations systems in Germany and the USA. Report to the Board on the main similarities and differences between them, paying particular attention to any two variables of your choice (e.g., HRM systems of recruitment, selection, promotion, etc. and/or industrial relations aspects like the status of union representation, worker participation, etc.).

Assignment brief (2)

• Guidance Note 2: Expatriate diversity (750 words)

• The firm plans to use expatriates from the UK to set up its operations and lead key functions in the two overseas locations. It is envisaged that six expatriates will be selected from existing staff in the UK, three to be deployed in each of the two countries abroad. Provide advice on the factors that the Board needs to consider to ensure that its values of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) are upheld in the expatriate deployment process, setting your response within the framework of intersectionality.

Assignment brief (3)

• Guidance Note 3: Sustainability (750 words)

• The firm is concerned that the provision of global mobility support given to these expatriates meets its sustainability/green credentials. Provide advice on how the content of the expatriate support policy can help to reduce the firm’s carbon footprint, setting your response within the framework of corporate social responsibility.