Managing the Global Workforce

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This course will examine critical contemporary issues of managing people in the context of the global marketplace. Students will examine how multinational corporations (MNCs) select, train, develop, evaluate, motivate, and reward international assignees and local workforces in foreign subsidiaries. In addition, issues related to health and safety, employee/union relations, and business ethics will be discussed. Emphasis will be placed on understanding how differences in economic development, political and legal institutions, public policy, and national culture and values shape and constrain human resource management decisions in MNCs.