Strategic Management and International Human Resources
When working in international business and almost every firm, whatever its size, has foreign connections, understanding how to manage cultural diversity can be the difference between successful integration and communication breakdown.
Obtaining a Bachelor of International Business with a concentration in Strategic Management and International Human Resources will provide you with the skills necessary to design, implement and execute strategies across national boundaries. Your courses will focus on the legal, economic and cultural considerations that influence the formation and execution of global strategies. There is also a strong emphasis on the ways that motivation, leadership, training and organizational structure vary across cultures, and how these varied understandings can be melded into a successful international enterprise.
Course Highlights
BUSI 3102 Introduction to Human Resource Management
Human Resource Management function in large formal organizations. Topics include human resources planning, recruitment, selection, performance evaluation, career development and training, compensation and benefits and the role of the professional personnel manager.
BUSI 4706 International Human Resource Management
Theoretical and process issues in the recruitment, selection, training, evaluation and repatriation of personnel in multi-country organizations. Issues are examined from the perspective of organizations, expatriates and local employees of multinational firms.
BUSI 4704 Regionalism and Globalization
Trends in globalization versus supra- and sub-national regionalism. Role of international institutions (e.g. OECD, WTO). Strategy adaptation and integration within and across trade blocs (e.g. NAFTA, EU, Mercosur, ASEAN). Strategies for sub-national markets with similarities across different countries.
BUSI 4709 Strategic Management for International Business
Analysis and evaluation of the organization’s global and national strategies. Emphasis on firms’ market-entry strategies and on the unique problems of managing in distant and different cultures.
Outside the Classroom
Sprott International Business Association
SIBA provides academic support, business networks, and further social developments through interacting with local and global communities. The club functions to encourage students success in the academic and business world.
NIBS Competition
The Network of International Business Schools (NIBS) is a group of business schools from around the world which believe that the internationalization of business and the globalization of the economy are essential elements in the evolution of managerial practices.
Sprott International Student’s Club
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Career Opportunities
Global firms require international specialists to manage a multi-cultural workforce. Government departments sometimes must deal with foreign firms and consulting firms that deal with structuring and staffing international operations. Other career opportunities are also available such as:
- International Program Officer
- Border Services Officer
- Foreign Services Officer
- Recruiter