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This term, each student will develop a project worth 250 points.
Final Project due end of Week 7 graded (200 points) that applies our HRM584 course
concepts.
Please make sure to review all of the subcomponents in detail before submitting your project
proposal, worth 50 points (due end of Week 2). The proposal should be a maximum of two pages
and should be about a multinational company that operates in two different cities overseas that
you have selected (including the reason why), a brief outline (a rough draft is fine) of your paper,
and your thoughts on some of the sources you might utilize in the paper. The Course Project will
not be accepted unless your proposal is submitted to the Dropbox and approved. The focus of
your paper is an international human resources topic (not general business).
Your project will provide an in-depth look at how a major multinational company operates
overseas in two separate countries. The country comparison project is a 15- to 20-page paper that
asks you to compare and contrast laws and regulations, mandated compliance issues,
demographics, culture, currency, economic and political stability, language, labor relations
(unions), HRM policies and practices, HR trends and the likely effects, and the characteristics of
the HR department/function of two separate countries.
Provide as much insight into, and explanation of, the differences or similarities as possible. Use
your understanding of the impact of the contextual factors (see below) on the HR policies and
practices to estimate what a countrys HR policies and practices are likely to be, just in case you
cant find specific information on them. Use this understanding in your discussion of the HR
policies and practices you find and the contextual factors of the countries. Make predictions
about future trends toward possible convergence of HR policies and practices. Integrate research
from online sources as well as our library to support your ideas and conclusions.
You will select a region of the world, and within your region, select two countries. For each
country, select a target city to use in your analysis. The following is a list of the seven regions
that you can choose from.
4. West Europe (i.e., cities in France, Spain, Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom)
7. Central and South America (i.e., cities in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba)
You have been asked to compare and contrast two city locations within a given geographic
region. You will make a presentation to the executive committee of your company (i.e., the class)
regarding the pros and cons of each location from the HR perspective. That is, you will be doing
a comparative HR analysis for each city. Ultimately you will want to put forth its
recommendations for a city within the region.
Finally, after you have selected the countries, you will use the following scenario as a point of
reference to do your comparative HR analysis strategic plan.
Your company is looking for a location for a new production facility in your geographic region.
This production facility will hire many local workers for all aspects of the facility (e.g.,
production, supervision, quality, shipping, and other line functions). There may be a few (but not
too many) traditional expatriates in accordance with the countrys established regulations. Fill in
some details about your hypothetical organization to make the presentation more interesting and
more relevant.
Prepare a report and make a presentation comparing and contrasting the countries. The focus of
the report is how the management of your human talent will affect the ability to be successful in
that region. You will need to discuss a variety of issues in order to conduct a thorough analysis.
The following is a list of the possible issues. These are only suggestions. You probably will not
be able to cover everything. It is your prerogative to present the issues you believe are most
relevant for the given region. Basically give us a well-justified decision regarding the location
you have selected from an HR perspective.
Details to Include
Details you should include in your research paper:
Labor and management relations challenges that impact the decision-making process of
global leaders
Employee relations
Turnover rates
Cultural dimensions (How do they affect the practice of HR? How will they affect the
functioning of the location?)
Quality and performance standards to create the best place to work for
Language
Other norms of the business community (e.g., greetings, meetings, negotiation)
Women in business
The final paper should be prepared according to DeVry/Keller standards for academic integrity.
In addition, each paper should be neatly typed, should use appropriate graphics, and should be
approximately 1520 pages in length, not counting appendices. Sloppy or careless work will be
penalized.
Papers will be graded according to the rigor of the questions asked, the research and information
provided, how well the questions are answered in the research, and the depth and breadth of
research scope.
Papers will be graded giving 20% for subject, 40% for illustrating international HR strategy, 20%
for the depth and breadth of research and documentation, and 20% for the overall presentation,
including graphics.
Generally speaking, papers that are merely informational are not sufficiently rigorous to show
academic understanding and strength. A paper that develops the strategic link between
international human resources and global business strategy and follows the business strategy
through to the human resources strategy and the specific issues and tactics is the type of paper
you are expected to produce.
The Course Project is due Week 7. Examples of completed Course Projects can be found in Doc
Sharing.