Global Human Resource Management – MEMO to CEO for Talent Management (TM) and Performance Management (PM)

Overview

You will write a memorandum (memo) arguing for, or against, imposing specified common HR policies and practices across multiple countries.

 

Learning Outcomes

The targeted Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) for this assessment are:

  • CLO1: Apply conceptual frameworks for assessing human resources management (HRM) systems in different cultural/national settings 
  •  CLO2: Contribute to decisions on the operation of HR practices in multi-national enterprises 
  •  CLO4: Assess contemporary issues and future trends in HRM in the context of the impact on “best” HR practices 
  •  CLO5: Assess the viability of transferring HRM practices across countries 

 

Marking Criteria

Please take a look at the rubric which provides details of the criteria that your assessment will be graded against.
This includes:

  • Critical analysis of the key issues and situations that reflect an understanding of the interlinkages between local, national and global dynamics, as they apply within the context of the Global HRM issue posed to you in the assessment brief. 
  • Adaptive thinking and critical thinking and the evaluation of (appropriate) evidence to challenge assumptions and contestable perspectives in the context of the Global HRM issue, as described in the assessment brief.
  • The use of quality peer-reviewed references from credible sources used to support key arguments in the Memo, which are accurately cited as per correct guidelines.
  • The output of a Memo that is professionally written, with clarity of arguments and key points, presented free of any errors.

AI tools cannot be used in the completion of this assessment task 

In this assessment task, you must not use any AI tools (excluding text editing software e.g., Grammarly) to generate any materials, content or ideas related to the task. 

This assessment task requires you to demonstrate your own independent critical thinking and analysis and draw on your engagement with the topics covered in the course.

Assessment Details

Description

Undertaking the role of a Global HR Manager of a large MNC with headquarters in Australia and subsidiaries in France, Vietnam, and Brazil, you are required to write a formal memo to your CEO arguing either for, or against, imposing two common HR systems and processes across the three subsidiaries.  

The two processes are Talent Management (TM) and Performance Management (PM) as these have been identified as two of the most critical HR issues facing international companies today. 

As a background, Talent management (TM) and managing performance (MP) (including reward) have been identified as two of the most critical HR issues facing international companies today. As the HR leader for a company headquartered in Australia, operating and providing services in France, Vietnam, and Brazil, prepare a memorandum for your CEO arguing either for, or against, imposing a common HR system and processes across all three company’s locations, in relation to these two critical HR issues: TM and PM – including reward.  

In brief, recommend either for or against imposing a common system (this is related to: localisation vs. standardisation – which global HRM strategy is best in each country and why?), particularly for these HR processes (TM & MP) in your three operations. 

Memo details 

You should refer to the course textbook, the GLOBE PROJECTLinks to an external site. and/or HOFSTEDELinks to an external site. and other material covered in weeks 1–6 of this course. 

You must include in-text references, and a reference list. Students may demonstrate additional research beyond the course material and the course textbook by using recent peer-reviewed academic journal articles published between 2010 and 2024. You are required to use a minimum of fifteen academic references (which may include up to three (3) references from mainstream consulting companies).

These links will assist you with writing a formal memo: 

How to Write a Memo in 8 Steps, With Examples | GrammarlyLinks to an external site. 

Assessment Criteria

Please be sure that: 

  • A memorandum format, not an essay format, is used. 
  • Key issues have been developed. 
  • Critical analysis and synthesis have been developed, using the relevant literature. 
  • Ideas and assertions are substantiated using high-quality reference material and key academic perspectives/views. 
  • There is an explicit linking of the literature to the memo content. 
  • Opinions or arguments that are not substantiated by quality references are omitted. 
  • A clear and comprehensive written style is used, including correct spelling, grammar and syntax. 
  • All references are listed using RMIT Harvard style referencing, provided both in-text and as a list of references. Refer to http://www.lib.rmit.edu.au/easy-cite/Links to an external site. for information.

 

Questions?

If you have any questions, check the discussion board or course materials to see if they have already been answered. If not post your question or alternatively ask your teacher in your workshops.

 

Assessment Policies

Referencing Guidelines

Use RMIT HarvardLinks to an external site. referencing style for this assessment.

You must acknowledge all the courses of information you have used in your assessments.

Refer to the RMIT Easy CiteLinks to an external site. referencing tool to see examples and tips on how to reference in the appropriated style. You can also refer to the library referencing page for more tools such as EndNote, referencing tutorials and referencing guides for printing.

 

Academic Integrity and Plagiarism

Academic integrityLinks to an external site. is about honest presentation of your academic work. It means acknowledging the work of others while developing your own insights, knowledge and ideas.

You should take extreme care that you have:

  • Acknowledged words, data, diagrams, models, frameworks and/or ideas of others you have quoted (i.e. directly copied), summarised, paraphrased, discussed or mentioned in your assessment through the appropriate referencing methods
  • Provided a reference list of the publication details so your reader can locate the source if necessary. This includes material taken from Internet sites

If you do not acknowledge the sources of your material, you may be accused of plagiarism because you have passed off the work and ideas of another person without appropriate referencing, as if they were your own.

RMIT University treats plagiarism as a very serious offence constituting misconduct.

Plagiarism covers a variety of inappropriate behaviours, including:

  • Failure to properly document a source
  • Copyright material from the internet or databases
  • Collusion between students

For further information on our policies and procedures, please refer to the RMIT University websiteLinks to an external site..

 

Assessment Declaration

When you submit work electronically, you agree to the Assessment declarationLinks to an external site.

 

Rubric

Assessment 2: Memorandum to the CEO