-: Hey everyone and welcome to module four.
This week we're going to be learning
about human resource management in global contexts.
We're going to discuss the importance
of human resource management in organizations
operating internationally and explore about the ways
in which organizations need to tailor their human resources
for different cultural settings.
Similar to in other modules, we're gonna compare
different settings through one of the readings this week,
which looks at human resource models
in top-performing global hospitals.
One of the key learning goals for this week
is to understand the importance of designing
a specific human resource management strategy
based on the specific context in which a global
health organization is operating.
In order to understand the context,
engaging with local stakeholders is going to be key.
Something you think about is how
the human resources strategy of an organization
that primarily employs foreigners in a setting,
for example USAIT, differs from one that primarily employs
nationals of a particular country.
This week, you will have some readings and videos to watch.
After completing the learning materials, you have a quiz,
a discussion on Yellowdig, and the first
reflection paper of the course.
Also this week, the first group of students
will be posting their presentations to Yellowdig
and submitting them to Brightspace.
For the discussion this week, there are no specific prompts.
Instead, you're going to earn all your points
by commenting on other students' presentations.
This week we also have the first
reflection paper of the course.
I'd like you to discuss challenges and barriers
to human resource management in global settings
and strategies to address those challenges in the paper.
And you'll find the prompt for that paper below.
As always, feel free to reach out
with any questions or concerns.
I hope you all have a great week
and I'm so looking forward to seeing your presentations
and I hope that they go well.