2.4 Leadership & HRM in International
Organizations
LEARNING GOALS
After passing the course, students are able to:
COGNITIVE SKILLS
• Define major concepts from the leadership and HRM literature;
• Understand how leadership and HRM relate to other management and organization
concepts;
• Understand the relationship between diverse leadership and HRM concepts;
• Reproduce major theories about leadership and HRM.
BEHAVIORAL SKILLS
• Apply major theories about leadership & HRM to international organizations & cases;
• Explain why leadership and HRM is needed to tackle international challenges;
• Evaluate and critically reflect upon leadership and HR policies in international organizations.
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Learning Goals ................................................................................................................................. 1
Cognitive Skills .............................................................................................................................. 1
Behavioral Skills ............................................................................................................................ 1
Tutorial 1: Kick-Off – Introduction to the General Assignment ........................................................... 5
Notes Tutorial ................................................................................................................................ 5
[Lawrence, R. Z.] International Organizations: The Challenge of Aligning Mission, Means and
Legitimacy. .................................................................................................................................... 6
Tutorial 2: International Organizations – How to Analyze Them in Practice? ................................... 10
Vermeeren, B., Steijn, B., Tummers, L. et al. HRM and its effect on employee, organizational and
financial outcomes in health care organizations........................................................................... 10
Tutorial 4: The Meaning of Work – The Role of HRM for Organizations and Employees ................. 11
[Giauque, D., Anderfuhren-Biget, S., & Varone, F.] Stress and turnover intents in international
organizations: social support and work–life balance as resources. The International Journal of
Human Resource Management ................................................................................................... 11
[World Bank] The Effects of Globalization on Working conditions in Developing Countries ......... 14
[Purcell, J., & Hutchinson, S.] Front‐line managers as agents in the HRM‐performance causal
chain: theory, analysis and evidence ........................................................................................... 15
Article on Health Services. Decent Working Time for Nursing Personnel: Critical for Worker Well-
being and Quality Care ................................................................................................................ 18
Tutorial 6 ......................................................................................................................................... 20
Andrew Mayeda / Bloomberg. (2019). World Bank Appoints Trump Nominee David Malpass As
President. TIME........................................................................................................................... 20
The Guardian. (2019). Donald Trump calls for World Bank to halt all China lending. ................... 20
Prosecutor Suspended Over Secret Love Affair; Damaged Entire Organization ......................... 20
Oxfam was Told of Aid Workers Raping and Sexually Exploiting Children in Haiti a Decade Ago 21
Lizzie Dearden. (2018). Oxfam was told of aid workers raping and sexually exploiting children in
Haiti a decade ago. INDEPENDENT. .......................................................................................... 21
The Guardian. (2018). NGO crimes go far beyond Oxfam ........................................................... 21
Janene Pieters. (2019). Prosecutor suspended over secret love affair; damaged entire
organization................................................................................................................................. 22
Watch the following visual on YouTube ....................................................................................... 22
Novosad, P., & Werker, E. (2019). Who runs the international system? Nationality and leadership
in the United Nations Secretariat. The Review of International Organizations, ............................ 22
Lecture 1: Organizations and HRM ................................................................................................. 25
Expectation Management ............................................................................................................ 25
Theoretical Stuff .......................................................................................................................... 25
What Is HRM? ............................................................................................................................. 25
What Is strategy? ........................................................................................................................ 27
What I SHRM .............................................................................................................................. 28
What is organization structure? ................................................................................................... 29
2
, What is organizational culture...................................................................................................... 30
Conclusion .................................................................................................................................. 31
Lecture 2: Hr Practices.................................................................................................................... 32
Learning Goals ............................................................................................................................ 32
How Can We Define ‘HR-Practices’?........................................................................................... 32
Lecture 3: Work and Its Consequences .......................................................................................... 37
Learning Goals ............................................................................................................................ 37
How can we Encourage and Manage Performance? ................................................................... 37
What is the meaning of work? ..................................................................................................... 39
How can we manage the employment Relationship? .................................................................. 40
What is the Role of Well-Being in Organizations.......................................................................... 41
How can we Define Engagement ................................................................................................ 43
Lecture 4: Introduction to Effective (Public) Leadership .................................................................. 44
Learning Goals ............................................................................................................................ 44
How can we define ‘leadership’? ................................................................................................. 45
What is effective leadership? ....................................................................................................... 46
How can we understand public leadership?................................................................................. 52
What is the link between HRM and Leadership? ......................................................................... 52
Lecture 5: Effective Leadership – Current Challenges .................................................................... 54
Lecture 6: Future-Proof Workplaces – Current HR and Leadership Challenges – Wrap Up ............ 61
Week 2: Organizations and HRM .................................................................................................... 69
Chapter 1:Integration OB and HRM ............................................................................................. 69
Chapter 7: Culture and Change ................................................................................................... 74
Chapter 8: Strategy: Creating Purpose ........................................................................................ 79
Chapter 9: Structure: Fit for Purpose ........................................................................................... 86
Chapter 3: Recruitment and Selection ......................................................................................... 93
Chapter 5: Encouraging and Managing Performance ................................................................ 103
Chapter 10: Learning and Development .................................................................................... 112
Week 3 ......................................................................................................................................... 119
Chapter 2: What is work all about .............................................................................................. 119
Chapter 4: the individual and the organization ........................................................................... 123
Chapter 11: Well-Being and Engagement.................................................................................. 128
week 4 .......................................................................................................................................... 132
Chapter 6: Leadership: Managing Leaders and Leading Management ...................................... 132
Leadership and Organizational Success ................................................................................... 132
Leadership Models .................................................................................................................... 132
Leadership and HRM................................................................................................................. 136
[Van Wart, Montgomery] Lessons from Leadership Theory and the Contemporary Challenges of
Leaders – Theory to Practice..................................................................................................... 138
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, Week 5 ......................................................................................................................................... 145
Chapter 12: Future-Proof Workplaces ....................................................................................... 145
Human Resource Management Institute. (2018). Green HRM................................................... 154
Book ............................................................................................................................................. 156
Articles on Canvas ........................................................................................................................ 156
Journal papers/ book chapters .................................................................................................. 156
Articles ...................................................................................................................................... 156
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