International Human Resource Management

Choose ONE topic from the following list of topics below: NB: The topics are deliberately broad in nature. Students are expected to develop their own scope, focus, angle, interpretation and analysis of the chosen topic in their essay. The use of data, business examples or case studies to illustrate your arg​‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​ument where possible is encouraged. Essay Topics: 1. Critically analyse the evolution from ‘Personnel Management’ to ‘Human Resource Management’ to ‘Strategic Human Resource Management’. 2. Critically analyse trends and challenges in the HRM function of Employee Resourcing, particularly Recruitment & Selection, in a country of your choice. 3. What are key trends and challenges relating to Employee Development and Talent Management? Analyse with reference to a country of your choice. 4. Critically analyse the HRM functions of Performance Management and Performance Evaluation. How can they be implemented from a best practice HRM perspective? What are some of the challenges they can encounter and what might be solutions to these challenges? 5. Why is Diversity Management of increasing focus within the field of HRM? Critically analyse Diversity Management issues in a country of your choice. 6. Critically analyse progress, issues and solutions relating to gender equality in a country of your choice. How might HRM offer solutions? 7. Analyse the development of HRM as a business function in a country of your choice. To what extent does national culture and/or the nature of business operations in that country impact on the oper​‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​ation of HRM?