A26E03400 - People Management in Multinational Organizations, Open uni, Online, 5.5.2022-16.6.2022

Topic outline

• General
  Dear all,

  Welcome to the course! Please get the course book: Pucik, V., Björkman, I., Evans, P., & Stahl, G. (2017). The Global Challenge: International human resource management 3rd edition (the fourth edition is not out yet; the second edition can be used but chapters are in different order and there are minor changes in the texts.) The book is really good, I can warmly recomend it to be bought even. It can be borrowed from Aalto, Hanken, Helia or some other libraries.
  

  See you on Thursday at campus!
  

  Br,

  Minna

  
  

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• 5.5.2022: Course Kick off
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  Please get the course book "Pucik et al: The global challenge. International human resource management. 3rd edition" as soon as possible from the library = Harald Herlin learning centre.  Please read the opening cases of the first two chapters before the lesson as well as the rest of the two first chapters in whole before the lesson and prepare the individual reflection assignments - please see instructions from the course descprtion from topic "General" here in MyCourses.
  

  On 5th May:

  - Course introduction and getting to know each other - it would be great if you could come to campus to U261 in Otakaari 1 Easiest is to use the entrance door M, to the left from the main entrance. From back of the entrance hall, in the left, you find stairs to the second floor. You need an access token to enter campus premises and classrooms.
  

  (If you cannot make it, please use zoom

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  Otaniemi Campus, Espoo https://www.aalto.fi/en/campus/campus-maps-addresses-and-getting-to-otaniemi

  Contents of the first lesson
  

  - Strategy, organisational capabilities, people management ch 1; Local responsiveness vs global integration ch 2
  

• 11.5.2022: Control and coordination of multinational organisations
  Please read ch 3 and 4 and do the individual reflection papers before the lesson
  

• 12.5.2022 Social architechture, Talent management and Development of global leaders; Case Kone
  Please read chapters 5 and 8 and do the individual reflection papers before the lesson.
  

  Please prepare the case of Kone (material will be added here)
  

• 19.5.2022 Teamwork, diversity and inclusion. Visitor Ms Päivi-Käri-Zein, Expert in Arab culture
  Please read before the lesson  Jonsen-Maznevski-Canney-Davison: Global virtual team dynamics and effectiveness in the Handbook of research in IHRM eds Björkman et al 2012. And do the reflection paper.
  

• 2.6.2022 Expatriates and global mobility. Visitor: Manager (Global Mobility) Esa Johnsson, Metso Outotec Group
  Please read chapter 9 and do the individual reflection paper before the lesson.

  Please prepare the minicase Andreas Weber (to be added here)
  

• 9.6.2022 Acquiring global talent and Managing performance
  Please read chapters 6 and 7. Please read carefully the opening cases of the chapters. Please do the individual reflection papers before the lesson.
  

• 15.6.2022 Facilitating strategic change and M&A integration. Case Can this merger be saved?
  Please read chapters 10 and 12 and do the individual reflection papers before the lesson.

  Please prepare the minicase "Can this merger be saved?" (material to be added here)
  

• 16.6.2022 People management in a changing world. Case Guangdong Electronics. Visitor Vice president (HR) Merja Ranta-aho, Elisa Oyj
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  Please read chapters 13 -14 and do the individual reflection papers before the lesson.

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  Please prepare Case Guangdong Electronics. Flinga - PMMO 16062022 Case Guangdong https://flinga.fi/s/FF2TTQC

  Course conclusions.

  Feedback Flinga - Feedback of PMMO course https://flinga.fi/s/FQL5MQW
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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