Certificate in Global Human Resources
Course Topics
Module 1- Strategic HR Management
Key topics and issues include:
- Global HR competencies.
- The Global Balanced Scorecard (Kaplan and Norton).
- Attracting and developing global talent.
Module 2 – Global Organizational Effectiveness and Employee Development
Key topics and issues include:
- International negotiations
- Virtual global teams
- Human social capital in the global enterprise
- Performance management in the global organization
Module 3- Global Staffing
Key topics and issues include:
- External factors that impact staffing plans.
- Succession plans, competency models and job descriptions.
- Sources of global labor.
- Recruitment and selection of global employees
Module 4 – Global Compensation and Benefits
Key topics and issues include:
- Balancing conflicting objectives for compensation and benefits programs.
- Effect of cultural values on employees' perceptions of total compensation.
- Challenges presented by mergers, acquisitions and greenfield operations.
Module 5 – International Assignment Management
Key topics and issues include:
- Expatriate cost projections.
- Types of international assignment policies.
- Repatriation patterns and issues.
Module 6 – International Employee Relations and Regulations
Key topics and issues include:
- International and regional human rights and labor standards.
- Applicability of U.S. laws to global enterprises.
- Visas, work permits and employment contracts.
- Antidiscrimination and equal treatment.