MBA011-6 Global HR Strategy in the Connected World Assignment 2 Brief 2025

Unit learning outcomes

1. Developing a critical knowledge-based and comprehensive understanding of global HR strategies and their impact on multinational organisations in an interconnected world, including challenges and opportunities in working and managing diverse global workforces.
2. Apply HR strategic skills to integrate HR strategies with business strategies and recommend effective global HR strategies that address cultural differences and diversity while working collaboratively to manage a global workforce

MBA011-6 Assignment Brief Discussion with Students

The assessment brief must be discussed during an in-class session with students within the first 2 weeks of the unit and be accompanied by a screen/podcast on the BREO shell explaining the assessment, the rubric and marking criteria.

What am I required to do in this assignment?

Develop a comprehensive HR strategy for a multinational company, planning to enter new international markets. (Please choose only one company from below).

• ByteDance (TikTok) (Technology / Media)
  Why: Faces geopolitical tensions, regulatory hurdles, and cultural sensitivities.
• Shopify (E-commerce SaaS)
  Why: Scaling globally with the remote-first model; faces talent localisation and compliance challenges.
•  Moderna (Biotech / Pharma)
  Why: Expanding mRNA technology across diverse healthcare systems and regulatory regimes.
  Conduct an assessment of HR Strategic requirements in different markets, considering political, technological, legal, social, cultural, legal, environmental and economic factors. Then, design a strategic HR plan that includes EDI, talent acquisition, performance development, global leadership and retention strategies tailored for diverse global markets. Recommend strategies for managing workforce diversity and ensuring compliance with local and international human resources (HR) practices.

How do you create a strategic, comprehensive human resource plan?

Steps for Strategic, Human Resource Planning

• Understand and critically analyse the company and its objectives.
• Review the current environment. ( PESTLE & Cultural factor )
• Assess current employees' skill levels.
• Forecast future demand.
• Identify gaps within the business. (SWOT & TOWS).
• Develop a strategic HR plan that incorporates EDI, talent acquisition, performance development, global leadership, and retention strategies tailored to diverse global markets.
• Design a plan in action. (Plan A)
• Monitor and adjust the plan A as necessary (forecasting the future trends) and prepare Contingent (Plan B)
• Recommend strategies for managing workforce diversity and ensuring compliance with local and international HR practices.

Mandatory: Please provide authentic evidence from reputable sources, such as newspapers, articles, journals, talent trends, CIPD, people management magazines, and company HR reports, as an appendix to support your HR strategy assessment. (At least two are necessary; add it using the snipping tool as an appendix).

The evidence will be an assessment that serves as a guidance tool and foundation for showcasing the current HR strategy of a multinational company planning to enter new international markets. 

What do I need to do to pass? How do I achieve a good grade? 

The Unit Information Form states the Threshold Expectations that inform you and the markers of what minimum needs to be demonstrated to pass the assessment. They should, therefore, answer the question "What do I need to do pass?". During the assessment introductory session, you should be allowed to check your understanding of the threshold statements and what you need to do to surpass them.

The assessment marking criteria listed below outline how your work will be evaluated. The assessment criteria are informed by the unit's learning outcomes and the assessment task. Carefully reading the assessment criteria should help you understand the aspects that will be used to judge your progress and achievement of the learning outcomes, and offer guidance on "how to achieve a good grade".

MBA011-6 Assessment Criteria

You are required to demonstrate:

Knowledge of relevant theory and its application

Evidence of further reading around the subject area

• Critical analysis skills
• Essay writing skills
• Information-seeking skills

Design a strategic HR plan that includes EDI, talent acquisition, performance development, global leadership, and retention strategies tailored to diverse global markets.

Recommend strategies for managing workforce diversity and ensuring compliance with local and international human resources (HR) practices.

Assessment is of 70% credit. The pass mark is 40%.

Your answer should be 4200 words (+/- 10%) and underpinned by reference to relevant literature and illustrations of contemporary organisations. Citation & Referencing are expected to be of a high standard, and all source material must be identified and fully referenced. Excellent answers will be concise, focused, and show high degrees of synthesis.

Ensure your work is original:
Do not use AI to produce your work; please use the UOB Harvard Referencing style.

How does this assignment relate to 'my learning in this unit and help me develop knowledge and skills that I will need for my future?

"How does this assignment relate to what we are doing in the scheduled sessions?"

The classroom sessions in Weeks 1 to 6 will cover Global Talent Acquisition, Cross-Cultural Management, EDI, Global Leadership Development, Performance Management and Global HR Strategy Implementation and Evaluation. These topics directly relate to what you are required to produce for your assignment and the supporting narrative.

 You should reflect on unit content and use this as a basis to express your own ideas, using theory, academic references and practical industry examples where appropriate. Within the University of Bedfordshire, graduate competencies refer to the skills, knowledge, attributes, and abilities that individuals are expected to possess upon completing their education at the graduate level. Our graduate competencies are the fundamental building blocks that will prepare you for the future world of work.

They form the foundation for learning outcomes within and beyond your course. They are relevant for every subject, and you can work towards them in different ways to attain and benefit from them even if you have lots going on outside of university. These competencies will be integrated across your course and units. The table below indicates graduate competencies gained relevant to this assessment.