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on individual and institutional HRM 517 - Human Resource HRM 526 - Employee
investors and the global economy Management in a Global Performance Management
as a whole. Students are initially Environment
introduced to global financial Credit Hour: 3
markets and traded instruments, Credit Hour: 3 Prerequisite: HRM 517
such as bonds, equities, derivatives, Prerequisite: No Prerequisite The course examines in-depth the
foreign exchange, and alternative In today’s increasingly global role of performance management
investments. The course then business environment, Human system in managing employees’
discusses the role of depository Resource Management (HRM) plays productivity for overall organizational
and non-depository institutions an increasingly important role in successes. More specifically,
and institutional investors (such supporting organizational strategies, the course has been designed
as pension funds, endowments, goals, and tactics. The main goal of to familiarize the students with
insurance companies), and financial this course is to provide students the concepts on performance
intermediaries (such as investment with a thorough understanding management system and the usage
banks) in the development of of the main concepts, theories, of performance management
financial markets. Possible future and practices of Human Resource systems as a powerful tool for
developments in global markets are Management (HRM). Since the United line manager as well as the
also discussed. Arab Emirates (UAE) workforce Human Resource Management
FIN 613 - International Finance is very diverse and is comprised professionals in leveraging
primarily of expatriates from across employees’ performance. The course
Credit Hour: 3 the globe, these fundamentals of starts with an in-depth introduction
Prerequisite: FIN 512 HRM are taught in both the local to performance management
and global context. This course systems, allowing students to
This course covers issues related makes a particular emphasis on develop a holistic understanding
to both international financial of performance management
markets and the financial operations fundamental local and global systems and evaluate their strengths
practices in relation to job analysis,
of a firm within the international and weaknesses. After that, the
environment. The first part of the job design, selection, recruitment, course centers on the nature
training and development, reward
course examines issues related management, performance appraisal, and drivers of performance. The
to the international markets. This course explains how performance
includes international commercial and compensation. Particular management process supports
practical emphasis is placed on
policy, international investment, strategic goals of an organization.
foreign exchange markets, the recruitment a selection. Students will Particular emphasis is placed on
be asked to develop a recruitment
Euromarkets, and currency derivative and selection system for a UAE selecting the right performance
markets. The second part of the measurement metrics and data
course focuses on financial issues organization. Additional topics gathering process in relation to
covered include overview of labor
associated with operations of a firm these metrics. Implementing and
in the international environment. law and labor relations, employee managing performance management
data management and related HRM
Specifically, this part of the course information systems, and common system is another broad topic
will focus on the identification, covered in this course. The course
measurement, and management HRM metrics. The course ends with a concludes with equipping students
discussion of future global challenges
of the impact of exchange rates with the necessary knowledge and
on the firm; issues related to the of HRM. This course equips students skills in implementing performance
with the necessary international
taxation of international income; the perspective that will allow them to remedies at the individual, group
implications of political risk on project and organizational levels. Ultimately,
evaluation and financial structure, develop a deep understanding of this course aims to prepare students
why HRM practices differ across the
firms’ cost of capital for international to design effective performance
projects; financing decisions in a globe and use theories and practices management systems for their
appropriate for a given context.
global market; and methods for organizations.
evaluating the performance of
foreign operations. While the course
discusses theoretical basis on the
various issues, it relies on both
empirical evidence and discussion of
firms’ real world activities.
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