International HRM and employment Relations- Human resource assignment

Internal code- MAS4012 Human resource assignment Question- Create a group presentation and each group must select one of the following topics for their group presentation International HRM topics 1. Analyse contemporary approaches to one of the following: women in management; role of trade unions; work-life balance; ethics and corporate social responsibility, in organizations in two advanced national economies. Your analysis should include a comparative assessment of cultural, institutional, political, economic, technological and/or other factors that have shaped the approaches taken in each country. 2. A major German automotive manufacturer is planning to commence operations in China. Identify the cross-cultural and other people -related issues it is likely to encounter and describe the HRM strategies it may need to adopt to ensure a smooth takeover and effective ongoing operation 3. Examine the extent to which HRM practices of leading MNEs in a leading industry sector (your choice) are becoming standardised across their international subsidiaries or are remaining largely locally determined. 4. Changing world circumstances noted in the literature are causing MNEs to use more flexible and virtual forms of global staffing. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of such staffing arrangements from an IHRM perspective, providing examples from real world organizations. International Employment Relations topics 1.  Discuss the particular characteristics of Liberal Market Economies and Co-ordinated Market Economies with respect to training and development of employees and how they differ. Relate your discussion to two leading economies. 2. Is monitoring of corporate social responsibility in global production networks effective means of securing basic labour rights and standards? Analyse with reference to two MNCs. 3. Trade unions have advocated the adoption of various strategies to stem the decline in union density that has occurred in recent times. Compare, contrast and evaluate the ways in which trade unions have addressed declining density in two countries of your choice. 4. International mechanisms and codes for the regulation of labour have been criticized for lacking effectiveness in ensuring basic labour rights. Discuss the extent to which this is a valid criticism, providing relevant examples from two developing or emerging economies.