ILRSM 502 - Managing Employment Issues in a Global Context

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Cornell University

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Today's organizations operate in global markets where employment issues, regulations, and labor practices vary dramatically among countries and regions of the world. In order for officers and managers in multinational corporations to manage multiple, diverse branches of their business, they must understand workplace diversities and develop strong cross-cultural methods for handling them. In this course, learners develop a global perspective of the variability and constantly changing labor issues in the regions where they operate. Learners explore international employment systems and examine several multinational case studies that will assist them in developing practical approaches for managing global employment issues and responding to international labor and human rights challenges. Who Should Take This Course This course is essential for human resource and labor leaders, legal staff, and facility, business unit, and other operations managers and directors of U.S.-based multinational corporations who need to manage unionized or non-unionized labor forces abroad. Course Format This course contains the following modules: Global Employment Issues in Context Labor relations at home and abroad Compare and contrast to US systems Global trends in labor relations and human resources management Global labor relations and employment issues Practical Approaches to Global Employment Issues Global labor rights pressures and challenges International structure of labor relations and human resources management Designing and implementing structures appropriate to multinational corporations Benefits to Learner Learners who complete this course will be able to: Manage work forces and labor relations in global settings Anticipate global labor relations and employment issues Respond effectively to labor rights pressures and challenges Design labor relations structures appropriate to multinational companies Certificate Information This course can be applied to the following certificates: Business Leadership Skills Systems and Processes in HR Sponsoring School Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations

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3.00

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Institution Website:

www.cornell.edu

Phone Number:

(607) 255-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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