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EMHR 621: Managing Human Resources Across Borders Report a Broken Link

Managing Human Resources Across Borders focuses upon the HR policies and practices in firms operating in multiple countries, regions, or other jurisdictions. It draws upon research from the field of International Human Resource Management (IHRM), which synthesizes knowledge from both International Business and HRM. The course examines the complexity and influence of different economic, regulatory, social contexts upon firms’ HR policies and practices.

Required Readings

Lesson 2

Reading 1: DeVos, D. (2013). Amway's president on reinventing the business to succeed in China. Harvard Business Review, 91(4), 41-44.

Lesson 3

Reading 2: Choudhury, P. (2020). Make the most of your relocation. Harvard Business Review, 98(4), 104-113.
Reading 3: Black, J. S., & Gregersen, H. B. (1999). The right way to manage expats. Harvard Business Review, 77(2), 52–62.

Lesson 4

Reading 4: Harding, D., &  Rouse, T. (2007). Human due diligence, Harvard Business Review (April), 85(4), 124–131.
Reading 5: Ashkenas, R. (2014). A successful M&A considers the human element. Harvard Business Review Digital Articles, 2-4.

Lesson 4/5 - As per Assignment 1 choice options

Reading 6a:  Fitzsimmons, S., Vora, D., Martin, L., Raheem, S., Pekerti, A., & Lakshman, C. (2019). What makes you "Multicultural". Harvard Business Review Digital Articles, 2-5.
Reading 6b: Meyer, E. (2015). When culture doesn’t translate. Harvard Business Review, 93(10), 66-66.
Reading 6c: Mitter, R., & Johnson, E. (2021). What the West gets wrong about China. Harvard Business Review, 99(3), 42-48.

Lesson 6

Reading 7: Hansen, M. T., & von Oetinger, B. (2001). Introducing T-shaped managers: Knowledge management’s next generation, Harvard Business Review 79(3), 107–116.
Reading 8: Gupta, A.K., &  Govindarajan, V. (2002). Cultivating a global mindset. Academic of Management Executive, 16, 116–126.

Lesson 7

Reading 9: Ammerman, C., & Groysberg, B. (2021). How to close the gender gap. Harvard Business Review, 99(3), 124-133.
Reading 10: Ingram, P. (2021). The forgotten dimension of diversity. Harvard Business Review, 99(1), 58-67.
Reading 11: Bhattacharya, C. B., Sen, S., & Korschun, D. (2008). Using corporate social responsibility to win the war for talent. MIT Sloan Management Review, 49(2), 37-44.
Reading 12:  TEDx Talks. (2014, January 25).  Business is about purpose R. Edward Freeman at TEDx Charlottesville 2013. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dugfwJthBY&t=30s
Reading 13: TEDx Talks. (2020, March 4). Why purpose-driven companies are thriving (and can change the world) | Ryan Hillier | TEDxMontreal. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6xtFbbBr1M

Lesson 8

Reading 14: Choudhury, P. (2020). Our work-from-anywhere future. (cover story). Harvard Business Review, 98(6), 58-67.
Reading 15: Moyo, D. (2019). Are businesses ready for deglobalization?  Harvard Business Review Digital Articles, 2-5.
Reading 16: Gratton, L. (2021). How to do hybrid right. (cover story). Harvard Business Review, 99(3), 66-74.
Reading 17: Cappelli, P. (2020). Stop overengineering people management. (cover story). Harvard Business Review, 98(5), 56-63.

Lesson 1 Supp. Rdgs.

1. Hu, Y.-S. (1992). Global or stateless corporations. California Management Review, 34(2). 107–126.
2. Bartlett, C. A., & Ghoshal, S. (2003). What Is a global manager? Harvard Business Review, 81(8), 101-108.
3. OpenLearn from The Open University, (2011, Jul 26). East-west management – Management in Chinese cultures. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjGWYNvr9ZE
4. Jacoby, S., (2017, Nov 14). Are US and Japanese HR and other practices converging? [Video]. Danielbjmitchell, YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzQqi8qoin0

Lesson 2 Supp. Rdgs.

5. Gupta, A. K. (2019, April 30). McDonald's in India: how far should multinational companies go in adapting to local markets? [Video file].The Business & Management Collection, Henry Stewart Talks.

Lesson 3 Supp. Rdgs.

6. HR Leaders. (2020, March 5). Benefits and challenges of taking international assignments. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfyVcNLPruI
7. HR Leaders. (2020, November 9). Lessons learned from a global HR journey. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfJJD70_AHs

Lesson 4 Supp. Rdgs.

8. Bouchikhi, H., & Kimberly, J. R. (2012). Making mergers work. MIT Sloan Management Review, 54(1), 63-70.
9. Bain & Company. (2015, January 12). Integrating cultures after a merger. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x83rocIOugU
10. PwC US. (2018, January 23). Cross-border mergers and acquisitions. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYICny56Aho

Lesson 6 Supp. Rdgs.

11. Takeuchi, H., Osono, E. and Shimizu, N. (2008). The contradictions that drive Toyota’s success. Harvard Business Review, June, 96–104.
12. TEDx Talks. (2018, January 23). Knowledge Management  and innovation | Dr Kondal Reddy Kandadi | TEDxUniversityofBolton. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNUwZctwwhw
13. TEDx Talk. (2015, October 15). Importance of Tacit Knowledge in Education | Richard Brock | TEDxCambridgeUniversity. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hkd-1zc_Gn4

Lesson 7 Supp. Rdgs.

14. Bazerman, M. H. (2020). A New Model for Ethical Leadership. Harvard Business Review, 98(5), 90-97
15. vanHeerden, Auret. (2010), Making global labor fair. [Video]. TedGlobal. https://www.ted.com/talks/auret_van_heerden_making_global_labor_fair
16. Washington, E.F. (2021, March 30). Conversations about race at work [Video file]. The Business & Management Collection, Henry Stewart Talks. https://0-hstalks-com.aupac.lib.athabascau.ca/bm/4545/.

Lesson 8 Supp. Rdgs.

17. TED talk, Margaret Heffernan (15:44) “The human skills we need in an unpredictable world” https://www.ted.com/talks/margaret_heffernan_the_human_skills_we_need_in_an_unpredictable_world#t-744922
18. The Economist. (2020, September 30). Will Covid kill globalization? [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJhlo6DtJIk
19: Sutherland, L. (2021). Working Remotely . . . Successfully. [Video series: Future Work Now]. HStalks.