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Supporting International Employees

An investigation into motivational theory and change management models from an international HRM perspective.

  • Duration

    2 weeks

  • Weekly study

    8 hours
Overview
Requirements
Educators

How to keep the workforce motivated through reward and recognition

High performance multinational organisations appreciate the value of employee performance, teams, projects and business units, and how these all contribute to the overall achievements of the organisation. Job expectations are aligned with strategic intent, and therefore organisations rely on highly competent, engaged employees and teams to achieve their objectives. Measuring performance becomes an important tool to manage gaps and talent.

What topics will you cover?

  • The need to motivate a work workforce
  • Different cultures’ approaches to reward and relationship
  • How HR influences change management

Learning on this course

On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

  • Explore theories for motivation in an international workforce
  • Investigate cultural difference in reward expectations
  • Explore best practice reward strategy in international business
  • Evaluate the role of HRM in change management

Who is the course for?

This course is for anyone who wants to understand and expand their knowledge of HRM in an international context.

Please note that the staff described in the ‘Who will you learn with?’ section below may be subject to change.

Who will you learn with?

Xue Zhou

Xue Zhou is an Assistant Professor in Project Management at Coventry University. She teaches International Business and People Relations on the BA International Business (Top-Up) degree programme.

Who developed the course?

Coventry University

Coventry secured 5 QS Stars for Teaching and Online Learning in the QS World University Ranking 2020 and has received No. 1 in the world for Massive Open Online Courses in MoocLab’s World University Ranking 2021.

  • Established

    1992

  • Location

    Coventry

Learning on FutureLearn

Your learning, your rules

  • Courses are split into weeks, activities, and steps to help you keep track of your learning
  • Learn through a mix of bite-sized videos, long- and short-form articles, audio, and practical activities
  • Stay motivated by using the Progress page to keep track of your step completion and assessment scores

Join a global classroom

  • Experience the power of social learning, and get inspired by an international network of learners
  • Share ideas with your peers and course educators on every step of the course
  • Join the conversation by reading, @ing, liking, bookmarking, and replying to comments from others

Map your progress

  • As you work through the course, use notifications and the Progress page to guide your learning
  • Whenever you’re ready, mark each step as complete, you’re in control

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