HRM 350 Week 1 to Week 4 Discussion Questions
HRM 350 Week 1
Week 1 DQ 1: What is HR’s role play in strategic planning? How does this role change in global organizations?
Week 1 DQ 2: What is organizational culture? In what ways does the role of HR affect organizational culture? How might the organizational culture of a company be affected when expanding into a different country?
HRM 350 Week 2
Week 2 DQ 1: What issues should an organization consider when placing potential employees into positions in a multinational organization? Why? How might the placement of home and host country employees affect the organizations operations?
Week 2 DQ2: How would the interview process in Japan differ from the process in the United States? Discuss how the selection criteria for employment can differ. Explain what may be acceptable in Japan as opposed to in the United States.
HRM 350 Week 3
Week 3 DQ 1: As a human resource manager for a multinational organization, how would you recommend identifying the training needs of locals? How might training and development vary depending on the country, and how would you ensure all needs are met?
Week 3 DQ 2: Why is it important for a company to articulate the knowledge and skill requirement for advancement? Describe the steps an organization can take to ensure all performance requirements are measured consistently.
HRM 350 Week 4
Week 4 DQ 1:Rank your top five most important components of a total rewards system. Explain why they are important to you. How might these change if you are in a foreign country?
Week 4 DQ 2: What cultural influences would have the most effect on the total rewards system? How would these influences affect the system? How might the system be negatively
affected?
