MGT4162 Managing the Multinational Organisation Assessment Brief | MUL

1. Individual Report Brief 

Write a discursive report to identify one of the following HRM failure / struggle in Toyota Motor Corporation in a host country / a host region (i.e. can be any country or region except for Japan), explain the internal and the external factors leading to this HRM failure / struggle in the company in your chosen host country/countries. and provide your solution to this HRM failure / struggle:

• recruitment.
• training and development, 
• talent management, 
• performance management. 
• reward management, and 
• employment relations 

The 'HRM failure / struggle can be one the company was or is facing, or is likely to face in the near future in your chosen host country / countries.

The essay should be a maximum of 2500 words excluding all appendices and references. Your work should appear professionally produced in terms of the quality of the data and analysis. You can find the recommended report structure in the My Learning.

2. Submission Requirement

1) When submitting the Individual Report, you must: 81make sure when uploading the file, you DO NOT PUT YOUR NAME ON THE PAPER NOR YOUR STUDENT NUMBER. make sure your report cover page ONLY contains the following inforrnation:

• The module title and code 
• Module Leader's name 
• The report title in full 
• Word count 

2) You should present your report professionally by following the instructions below:

• word processed on A4 paper with a font size of 12 
• MS Word document ONLY (no PDFs or other teeeats are allowed) 
• page margin of 2.5cm on both sides use 
• 2,0 line space pages are numbered label all charts, tables, graphs, diagrams, etc 
• use Harvard referencing style ONLY. 
• Please refer to http://www.citethernrightonline.com a maximum of 2500 words

3. FAQs from students 

1) When you say, 'Identifying and describing one HRM function failure / struggle from the list in a host country/ a host region', what do you mean by 'describing' here?

Answer: You need to describe this failure/struggle in detail. The purpose of this isle show the readers what you really mean by, e.g. recruitment failure / struggle. This can be achieved via, for example, providing a definition on the identified HRM function; providing evidence on the company's failure / struggle on this HRM function in the past or currently; If it is a possible HRM challenge for the company in the future, then you should explain how this HRM failure/struggle would appear in the company in the chosen host country/region in the future. 

2) What do you mean by 'Discussing the internal and the external factors leading to the identified HRM function failure / struggle in the company in a host country / a host region'?

Answers: This is asking you to elaborate your argument on why this HRM function is difficult for the company to handle in the host country/regiori. The purpose is to convince the readers that your judgement on 'the company failed/struggled with this HRM function in the host country/region' is correct. Here you should explore the internal and the external reasons why the company faced/is facing / likely to face this HRM failure / struggle. You may also want to apply some theories in supporting your arguments. 

3) If I choose to discuss a possible HRM function failure /struggle that could happen to the company in the future in the host country/region, do I need to provide evidence to support my arguments?

Answers: Yes, you will still need evidence to support your arguments. This is because your on this 'possible HRM function failure / struggle' should be based on the company's past and current situations (e.g. the events already happened, the situation the company is facing...), and what literature and / or theories tell you; alitheun should be your evidence and shoelace referenced property.